White House: With President Obama visiting troops in Afghanistan, Vice President Biden says Congress must extend both the middle class tax cuts and unemployment insurance for the sake of those families and the broader economy.

GOP: In the Weekly Republican Address, newly-elected Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois says, "Last month, the American people sent a clear message to Washington: spend less, borrow less and tax less to put America back to work." Sen. Kirk expresses his disappointment that leaders in Congress have not heeded this message. "The current leaders of Congres

"Here's another manifestation of turning Trenton upside down. Democrats are talking about business tax cuts in New Jersey. Ok? So if you don't think that this adminstration has been transformational in a year, then I point you to that example," Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said.