New Congress Will Have Fewer Moderates; Deals Will Be Harder To Make

WASHINGTON (November 25, 2012)--When the next Congress convenes in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer tea party-backed House Republicans from the class of 2010.

But overriding those changes is a thinning of pragmatic, centrist veterans in both parties.

They're leaving in December.

With fewer moderates on Capitol Hill, some fear that Congress will become even more polarized despite pleas from President Barack Obama and congressional leaders for cooperation in tackling the toughest tasks.

The challenges facing lawmakers include rewriting tax law and culling savings from Medicare and other costly, popular programs.

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