Hillary Clinton Urges Passing of Spending Bill

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is hoping congressional leaders can rework the $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that failed Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., pulled it after it failed to get enough support.

Clinton said that without the spending bill, national security, diplomatic and humanitarian efforts overseas will be disrupted.

"The omnibus provides critical funding to achieve our key national security objectives in Afghanistan and Pakistan; provides sufficient funding for the transition in Iraq; funds vital development programs including global health, food security, and climate change; and gives us the necessary resources to respond to humanitarian emergencies," Clinton said.

President Barack Obama relied on Hillary's husband, former President Bill Clinton, to help garner Democratic support of the tax-cut compromise that recently passed both chambers of Congress. But now Obama is quickly running out of Clintons to help him coax bills through Congress.