Washington Week: In Election Year, Congress Unlikely to Tackle Tough Issues

VOANews: Washington Week: In Election Year, Congress Unlikely to Tackle Tough Issues

The U.S. Congress gets back to work Monday after a weeklong break. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, despite recent action to pass a federal budget and raise the nation's debt ceiling, expectations are low that the politically-divided legislature will tackle momentous - and contentious - legislation to reform America's immigration system and facilitate new international trade pacts.