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POV from behind Paul Duke and Cokie Roberts during interview with U.S. Speaker of the House, Rep. Tip O’Neill (D-MA). Duke asks why U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Congress have been "fighting every inch of the way" when the term began with calls for bipartisanship. Speaker O'Neill states there was a period of bipartisanship, that call came when the American people saw the Reagan economic program as unfair. Job training and work bills were put together with help of Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Rep. Robert Michel (R-IL) and Majority Leader, Senator Howard Baker (R-TN). Sen. Paul Laxalt (R-NV) was helpful in persuading President Reagan to sign the bills. O'Neill states there were a few bills that were passed in a bipartisan nature, but that seemed to change when President Reagan's poll numbers went up, and he listened to the ultra-conservative faction in his party. Now, there are struggles on how to handle Nicaragua, MX missiles, and military spending.