gentleman on his work for veterans, which is extremely important, and i welcome it. it is important, as i have said, that we have a very strong ministerial team at the department of health and at the ministry of defense, and i understand the huge pressure that will be put on our health services because of the mental health stress of people who have fought in combat. we will do everything we can to help them. the honorable gentleman has my word that that will happen. it needs to happen not just this year, while our troops are still in afghanistan, but for all the years into the future. there are figures that suggest that more people committed suicide after the falklands war than were killed in combat. i take this issue extremely seriously. the honorable gentleman has my word that those services will be properly looked after. >> i was greatly encouraged by the prime minister's response to my honorable friend, the member for kettering, about the deportation of terrorist suspects. does not my right honorable friend agree that the most effective way to get rid of these people is to scrap the human rights act?

[laughter] >> my honorable friend, as so often, is tempting me. he knows that my view is very clear that we would be better off with a british bill of rights rather than with the human rights act, and that matter is being examined. enthusiastic though i am personally for that policy, i have to say that what is really needed for urgent action is individual agreements with countries like pakistan in order to get a guarantee that people we send back there will not be mistreated. with countries like pakistan, we should be able to achieve that. we are a major aid donor and a major partner. we should be able to encourage them to give us that guarantee so that we do not have to keep in our country foreign nationals that threaten to do us harm. >> i welcome the prime minister's recognition of the progress made in the northeast economy. in the economic context, it is said that when the united states sneezes, the united kingdom catches cold and the northeast of england gets pneumonia.

i was therefore sad to learn at the weekend that the regional development agency one northeast is preparing budgets within year for 40% cuts in operational output. does the prime minister think that is good medicine for that sort of pneumonia? >> first, may i welcome the honorable gentleman on his election to this place? i well remember taking the conservative party's biannual conference to gateshead. it was received all right, given what might have been expected. [laughter] >> come back. >> how can i refuse an offer like that? on regional development agencies, what we have said is that in areas of the country where they work well and where local authorities want to keep them as they are, they can. we believe, however, that in many parts of the country, including the part i represent, there is a huge amount of waste in the system and it would be better to have local enterprise partnerships, with councils coming together to support business.

wherever regional assemblies -- or rather, regional development agencies are, we think there is a large amount of waste within them. we think some of the planning and transport functions should be given back to local authorities where they belong. that is what you will see from this government. yes, we want to generate enterprise and help businesses to get going, but we also want proper local government that controls the things that local>. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> house of commons is in session. we will hear the prime minister's questions live on wednesday and again on sunday night. you can also find that at c- span.org.

>> coming up, arkansas lieutenant governor bill halter on his statewide tour campaigning in the democratic primary runoff election. then, we follow senator mary landrieu as he assesses the response to the gulf of mexico oil spill. -- as she assesses the response to the gulf of mexico oil spill. later, a discussion of congressional travel on "q&a." monday, the campaign for america's future's general conference with a battery of self-just crumpled -- self- prescribed progressives. that is live at 11:00 a.m. eastern, here on c-span. >> monday, efforts to expand broadband in oregon and how it would affect all rural states

with the oregon public utility commissioner. time warner as the announcement and we discuss what it will mean for their customers. that is monday on c-span2 on "the communicators." . >> c-span from our public affairs content is available online, twitter, and youtube. sign up for scheduler e-mails at c-span.org. >> arkansas lieutenant governor bill harder -- bill halter is challenging the incumbent blanche lincoln. he began a tour in little rock to meet with potential voters did he spoke with the dean of the university of arkansas. this is scheduled to include 33 events in 26 counties.

we will show you a couple of his campaign events yesterday. after a look at some of the latest campaign television ads, then we will show some of center blanche lincoln. >> i am bill halter and i approve this message. >> we tried to tell them, but washington is still out of touch with our lives. the bailouts have to stop. from a credit card rates to see okay, someone needs to stand up to wall street. we need our retirement protected. there are signs that change is possible. >> the only way to change washington is to change who we send. >> bill halter -- the only choice for change. >> here is an article from the "washington post." they made a decision that they wanted to make senator blanche lincoln the "poster child" for

what happens when a democrat crosses them. this is about using you and manipulating your boat. -- vote. if you want somebody who will fight for you, vote 4 blanche lincoln. >> i am blanche lincoln and i approved this message. >> you're getting all kinds of c-span press here. they are following me. you will want to leave this out. hey, how aer you? >> we have a vote coming up? >> yeah. >> we have about 17 different locations. not going to interrupt these folks. >> we have c-span here.

>> andrea. >> we have a vote coming up. i appreciate your support. how is business today? >> good. have a good day. >> hey. how are you? >> good to see you. >> the vote is coming up. >> i'll be there. >> good. i appreciate it. >> thank you or coming down. we have a good bluegrass band here today. >> all right. >> right up there. >> the guy picking the banjo. >> family band.

>> when do they kick off? >> 8:00. >> we are moving fast. we have 15 stops today. >> on the road again. >> we will be at cornerstone late tonight. then a party in littlerock. >> we have a guy and a gal doing a documentary on the local farmers and he community. >> have you seen the film? >> they are getting footage now. >> that's terrific. >> it is only going to get better. we talked about that last time.

>> she has really enjoyed that. the ingredients are coming in. >> that should be helping some of those folks out. >> we have about 40 vendors who are registered, certified arkansas farmers. we are bringing along some local and international media so i can get some more attention. good to see you. how long are you calling us? >> here and one more. >> very good. >> let's say hello. >> good morning. how is it going? we have met. >> i'm here to remind you to vote again. >> we appreciate that. >> i think that is a common

theme. you can go to the courthouse on monday if you want to vote early. tuesday is the big day. >> i am registered out there. i am registered here. >> how is the farm going? >> it is going good. >> we can direct market our food. it can be a real challenge. we're being pushed farther to the south. >> besides this location, where else do you set up? >> we do four farmers markets each week. we have growth restores, and we are all over the state. -- with a grocery -- we have a grocery stores -- have grocery stores and we are all over the state. >> thank you. >> over here. >> you directed me just the

wrong way. ♪ >> good morning, folks. >> what's going on? >> how you doing? business good? i'm bill halter. we have a vote coming up on tuesday. >> tuesday. >> please vote. where do you live?

you did not have to come far. i hope you can vote on tuesday. thank you, all of you. >> hi. how are you? that's my son. >> good. how's it coming? >> great. [banjo music playing] >> we have a vote coming up. >> we live in augusta. we are voting for you. it's my son. >> these guys are doing great. i just wanted to come down and

talk to people. >> thanks for coming. >> i am glad it's working out. >> we have two other sons and a daughter. one in indiana, one in ford, one in augusta. >> grandkids? >> three. >> my dad has [unintelligible] them. --keep up wiith with them. there you go. >> i will limit that. >> one more. >> enjoy yourselves. >> good to talk to you.

thank you. the bus.et them on ♪ home, sweet home to me good old rocket, tennessee [fiddles playing] very good.

always be, you'll home to me

[applause] >> i'm bill halter. oh, is that right? nice to see you. >> your dad was like mine. >> ed halter. >> this is a great surprise. you all just made c-span. you guys are great. how old are you?

>> 11. >> that is great. [laughter] that is great. you all did fantastic. >> thank you. >> tell all of our cousins. >> thank you. [laughter] >> it is going pretty well. >> it is a little bit slow. it is all good. it is a nice day. >> it feels pretty good. how are you all doing?

we have a vote coming up on tuesday. >> thank you. >> where do you all live? i was just there. just yesterday. >> did you visit the [unintelligible] >> no, we just said hello to folks. make sure you vote on tuesday. >> i am happy you are running. i signed a petition to get you to do it. i'm a from the northern part of the county. keep up the good work. it is going very well. >> good. i really appreciate it. thank you. thank you some months. good morning, ladies. >> a good morning. >> are you doing all right? i am running for united states

senate and there is a vote on tuesday. good luck, you guys. >> thank you. >> that is an eggplant. >> we have a big vote coming up. very good to see you. good luck today. all right, you said we are late? >> we are late. >> how are you doing? it is good to see you. with a vote on tuesday. should we take off? are you calling? >> yes.

where do you think things stand with the runoff campaign? >> which will do a runoff for the next three days, campaigning at least 16 hours a day and possibly a couple of hours longer. it feels pretty good. we are traveling today to multiple locations. tomorrow, again, will be out at other parts of the state. on monday, we will travel all over this day. we will touch all four corners of the state. we really want to retrace the route we took before. how -- >> how are you feeling in terms of the race? >> we are focused on getting every vote bang out. it was tight in the primary. -- every vote out. it was tight in the primary. our great hope is for a big turnout. we believe that a large turnout

will hope us -- help us. that would be good for our side. >> she will be making the closing arguments, painting it as running against unions and that this race is not about yoo- hoo. what do you think? >> i think the voters in arkansas will go to the polls and show that they are voting for change. i think they're going to vote for a choice between senator lincoln and myself -- we have a wide range of differences on policy. we have differences in leadership styles. i can tell you i have heard repeatedly folks around arkansas who understand that this is about their future. this is our race about who will be on the side of the middle- class arkansas families.

whether you talk about the wall street, the meltdown, the bailout -- hundreds of thousands of americans have had their homes foreclosed on. millions have lost their jobs -- tens of millions of americans. it is about tax policy and to can affect those -- and who will affect those for the better. she has given tax breaks for those two are wealthy. at that time of this deficit, that is the wrong policy. people know about fiscal policy. we have a huge national debt. the national debt is over $13 trillion total. that is $7 trillion in the last

10 years. it has more than doubled our national debt. that is almost $100,000 for every arkansas family of four. the federal government needs to deal with these problems. there are a big number of differences between us in this race. this is a choice between more of the same or change. >> she has also made the argument that she would rather lose than turn back on arkansas. what do you think? >> there are a large number of voters whose most likely lost hers and she has party turned her back on arkansas. >> -- she has already turned her back on arkansas. >> what about that ad? >> that was very political. if you are a 16-year incumbent,

you should have had 16 years to hear about people being angry. going out and saying it i heard your anger on may 18, after you failed to clear 45% of the votes, like a plea to keep your job and a real understanding of the real problems of our concerns. >> thank you. >> thank you. we're going to head over to the next location. all right. [inaudible] >> i think we will say hello. we will go in and say hello. hello.

>> go ahead. right on to this table back here. >> oh, no. good to see you. >> it is good to see you. >> governor, you need to know that the mayor got his watch stolen last time. >> i would love a cup of coffee. [inaudible] what happened? >> the mayor was down here. he has a tendency to put his keys and a very open position. i suspect someone else saba. tell us about you and how you are doing? >> do you money sitting down? -- minus sitting down? sitting down?

[inaudible] >> come down. have coffee. >> how often does this group get together? them at every saturday. >> every saturday. >> [inaudible] >> channel 7 -- they are out-of- ers.er' >> he has a 10-year reunion. he is out of town. brad walker comes. the mayor tries not to go, but

he comes. >> the girls left this morning. at about 2:30 she wakes up to bring the cat downstairs. she comes to climb in bed with me and my wife. she is there until 7:00. but then the other daughter wakes up and she wants to be with her sister. so the next thing you know, we're all four in bed. the kids loved it, but the parents are not getting much sleep. we have not decided yet -- we will have to figure out what is best for the girls. no matter what, we will have to be in both locations.

he did, he moved up maybe two years ago. he told me about it -- i think his son juan up out there. -- wound up out there. he was from my district. [inaudible] >> i think that is right. the house schedule, because of the rules committee and that ability to get the boats, you have little bit more ability around it -- get the votes, you have all little bit more ability around it. you could be their past midnight. -- there past midnight. most of them have tried to cut down on what they do on monday.

>> how are we going to keep this seat democratic? >> you know what the polls are showing? i run better than senator lincoln does. it is anywhere from 5% -- by points 29 points better. -- from 5 points to 9 points better. just like all of you sitting around this table, we can solve the world's problems. [laughter] . .

>> who would you prefer running against? he said gov. hawkins. [inaudible] and that shows up in public. [inaudible] early voting sure looks good. esther de, 52,000 had early boded. -- yester dday, 52,000 had

early voted. you know how hard it is. my team has done this and literally less than 14 weeks. most people to run against the incumbent start years ahead. we started literally on july 1. >> you run a very strong campaign. >> i am proud of my campaign. we of done a lot of miles on that truck.

we've discovered that an rv. my suggestion is to buy one and then rented out to other ones. >> one of the negative parts about this was that there was no rv park. [inaudible] >> that was a silence there. >> i go in and check the restaurants -- the restaurants. you never lose it, it is terrible.

>> at the general lection, we will bring new land. -- we will bring you end. >> i am the one that told bill clinton not to run for president. >> i would do more listening than talking. what are you hearing? you listen to a lot of people. >> people are still concerned about the economy and their jobs. i think the president has done a good job of putting together a package of things that will eventually turn the economy around. i think the stimulus was good for jobs. and i think that we can do something with immigration, it will be a very successful first two years. i know a lot of those issues are

hurting, but i think he has done well to support a broad package. >> what are you hearing? [inaudible] deficits as far as the eye can see. what of the long-term consequences of that? and what is going to turn things around for some marc -- turned things around? where would have a serious problem. [inaudible] >> on debt and deficits it is

extraordinary to make that and the last 10 years, we've added seven trillion dollars to our national deficit. one is certainly don't want to a contraction marry in your fiscal policy why you are in a recession, the early part of that when we should have been running much more responsible spending to be in a position to deal with this. a staggering number of people cannot understand what a trillion dollars is. it's just short of $200,000 of indebtedness for every arkansas

family. it's a mortgage on a second home. but you do not own a home. you got the interest payments but you do not have the home. [inaudible] >> come on in here. >> i am not dressed for the camera. >> we aren't, either. >> i've got a question. our average student loan debt $25,000 to $30,000 range. it is really tough.

as one of the few educators that have not won the lottery, it's good that kids can go to college. no. 2, pell grants are important. and number three, obama's health care thing allowing people to stay on until 25 is huge. many in our schools have gone without health insurance. it's an area that so many have got to look into. the large number of polls, the benefits are not there. people being end up to age 26, i

find it 30% of my class is there, which is huge. you get these little bitty things of health care. ike scramble to make sure that our students can get health care. and for a lot people, they blew it off, but for us it was huge. >> i will respond to those three points that you made for all of them are i want to thank you for helping me with a scholarship problem. there were a number of educators that for whatever reason, they need to stay on the sidelines. and you went out there and said that you thought was the right thing. when i put that proposal for for the second thing is on pell

grants. the programs and even before that the g.i. bill are probably the most successful ways of expanding educational opportunities, and i will be as a passionate -- a passionate contributor on that. a one extended a little bit, because one of the things that talked about in the campaign is building on scholarships from the lottery, so that with the federal programs, we considered every one of these arkansas students right out of high school, if you achieve a 2.5 grade point average, we're going to make it -- so that you can go to any public university in arkansas. but a lot of these families, they hear these big numbers, the sticker shock, they don't know how they're going to get there.

the real monetary consequences. i tell you a true story. we're doing the same for all of these places. we're just outside sheridan, passing up the truck, and a guide their, he is probably 36, he had a 5-year-old son with him. i pass out campaign stickers, and 5-year-old set, they love stickers. and i asked the data about a college scholarship. that's $20,000 to your family. he looked me dead in the eye, how will you? i've got six kids. it's a hundred and $20,000.

-- $120,000. and that is what makes it worth it. [inaudible] >> he would of gone with the without a scholarship. -- he would have gone with or without a scholarship. >> that is going to make a difference. when you're going to graduate school, in this day and time, many people need to have a graduate degree. you carry that on with you to graduate school, if you come out of the undergraduate school without a debt, or small debt, you got a much better chance to go to graduate school, where you and get scholarships to do that. there is a secondary benefit, not just to get the first

degree, but did give you a platform for the second degree. and i had a bunch of kids to. but along the border states, the number one lottery states, ccme on. shame on you. [laughter] that is a good fiscal conservative. that is the conservative way of governing. kind of like the stimulus. >> skipper is right out front on the scholarships, but the week after eroding, one of the first meetings i had with one of the presidents of one of the private universities who had not

been supportive and he wanted to make sure that his students got scholarships. it was not about that, it was about the students. >> goodness gracious, to say our money pouring out of the state. we're going to do it anyway. it's good for your breakneck you. -- for your great nephew. >> could see you guys. >> know, we've got it. >> we don't want to violate any thing. >> i am here to tell you. how're you doing? >> easy now. how are things going? [unintelligible]

>> we are trying to get the message out for sure. thank you for all your hard work. guys, we're leaving those brochures. i know you know some undecided voters. >> we are worried about the turnout for robotic. -- for everybody. >> yes, sir, good to see you. >> i heard you say on tv yesterday, you think that she

has not been as fiscally conservative as she is preparing yourself the bait. >> that is absolutely the case. she has voted for the major bills that have resulted in the big debt. she voted for the 2001 tax cut and the bridge to nowhere. [inaudible] you look at the record for votes. she voted for most of the money. >> you're the candidate on the

left. >> the media is saying that. >> are you saying that you are the fiscal conservative? [inaudible] >> absolutely. the fact is that not only am i part of the team that worked on [inaudible] but in 2001 [inaudible] shias voted for most of the major pieces of legislation that have led to the deficit and the

dead. over that 10-year period, $70 billion as more than double, and she voted for most of it. >> thank you very much. >> we will see you again. all right, guys. where would you like to meet up? >> [inaudible] i would just drive down there. guys, are you going to any other spots? ok, good to see.

>> live coverage of the election results tuesday night on the c- span network. now will look at bay in louisiana where you can see crude oil and an effort to prevent from reaching beaches and marches. it has been placed on the gusher trapped about 441,000 gallons of oil. in a moment, we will watch maryland drew -- mary landrieu as she observed cleanup operations.

>> how are you doing? [inaudible] are you on the operating team? how was a working out? you bet on it a few days? and what they pay you today? [inaudible] that's something. for different post. is it adequate for you?

no feelings from the fumes are the oil? you're putting down boom. well, good. you're doing a good job and thank you. we told bp today that they're going to pay people hopefully for a whole year and advance because this is what they make their money in the summer. they have to show last year that my operation grows to $200,000, and so give me $200,000. bp is going to have to do it and have to do it for their own reputation. it's not going to work anywhere else in the world. no other country will have them if they don't do the right thing now.

and they cannot wait for litigation. right. >> it takes four years. >> we need to focus on the claims process, and that is what i am one of focus on, streamlining the claims process. >> they are going to do another one. an automatic send out of the second checks, but they are averaging $3,100, because it wanted to get money out quickly to people. there overpaying some people and underpaying others. but this month they have to focus on the big claims a whitehornback -- the big claims like hornback, the big hotels, still waiting for their reimbursements because they have not given reimbursed or for the

big climbs. and then you have disclosure issue. we got 7,000 miles of title land? its 7000 and we approve today how many miles? 30. this is the scale of this. we don't need the barricade all 7000, but if we're talking about sand protection in certain places, is going to be more than 30 miles, because that is $13 million a mile. maybe we can do it for cheaper, maybe $10 million or $5 million a mile, and decided once 7,000 miles that we have to protect, maybe only protect the critical 1000. but that is the scale of it. it is not just a couple of

islands but lots of places along the coast. >> if you're talking those two islands, both sides will see nothing but beautiful marshland. there's more marshland there than anywhere else. that got a big clump of oil a mile long coming in there right now. >> we do have a sense of urgency. but there are clubs of oil coming into mobile. when you look at the big picture, it is extremely urgent, but this is the whole gulf coast. it is affecting us right now, but i was sitting right now -- right next to gov. riley, and he was pitching a complete fit to the president, saying, you said all the boom from alabama to

louisiana. to you, if that changes in the next week, and it all starts moving to mobile, and he is telling the president, you've left us defenseless. >> the coast is full of navy boom, and we don't have enough containment. >> i am not defending them, i am just telling you it is a big coast. >> you got marshland in louisiana that you cannot clean up. but when you talk about the beach, it is a different story. we can claim the beach. they can skim biloxi beach. but the areas where we have, if you can go in and did that. >> do we know how many miles it would take to block all the

marshlands in louisiana? what is it? >> 21 miles. >> if we stop it right at the coastline. >> and we should focus on that and get that done. >> some of the fisherman, they use their resources recently to put boom out. and that is part of what we don't see that and our area. when they talk about clinton, they're talking about training and not doing it. they're talking about laying people off that had been putting them out, to bring in people from outside with vessels. >> visit that would hire 25-kan. no vote owners. -- they said that they would

hire 25. no boat owners. >> we obviously need more resources. we had good news that the federal government has approved of barrier island plan but we need more of everything. we need more barrier islands, we need more boom. we need expedite i claims process which is what i am focusing on. not one person should lose of boat, of business from this experience. nothing is their fault. not only is bp responsible but we have to make sure that the czechs get into the hands of businesses, whether charter vote captains, camp owners, restaurants, seafood operators, where houses, etcetera that is what we're focusing on the day.

-- focus in on the day. -- focusing on today. >> now this is held down with the pipe?

>> the pipe is a longer feign. -- thing. it absorbs the oil. the absorbent boom is the stuff outside of it. it needs to be picked up because it is so been with the oil. richard soaking with oil. >> and the yellow is the hard boom.

>> this is what the oil looks like.

[inaudible] >> we have been trying. >> you have to wait on that. >> yes, it is coming. [inaudible] >> a little better overclouded.

[inaudible] [inaudible] >> how many boats the draft? >> i have two. i was a commercial fisherman for 42 years. >> its about how many employees. [inaudible]

we're going to try to make sure that you are all compensated. [unintelligible] you or a fisherman? how many ptsd you have? -- how many boats do you have? thank you. are you a charter but fisherman? -- i charter boat fisherman were to mark >> i am so proud of the people that live here, a model for the state of louisiana. you are doing such a good job.

i can tell you how proud i am of you all. [unintelligible] we're begging and pleading with everybody. i am so proud, and when i see you working hard, i tell you something. >> i will be brief. all of you guys have been out here for weeks now. you would rather be doing other things. there is no better people to be out here working. and though it may come every dare we are in meeting, i could go on and on. we want to make sure that we use at our local assets.

we saw about a week ago it's about three of four times as bad and it is heading this way. what we had last week is about to get worse. please don't hesitate to call on us. we got a great team that is out here. the senator will be pushing to get more boom for us. i know we are short supply right now. and that the mayor said, they are talking about the contingency and other parts of the state that they had a plan like year. we have to continue to push please don't hesitate to let us know a better way to fight this battle. jud>> we did not want this to ce to our family so we have to stop it. we do not want it to get to our families. and that is why we're here.

the people were outside from here and did not know that this is our livelihood. that is what is making the difference. >> i want to support what they said. you could not have two battered champions than these men. they have been honest. you're getting high marks on what is happening. but a workable plan together. -- they have put a workable plan to gather. [unintelligible] and i agree, this is about our family, our future, about our kids, about our way of life. no one could work in hotter weather for longer hours.

we are doing all the above. [unintelligible] were trying to get more 18 inch hard boom and more absorbent boom. we want to hire louisiana people, louisiana boat capt.. and i've told bp that if somebody made $50,000 last year, you're going to write a check for $50,000. i know what a person to lose a business or home over something now was not our fault. and when the federal government [unintelligible] excel rate revenue sharing, because the billions of dollars paid by the oil and gas company and taxes to the federal

government, the federal government takes billions of dollars every year, and we deserve a portion of that money so we can restore these wetlands and hopefully we won't ever have another oil spill like this. that our marshes will be stronger and get a better plan in place. i know we have a lot more to do. there was a lot of oil out there. we know that the worst is coming, and we need more boom here right here right now. and i'm going to try to get it. so god bless. >> one quick thing. about a week ago, went to a meeting and wanted to take people in and out. the mayor said, they have been out there in shrimping, four

weeks at a time. they did not come home. we're not bringing them back to the port. know that every minute that an opportunity comes up advocate and your behalf, this man is out there doing it. we're going to support them. when we see it, then we can let you know what is coming. it gives a little more time as this comes in. >> it is so nice to see everyone working so hard, but we all lot of people that still are not working. we're trying to do whatever we can to help those people. we're when it tried did you and get other people that home -- that don't have jobs.

we had the proper gear and you're going to get paid and i know everyone has family and friends. they want to come want but they are not on. such as thank you and keep up the good work. >> thank you very much. i know you all are used to it. [unintelligible] you got to keep going in some ways. thank you. we will try to do everything that we can. thank you all very much.

[unintelligible] >> oh, my goodness. ok, take care.

>> it met a lot. -- it meant a lot for you to see what they were doing. [unintelligible] where is it? it was going to be a long dam hall. people don't know the direction and the scope. >> they are good people.

>> i am standing on top of it. this is the hard boom. no, this is 18 inches. >> the plans approved so far to not address all this paris. 30% of shellfish produced in louisiana, and this entire estuary here. the beach runs along here, with thick oil running for the passes

beginning at 3:00 this morning. a lot of that oil is out in the barataria bay. there was sheen that they were not able to get. we don't expect they will be able to get all this time either. where scattering them out in this parish. >> people are criticizing it, saying it s hurricane protection. no, it is for the oil. >> you're going have beaches where it is much easier claimed oil off of the san read it and the marsh land which is virtually impossible. >> this is beach. this is our beaches look. from here to florida. this is beaches. this is what we're trying to protect. these are beaches. this is where tte marine life is.

this is more important. you can clean the beach. you cannot claim this. it falls into the water and you never see again. >> thank you. >> the center is going to do a press conference and about 10 minutes. >> i've been with the state for years, ran for governor, traveled every inch of louisiana. i know these marshes well and i know the people well. they are the hardest working, most open hearted, generous people in the world. and you could see them out there on his workload. their heart and family and future are on the line here. they see that there's not a lot

-- not enough money, little response from the federal government and other places as well in terms of getting things approved that would help, they look at the wealth created in the gulf, and they think, when as louisiana going to get any portion of these revenues the federal government has just taken out of the gulf to protect ourselves and say this coast? it is heartbreaking and there are things that we can do it we have to stay focused on those things and make sure that the federal judge permit protect this march. -- federal government for tax this march. we got through all of the hurricanes. this region has probably suffered more in the last decade, and probably the most in terms of any place. thousands of people lost their homes in katrina. churches, schools destroyed, communities. and that recovery is just under

way now. and now this sets and and we've got a fight to get help for people who are out of work, but we cannot allow the federal government to go overboard regulating the oil industry because it will put more people out of work, and we want it to be safe. it should be safe but we have got to make sure to strike the right balance. >> now look of oil spilled relief efforts barataria bay and, where you can see a -- now a look at oil spill relief efforts anin barataria bay. you canjack-up [-- you can see

a jack-up barge. for more footage, go to c- span.org. [inaudible]

>> now will look did some senate primaries coming up this to a degree in california, nevada, and arkansas. -- now a look at some senate primaries coming up this tuesday and california, nevada, and arkansas. with an associated press reporter ben evans, the reporter who has been writing about the number of folks running for congress this year. tell us about this surge in the number of people who are running this year. what is the interpretation of that? guest: we kept noticing in these primaries, the ballots were really long.

we saw a lot of races with eight to 10 candidates. we asked the federal election commission for their historical records, and there are about -- this cycle there are 23 under people running for congress. that is the most since the mid- 1970s when the fec started keeping records. it is 700 more than the 2008 eltion. and so, it is an interesting indicator. i think it is another sign that there is a lot of unrest and it is particularly on the right. most of the candidates, most of the surge in candidates are on the republican side. we found about twice as many republicans as democrats. so, i think it is just another sign that folks on the right are not happy. some of them are willing to pony up thousands of dollars to try

to run. it was nteresting to see what kind of people are running. we call a number of them, and a lot of them are first-time candidates, regular fol who have never run for office before. but they wanted to make a point. some of them are more seasoned politicians, who sense some blood in the water with incumbents and think that maybe ey can catch the wave with the tea party movement, or an anti-washington mood. host: ben evans, one of the folks you spoke to is the 59- ye-old accountant who made his first run for congress in georgia. he says is a mild form of civil unrest. do iet a pulpit? yes.

i am willing to spend my own money to speak to people. is that something you heard a lot? guest: yes. it iseople who are very frtrated and wand to make the point that things are not right in their own way. that gentleman had a successful career and had enough money stowed away to be able to do that. another guy i talked to said he sold a four wheeler to pay to run in florida. he is running for the senate seat there. several said, "i do not think i can win, but i am making a point." host: you write that the field is larger than 1976, years after the watergate scandal took down president nixon and the year the gop took control of congress for the first time in four decades. he said the next largest field was in 1992 when bill cnton,

george h. w. bush and ross perot battle for the white hse. stronger numbers now? guest: we thought it was interesting, particularly the 1994 election. you thought there would have been a surge then. but there was not. but there was not. the next highest total was in 1992, when you had that memorable presidential race between clinton and george stage h. bush and ross perot. the record 100 candidates that year. -- there were 2100 candidates that year. host: tell us about what you are watching. with the runoff and arkansas, battles and nevada, california. guest: therere 12 states with primaries. it should give another indication of just where the electorate is, just how angry voters are. there are two races were

incumbents seem to be on the ropes. in arkansas, blanche lincoln, a two-term democratic senator is being challenged from the left by the lieutenant governor. she was forced into a runoff in the primary and their runoff is tuesday. it is never good for an incumbent when you are forced into a runoff. so she has her work cut out for her. and in south carolina, a six- term cgressman is being challenged from the right by a conservative and conservative voters who have accused him of being too moderate. there i anotherwo-party challenge there. those will be interesting to watch. and in california, you have two big games running for governor. you have meg whitman and carly fiorin two top executives

who are spending a ton of money to run for governor and senate. they are also being challenged on the right and some accusing them of being too moderate. it would be interesting to see if the money they have spent can put them over the top, this movement in the republican party to shift more to the right. the same thing is happening in nevada, where you have three repuicans fightingo challenge the senate majority leader harry reid. a lot of people are eager to see what kind of a candidate will be put up against him. and some other interesting races. in south carolina, the governor's race, the republican primary recently heated up wit a lot of allegations of sexual infidelity and that sort of thing. that race has become interesting as well. host: give us a sense of what the takeaway maybe from tuesday. it is early to tell, but if some

of the more conservative candidates win, does that give a signal as to how the general election may go? guest: i think one thing people may look for, particularly in the early republican primaries, you have seen a couple of republicans -- bob bennett in utah, a three-term the senator who was very popular year ago, lee is in a primary a few weeks ago. you saw -- very popular a year ago, lose and a primary. you saw charlie crist being pushed out of the republican primary and accused of being too moderate. on the republican side, that is what i am looking -- are you going to see that trend continue, where the so-called derate candidates are losing d, the tea party-fuelde

conservative candidates are winning? i think that is what you would expect. on the democratic side, you are seeing that with the blanche lincoln race and arkansas. you have labor unions and people on the left are very frustrated with her as being too