As part of the choreography agreed to last summer , members will get a chance to vote against the president 's request , but it 's mostly for show because the reality is Congress does n't have the votes to block an increase . NEW : Two protesters detained by police at Occupy Congress demonstration . Fight over payroll tax increases and long - term unemployment benefits picks back up . Americans now get a chance to vote against the president 's debt ceiling increase request . A new poll finds only 30 % of Americans approve of how Congress is doing its job .
NEW : Two protesters detained by police at Occupy Congress demonstration . Fight over payroll tax increases and long - term unemployment benefits picks back up . Americans now get a chance to vote against the president 's debt ceiling increase request . A new poll finds only 30 % of Americans approve of how Congress is doing its job .