The New Year will ring in a new reality on Capitol Hill. With Republicans set to take over the House of Representatives, there will be plenty of changes in store.
Incoming House Speaker and pseudo Sherriff John Boehner and his GOP posse are ready to turn up the heat on the Obama administration. So, what will it look like when the smoke clears?
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Former House Speaker Newt Gimgrich sit down with me to discuss it all. Former Senator George Allen also is interviewed.
Watch my national story that aired on The 700 Club today. Some transcriptions from Bachmann and Gingrich are below.
Newt Gingrich on the potential for gridlock: "I think it depends more on the attitude of the president."
Michele Bachmann’s warning for GOP House Leadership: "If the Republican leadership in the House fails to do anything less than a full scale repeal of Obamacare, I think that would be taken as a compromise, as a bridge too far, for people in the Tea Party."
Newt Gingrich on strategy for Boehner and GOP: "They should cooperate, but not compromise…For example, they shouldn't accept a tax increase under any circumstance…But there may be 20 different ways to approach the deficit that don't involve taxes.”
Michele Bachmann on new Tea Party Caucus: "Every week we'll start our week with a class on the Constitution and how maybe bills that we're working on fit in with the Constitution - real time application.”
Michele Bachman on how Evangelical David Barton, founder of WallBuilders will provide perspective on American history at Tea Party Caucus meetings: "The Judeo-Christian heritage isn't a belief. It's a fact of our nation's history. It's a fact…One thing we know from the Book of Isaiah is that Isaiah tells us that the government is on His shoulders," she said. "We can trust a holy, almighty God with our future and nothing is too big for Him."