HARDtalk - Senator Tom Carper

When he was elected president, Barack Obama promised both fundamental change and an end to stale partisanship in American politics. But he is struggling to deliver his ambitious agenda on healthcare, climate change and economic reform. Tom Carper is a senior Democrat in the US Senate, where the president's proposals hang in the balance. Stephen asks him whether Barack Obama is ready to provide the leadership which his programme of legislation will require.