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What to expect as a new GOP-controlled Congress kicks off

The GOP will control both the House and the Senate for the first time in nearly a decade.

01/05/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

What to expect as a new GOP-controlled Congress kicks off

Clip: 1/5/2015 | 8m 24s

The GOP will control both the House and the Senate for the first time in nearly a decade.

When the 114th Congress convenes on Tuesday, Republicans will control both the House and the Senate for the first time in nearly a decade. What will this mean for the national political agenda? Judy Woodruff gets two perspectives from Arkadi Gerney of the Center for American Progress and David Boaz of the Cato Institute.

01/05/2015 | Rating NR

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