we are here in washingtonnworking while the members of the house of reeresentatives are out watchingovies and watching the kids play soccerrand bbsketball and doing all kinds oo things. they should be here. i told the prreident i'd beehappy to look at whateeer he proposes but the truth is we're coming up against a hardd &pthis is a conversation we &pbbsh-era tax cuts to everyonne except those americans making year. many republicans rrmain - against any tax incceases. most americans just wann sommthing to be done. ppople are just tired of everyone to come together. if lawmmkers don't reach a deal by jaauary 1st, many econnnmists are oncerned it couud eventually leed to anotherrrecessionn i'm ed payne reporting. supreme coort ustice sonia sottmayor turnssdown a request... to blook part oo thh "affordable heallhcarr act"... ffom going into effect have been filing lawsuiis to - block a mandate... whichh forces companies o cover the "morning-after" pill. theyy argue it interferes with their marital sex and abootion. pre- sotomayor says the ccmpanies failed o meet the standard foo exemptio