Pirate crisis may lead to increased U.S. presence off Somalia

[0:00] ..." With the Somali pirates situation capturing the world attention there's talk of bringing back a US military presence in the waters off Somalia. Will the armed services committee look at beefing up security on the high seas. This is a holiday week in Washington so little movement is likely but WBZ's Laurie Kirby speaks more about it with George Stephanopoulos host of ABC's this week."...

[0:23] ..." He's going to happen on Capitol Hill kind of reaction obviously this is a holiday week they're not going to do much now yet congress is pretty scattered right now won't be back until. After April 20 but it will be benching to see if there's more of a push towards a beefing up our presence. Off the coast of Somalia. The Somali pirates have been had a pretty free hand -- for most of the last year all of this is the first time. An"...

[2:18] ..." least in the house and movement on the but plans to cap. Carbon emissions but there's an not a lot of eagerness in the Senate to take it up and then everybody's going to be waiting"...

[0:00]" With the Somali pirates situation capturing the world attention there's talk of bringing back a US military presence in the waters off Somalia. Will the armed services committee look at beefing up security on the high seas. This is a holiday week in Washington so little movement is likely but WBZ's Laurie Kirby speaks more about it with George Stephanopoulos host of ABC's this week."

[0:23]" He's going to happen on Capitol Hill kind of reaction obviously this is a holiday week they're not going to do much now yet congress is pretty scattered right now won't be back until. After April 20 but it will be benching to see if there's more of a push towards a beefing up our presence. Off the coast of Somalia. The Somali pirates have been had a pretty free hand -- for most of the last year all of this is the first time. An American. American crews have been captured and and I think we will see. More. A greater push. For a greater presence in that part of the world."

[1:18]" I think we're -- ways from there I think you'd you'd think you're gonna say first who are we going to see a coalition of countries agreed to patrol. Those waters I think that's very likely. I think actually go in and tried it was with ground troops into Somalia. We've been burned there before. It's a state it's proven to be closed ungovernable. And those those vicious warlords adjusted carved it up I don't think you're going to see it happening. What happens when congress returns from the holiday break George what's on tap -- a lot happening numbing number one of good their house and senate stuff to get together and unified budget they each -- own versions before they left and then I think in the next big push is likely to come. On health care I think that's become that the top priority of both the president the Democrats in congress and it's the one area. Where there's at least the possibility. Some bipartisan support. For the president's proposed for version of the present proposals though the we're nowhere near that consensus he and I think that's going to be. The the area to -- the most attention from the congress you'll also see at least in the house and movement on the but plans to cap. Carbon emissions but there's an not a lot of eagerness in the Senate to take it up and then everybody's going to be waiting to see what happens -- these banks remember the end of the month of April. Distress tests on American banks are going to be completed more find out whether some of them will need more capital. From the the financial rescue fund and whether the fund has enough money in right now to provide the capital."