they can slow down pensionpen payments so the treasury hasurya tools to mitigate the impactimpa of anyat limit without congressional actionssin but i think the republicans are going to ge t something tomo the president so that theyy avoid this -- they're going tooo look very bad politically ifitic they can't do this.they can >> seems like one of those things you don't have much of't a choice to doof like it or not. >> no. and the president's entireent'se agenda is about infrastructurere spending and tax cuts both ofthf those put pressure on the debtue and put pressure on theure on deficits so they're going too th have to get something or it's it going to look bad for just jt about all of those who are inwhe the party in power right now.t n >> yup, the american publican will be watching. pe watc thank you so much mark. mark avalon thanks for join j ans.us. >> my pleasure.asure. >> democrats and republicanspubi squared off not unusual rightus but it was one of the biggestigt congressional battles of thenal year literally.erly. >> this time both sides are ae playing on the ice. ie. yup, 5