millions of working families. they republicans in congress represents you, tell him or her it is time to get the politics a rest for a while and do something to help working americans. it is time for $2.10. it assigned to american a race. thanks. have a great we can. >> this is about 25 miles north of dayton ohio, the birthplace of aviation. this has come a long way from working with oracle right himself. they maintain 75% of the world propellers. obama ha what i hear everywhere i go is that we need to get the federal government out of the way. having run a small business myself, i see where these folks are coming from. i know what americans are still asking the question "where are the jobs?"

the last five years, everything can be done from the top down. from the stimulus to obamacare, it it is a record limited with congress but never pays out. republicans, we have kept our pledge. we have offered a new way forward. our majority in the house has made your priorities are priorities. every week we are focused on patching initiatives that would make it easier to find a create jobs and places just like this. we are ready to improve the so workers can improve skills, expand american-made energy to smaller costs. repeal and replace obamacare. he wantedent said this to be a year of bipartisan action. it still can be. we just need to get his party leaders in the senate to take of the jobs bills. by republicans may be the minority party, we have made some headway. we have band earmark's.

for the first time since the --ean war, we have caught cut federal spending for two years running. we protected 99% from permanent tax increases. we have passed the free trade agreement that were rd paying big dividends. imagine what we could do it the powers that be in washington change course. areine it faced top trading con me like a second language in putting jobs first. last week i spotted one of the plan inrs on a military afghanistan. i cannot tell you how proud i was of every worker. and how honored i am to be their voice in washington. says it's logging on, we can take the path of freedom and prosperity. theeast america where we

people, not the government shape our destiny. where honesty and initiative are there. i ask you to join us in this pursuit. thank you for listening. >> congress is back in session monday after a two-week break. we could see work on a short-term spending bill passed october. this is beginning monday. consider judicial nominations. some tweets from members of congress today. new york democrat joe crowley says thrilled to be recognized by the center for the women of new york. florida republican is getting ready for next week. mary jo a hearing with

white. if you have a chance to ask a question, lord yes. this is the annual competition bank urges middle and high school students to think critically about issues. students were asked to base their documentary on the question "what is the most important issue the u.s. congress should consider in 2014." s are prize winner sophomores from montgomery blair high school in silver spring maryland. they want congress to take action against water pollution.

>> water is the most vital substance to a human body. it is because of us humans are unsuitable for use to to pollution. in the u.s., we have learned to take water for granted. flusht, bottled water and toilets reinforce the same idea. water is an unlimited resource. diminishing and the condition totally different story. water pollution kills marine and, destroys ecosystems, disrupts a fragile food chain. the muslim not the only ones that suffer the negative effects animals are not the only ones that suffer the negative effects. towe are getting children roll up the floors. if we cannot protect the rivers

and bays. >> it is time to take charge of the situation. it will protect one of our most vital resources. >> one of the most polluted rivers. it was once full of life and ecological diversity, a symbol of prosperity in the d c area. it is now known as the "forgotten river." the entirety of the eight miles is polluted beyond recognition by sediment, pathogens, and wastewater. and 95% is combined sewage overflows. washington, d.c. and the

surrounding area uses a sewer system that carries both sewage and storm water as a set of pipes. d.c. water has started a ,ong-term project to reduce it the clean rivers project. we took a tour of the d.c. water waste treatment plant to learn more. >> this is designed as a storage tunnel. what that means is that when the cso overflows the combined sewer system, this is going into the

potomac rivers, it will overflow into the puddle through deep tunnel filling up the and transferring all of that overflow water down here. then it can the slowly pumped back out. it captures the stores and conveys it. >> one of the biggest source of pollution is combining that. at the end of this project, that would essentially be eliminated. it makes a huge difference. instead of overflowing 70 or 80 times a year, it'll overflow twice per year. it will make a huge difference to the river. there are combined overflows out there. if it is unsafe to be on the river. people get sick and the clean

rivers project will fix that. 98%. it reduces the overflows by 98%. >> when fully implemented, the project is expected to take the impaired river off waterways in the u.s. d.c. is not alone. rains, storm water comes pouring in. we need to stop them. >> the seriousness they happen george is done near -- unknown. >> it would be nice to jump off your bill and i worry about what you're going to get. >> one of the lingering problems is to which pollution. the biggest of the pollutants is combined overflow. >> combined sewer overflow. this will help benefit our

waterways tremendously. itall comes at a price. >> is a heavy word in. helps take this off. [indiscernible] they are trying to scrape together funds. our nationblood of is tainted with the negligence of generations and it must stop here. >> to watch all the winning videos and learn more about our competition, go to www.c-span.org. tell us what you think about the issues these students want congress to consider. post your comments on facebook or twitter. created by americ'