`` It 's more difficult when the chairman is your own party member , '' Carney added . President Barack Obama , freed from the burden of further elections , is hoping to get things done . He has a lot more power than he did in 2009 and 2010 when Republicans controlled Congress.
President Barack Obama , freed from the burden of further elections , is hoping to get things done . He has a lot more power than he did in 2009 and 2010 when Republicans controlled Congress.