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It's proveably not going to help the economy. >> reporter: indiana has worked hard in the last fiscal year, with a surplus of $830 million, following a string of balanced budget, juliet. juliet: the senate was under pressure for the decifit, right? >> harry reid couldn't get the necessary votes in the senate unless he found offsetting cuts to cover the cost. that is a constant factor in congress these days. listen: >> it's pretty unlikely that they'll be able to get past any legislation that dramatically increases the decifit in exchange for spending aid, at least. >> reporter: and some libera...

They'll be able to get past any legislation that dramatically increases the deficit in exchange for spending aid. >> reporter: and some liberals are not happy with the way they got there. for instance at least on paper the democratic bill saved $12 billion by reducing an increase in food stamps beginning four years from now which was in last year's stimulus. it contained $2 billion in loan authority for solar power projects also in last yore's stimulus. liberals weren't happy about that either. highway projects were also delayed perhaps to make house democrats a little happier. it also elimina...