Newly re-elected, President Obama has to find a way to get a divided Congress to reach an agreement to prevent a fiscal crisis or risk pushing the country into recession. We look in the vault to November 2011 when the supercommittee failed to reach a budget deal affecting national politics and the economy.
Web Video: Deficit Deal Stalemate
Aug. 27, 2014 AT 12:30 p.m. EDT
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