for more on the story we're joined by lori montgomery. she covers capitol hill for the "washington post." thanks for being with us again. >> thanks for having me. >> woodruff: first of all, tell us what was in the bill. >> it was sort of a grab bag of things that they were trying to push through that has to be done. there are an array of tax cuts that have already expired for business and individuals. they wanted to extend the jobless benefits. they wanted to fix the pay cut for doctors who see medicare patients , and they wanted to push more money out to the states, which are looking at big budget cuts or tax increases to deal with their own budget problems. it was a whole grab bag of things intended to help a number of people and to bolster the economic recovery. >> woodruff: but the main focus, then, seemed to be on the jobless benefits. >> well , that has the most immediate impact. i mean, that's what everybody is all concerned about now that the thing has failed because jobless benefits-- emergency jobless benefits, the benefits carr