tomorrow i'm proud to have michael as my guest for the state of the union address and proud that he's a member of the third congressional district. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today. >> working on legislation that will provide financial aid to grad students and post doctoral researchers who are studying cybersecurity and energy infrastructure. also, legislation on expanding tribal lands. now return to 2 p.m. today. watch live coverage here on c-span. watch on our free video app c-span now. or online at c-span.org. >> c-span, is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these

television companies and more. including nifco. ♪ >> midco supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers. giving awe front row seat to democracy. . president biden last week called for bipartisanship at the national prayer breakfast, which included an audience of democrats and republican lawmakers. here is what he had to say [video clip] >> lettuce for member who we are. we are the united states of america -- let us remember who we are. we are the united states of america. we are born out of an idea. no other nation in the world was

born from an idea. based on ethnicity, geography and so many other things, but the idea. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. there is nothing beyond our capacity to remember who in god's name we are. we are the united states of america. my prayer for this prayer breakfast is to start to see each other again, look at each other again, travel with each other again, argue like hell with each other but still go to lunch together. one of the interesting things when i first got to the senate, it was in the days when there was very strong sick gratian in the senate. i could go down the list --

strong segregation in the senate. i could go down the list. i used to watch them argue like hell on the floor, then they would eat together. i do not know how we do that anymore, but we have to. we have to start treating each other much different than we have, in my mumble -- humble opinion. it has been the greatest honor of my life to serve this country. i know i do not look at, but i have done it for a few years. [laughter] not so good folks, great folks and a lot of folks better than me. let us join hands again, let us start treating each other with respect. that is what kevin and i are going to do, not a joke. we had a good meeting yesterday. we have got to do it across the

board. it does not mean we will agree, fight like hell, but let's to reach other with respect. -- treat each other with respect. host: president biden is expected to make a similar call in his state of the union address tomorrow night. this morning, we want to know where do you think lawmakers should compromise and where do you think they need to stick to the principles? a recent poll poll, republicans weary of compromise with biden. among republicans and republican leaning, 34% said they should work with biden to accomplish things, even if it disappoints some gop voters. to 4% said stand up to the president on issues important to republican voters, even if it is harder to address critical problems.

when they asked democrats the same questions, 58 percent said work with republicans to accomplish things, even if it disappoints their base. 41% said no, stand up to the republicans on issues important to voters. even if it is harder to address this crinkle problems. -- critical problems. where do you want to see compromise and where do you want to see your party stick to principle? tom, republican. good morning, you are first. caller: good morning to c-span. what republicans need to do in the house of representatives is passed legislation, send it to the senate with their interpretation on appropriation bills, specific outlines on legislation. send it to the senate then force the discussion, force the compromise.

anything that is key related to the topics, especially in the regular order of appropriation bills and other legislation. let me also say that as an american, i've never been more disappointed in the president's inability to address the strike on -- the balloon with intel. i do not believe the stories. i believe this was an attack on our sovereignty. the southern border is invaded for the last two years. if you had said six months ago in a country was flying an intel balloon over our country, it would sound crazy. host: would you like to see the sides come together on how america response to china? caller: there are no promises on compromise. host: on china specifically.

caller: they have a committee, thanks to the new speaker of the house because nancy pelosi would not do that. they kept calling for it, they set up a special committee to address issues of this sort. what china did in the past week to our country is incredible, it is a shame what is taking place. why it was not shot down over alaska or the south pacific at the appropriate time is something we still do not understand because they will not talk to us. that is the other problem with this presidency, i am talking about the presidency. this has been an ugly episode the last two years. there is no communication on anything anymore. how does this president not address the nation when this took place? it is incredible how the media

refuses to ask questions and do not engage the media to ask questions. host: this is the wall street journal. china tensions cloud biden address, so he is likely to be addressing the nation on this issue in his state of the union address tomorrow night. which, by the way, our coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, on our website and o the app. 8:00.m eastern is when it wi begin. we will have a preview of the speech, then show you the speech intsntirety, no interruptions, no filters. then, the republican response follinpresident biden, which will be given by sarah huckae sanders of arkansas. following her remarks, we will open up the phone lines and get your reaction.

the issue of the chinese balloon was part of sunday talk shows. senator marco rubio, republican of florida, was on abc this week. here's what he had to say about what the u.s. is likely to glean from shooting down the balloon. [video clip] >> look at the flight path. it is not coincidental. it went over some of the most sensitive military sites and exited the south eastern seaboard of the u.s. into the ocean. there are a lot of questions that need to be answered. why was it not brought down over other areas? i am open minded about listening to the arguments, but my point, you asked about china's comments. this is what they wanted the world to see, that they could send a balloon at 60,000 feet over u.s. airspace and we would be unable to stop it and, when we shoot it down, they would argue look how they overreact to

a weather balloon. >> you are a member of congressional officials that will be briefed first. what do you want to ask? >> i think the intelligence value of it is first and foremost. what do we believe that collected from it, what is the value? it is one of multiple platforms. countries spy on countries, china has satellites, they have embedded software and hardware that could be used for espionage. we have seen them use this platform for a handful of years, but what is the value? secondarily as an understanding of what we are going to do in the future. i do not believe this is the last time we will see this sort of thing happen. i think they did this on purpose to send a message to the world that they can enter american airspace and do so without us being able or willing to do much

about it. >> we have heard there may be more intelligence value than we will glean from this, they hope to recover the payload largely intact. is it possible we may learn some significant and important things about the way the chinese are operating by retrieving the payload? >> potentially, it depends on what we retrieve. it also depends -- the chinese expected this might happen. they flew this thing across the middle of the united states. whoever designed and put it up realized at some point the americans may get their hands on it. it is possible it was designed where there would not be much value to us. host: florida republican marco rubio on abc this week, talking about the chinese spy balloon. is that an issue where you would like to see lawmakers compromise? this is a headline from recent

action in the house, cnbc gop led house creates a new committee to cackle -- to tackle threats from china. it is the speaker's first big bipartisan win. republicans and democrats in the house voted overwhelmingly to establish a new select committee to address the multifaceted threat posed by china. the house speaker promised the panel would be serious, truly bipartisan, saying it was not for somebody to go in and be viral to make some point. do you see an area when it comes to china for lawmakers to compromise and be united on an issue? here is anthony in detroit, texting us to say the progressive lawmakers like bernie should not compromise on two things. being antiwar and pushing medicare for all. sadly, they have failed in both areas. where do you want to see lawmakers compromise, where do

you want to see them sticking to the principles? the new york times this morning wireview of president biden state of the union address. president biden probably will not put it quite this way when he gets it before co to address the nation this week but the state of america union's disunion. ly need to turn around to nd a republican house speaker seated behind him, detd to block his every move. mr. biden's meof unity, the hard sell already during his first two years in office, may prove even more on tuesday night as he delivers the first state of the union address of the new era of divided government. he goes on to write republican leaders have little incentive at the moment t seek common ground with mr. biden to stand up to what they characterized as an administration that has taken the country too far to the left

with big spending programs that have fueled inflation and deficits. independent in plessy vania -- pennsylvania, good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to see them compromise for poor people in america and the economy. as far as china goes, i recommend that china proceed with caution. china would not be where they are at today if it was not for america. where would they be if it was not for us? there will be no more incentive

if we cannot get student loan, no more incentive. four more years for mr. biden, thank you. host: francis in oregon, republican. compromise, stick to the principles or both? caller: i do not think they should compromise their principles at all. it think they need to start working to get -- some of the most important issues right now is our border. we need to strengthen our border. we need to set some definite rules about what we can do and what we cannot do. that is not safe at all. we are having to worry about it here. i am a grandmother, 88 years old i love my country.

it is time to quit acting like we are separate races, we are all part of the yellow, white, black, whatever. we should stick together. this is referring to congress also. host: on facebook, a viewer says our government is designed to be a system of compromise. but the full faith of paying the u.s. debt should not be compromised. this is one of the most urgent debates that congress will have in this new 118th congress is whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. should there be compromise on that or should republicans and democrats stick to their principles on that debate? democratic caller, good morning. caller: good morning. i do not think it is about compromise. i think it is about what should be done and what has been done

in the past. there are bills you have to pay, pay them. host: you have got to meet your television. caller: ok. i think what it is, you have a lot of senators so anxious to get in front of the camera to score points, like rubio. there is no reason for him to be in front of their complaining. -- there complaining. i never see any politician come out with a positive attitude toward getting something done. it is all negative, every day, every week. it is amazing. china is washing this, russia is watching this, north korea is watching this.

their attention is somewhere else than their own self motivating, whatever they want to get done to fill their pockets. that is what it is about, money. they are not worried about people trying to take down the government. they are trying to enhance them. host: similar comments from reviewer on twitter, which issues to democrats and republicans usually compromise on? hint, money for the warmest scene -- war machine, making sure the rich getting richer and make sure political power circulates amongst themselves. george in michigan, independent. good morning. where do you want them to compromise and where do you want them to stick to principles? caller: i am your number one fan, i've been texting you for a long time complementing on your

show and the way you host. i am disappointed in the makeup of washington journal, but i want to emphasize that too much. -- will not emphasize that too much. we might as well have another civil war. it does not make sense that we have such a divide between whatever republicans are and whatever democrats are. these guys come all 535 of them, tell us they are a public service. yet, we do not seem to have a country that they are serving. we might as well draw the mason-dixon line again and go to war and see who comes out on top. why anyone would want to watch the state of the union address is beyond me. it is a show, people stand up

and clap, people say things that have no basis of fact. i am disappointed in washington journal because you do not make politicians account for their actions, even though they do not have the option of denying being on your show because we are paying their salary, we are paying for washington journal. every cable person, every subscriber is paying for washington journal. do not advertise you are totally funded by cable companies. i do not want to get too belligerent. host: i'm going to get in some other calls. an opinion piece in the

washington post this morning, please biden. it was all a favor and skip the state of the union speech -- do us all a favor and skip the state of the union speech. the white house hums activity or the santos workshop. what projects keep them so busy? smoother roads, healthier citizens, a more peaceful world? no. the early weeks consumed by a frenzied effort to create another in a long series of dreary, tedious speeches known as the state of the union address. even the most brilliant, james madison and the other founding fathers had their vision to create the most durable constitutional republic. even they could not foresee the awful spectacle that opportunistic politicians would make of what they intended to be an item of routine business.

in this article, the author notes the number of viewers of the state of the union address from 1993 to 2022, he notes in his piece that number has dropped by the millions. you can go to this piece in the state -- on the state of the union address if you go to the washington post website, you can see the amount of people that have stopped watching the state of the union. usa today, the front page says this is not just any speech. biden is set to lay out a blueprint for his term and whether or not he will hint at whether he runs again in 2024. it is just not another speech.

virginia, republican. the president is expected to call for unity. where do you see compromise and where do you see sticking to principles? caller: the greatest man in the air was chuck yeager maggie -- maybe and the lt. col., the fastest man on earth as far as the black bird. host: what are you getting at? caller: we need to realize what the balloon did and what ed gilding did, he probably saved the united states with the information he got. why would it be thought of that a balloon it 60 something thousand feet flying over sensitive terrain has not acquired information on us they

could do things with? host: bring it back to our question. should there be compromise on how the united states response to china, or approaches competitiveness with china? caller: i think china is in a beautiful position, as putin is, we all need to be a birds eye view of realizing that china has us and we are in a lot of trouble and greater negotiations and crater capability to have a birdseye view of where we are going. host: philadelphia, democratic caller. caller: hey, how are you? good morning. i do not see any compromise but this committee, they cannot compromise with what happened on january 6, they could not compromise on the infrastructure bill. they could not compromise on who

should get stimulus checks. they could not compromise on whether they should tax the rich more than the poor. why don't they talk more about the balloon china sent while trump was in office and why did trump shoot it down -- didn't trump shoot it down? there is no compromise because of disinformation spread across our own airways. host: to the viewers watching this morning, you can stick with us for the whole show. in the 9:00 hour, we are going to talk about -- we will have open forum, you could talk about your reaction to the chinese spy balloon and the approach by the administration and what you are hearing from republicans in the last hour of today's washington journal. in our second hour, we are going to take a look at what congress is expected to do this week, you can expect members of congress

will be talking about the chinese spy balloon. you can bring up your comments then. right now, which issues should lawmakers compromise on and which should they stick to their principles? senator cory booker of new jersey highlighted his effort toward police reform in congress and the conversation he's been having with members on both sides of the aisle. here is a little bit of what he had to say on meet the press. [video clip] >> there are a lot of folks across the aisle -- america is seeing more and more because of body cameras and other technology, we are seeing the horror of unarmed people, handcuffed people in the case of the tragic murder of tyre nichols. we are seeing things that do not go with national standards and expectations. we are a nation that should set the global standard for professionalism in policing and we are falling short to the horror of more and more americans.

i know this might not be a divided congress, i am sobered about the reality to get a large, cumbrian seville done. i have been -- comprehensive bill done. i've been in conversations of people on week on both sides of the aisle with national police leaders, union leaders and civil rights activists who all want to get something done that could advance the cause of not just police reform, but raising standards, creating transparency and accountability. i am not giving up and i am having constructive conversations. >> sometimes we let the perfect become the enemy. you guys were close. there was an agreement on banning chokeholds except in life-threatening situations, an agreement to set federal standards for no-knock warrants and an agreement to limit the transfer of military equipment to local departments. can we pass that, then go back and try to see what is next? are we in that situation where we can do this? there were nine civil rights

acts, can we do this in iteration? >> it is exactly the way we approach the gun safety legislation on our side, led by chris murphy. i was happy to be a part of that. get things in the billick community violence intervention. it was not everything we wanted like universal background checks or an assault weapons ban. we are looking at this bill, but it has to meet the standards of raising professional standards, transparency, more accountability. i am sobered about the ability we can get a big, comprehensive bill done. i believe we can get something done. host: cory booker on meet the press, talking about bipartisan efforts and talks of police reform and gun violence. is that an area where you would like to see compromise?

washington state, independent. caller: good morning. first i want to say i hope that c-span covers the state of the union and i hope there will not be anybody like nancy pelosi standing behind donald trump, tearing up his speech. i want to know that there is going to be death penalty for anybody who brings fentanyl into the country. host: would you like to see compromise on the border and drugs coming across? caller: yes. i want everyone to make the border closed for a brief period , which will make everybody have to go through the legal process, which congress needs to immediately get to something very strong. host:e e covering the state

of the union, we will preview the speech at 8:00 eastern. the lights in thhoe of representatives come up to 8:30, that is when we will be quiet at c-span and let you watch athe president and lawmakers take thr place in the chamber in the house of representates chamber and we will let you watch all the interaction,ll the pomp and circumstance around that time. then, we will shoyothe republican response to president biden given by sarah huckabee sanders of arkansas. afr the speeches are done, we wi open the phone lines and hear from you. you can watch on c-span, on demand or the free mobile app. maryland, republican. good morning. where do you want to see compromise and lawmakers to to the principles? caller: actually, i was calling

to make a comment/observation concerning the gentleman who called from michigan the last hour. i am calling out of baltimore. i want to say basically, what i see is basically the country busting at the seams. we have the border issue, balloons flying in our airspace. we had the number one military, nothing is done. visitation. -- hesitation. then, on the right side -- people are suffering. you have inflation. the poor continue to get poorer, the rich get rich.

then you have all these things with no leadership. it seems to me as though when mr. trump was in office, these things were not taking place. until covid came, then this administration comes in and we have all this chaos again. host: which issues should lawmakers compromise on, and where do you want to see them stick to their principles? there was a poll on this question and more republicans would like their party to focus on issues important to their voters, even if it means they do not address critical issues by compromising. here is another part of that poll. republicans widely concerned that republicans will focus too much on investigating the biden administration rather than not enough.

they said house republicans have promised to use the new majority to pursue several investigations into biden's presidency and his family. 56% of republicans and republican leaning say they are more concerned their priorities representative of congress will not focus enough on investigating the ministration -- administration while -- north carolina, democratic caller. what do you say? caller: good morning. i think they should not -- the democrats should not compromise on democracy. republicans prefer a more authoritarian form of government . what courses can be taught in college, leaders who are not democratic.

i think they should compromise on getting immigration reform. in 2013 under obama, they developed a compromised immigration reform package, then republicans would not support it. that is one of the things they could compromise on, hopefully. host: minnesota, independent. caller: good morning. i am very concerned about the united states government. there should be compromise all over the place. we need to focus on what matters, we need to stop playing games.

i have a friend running for office in 2024. host: in ohio, republican. good morning. caller: i have seen the issues. where should lawmakers compromise or stick to principles? here is my point. stick to principles. conservatives stuck through the beginning until today. our commander in chief never had principles in his career. a young man, 50 years in washington. change on everything from civil rights. as soon as the speeches over, they are going to lob everything he says. nobody will fact-check him.

the last caller said democrats are for democracy. whatever they consider -- accuse conservatives are is what they are. the point is -- directv -- another conservative station with the highest ratings, 26 stations they keep on. free speech, number one in the constitution. they are totally taken -- and the party, not just president biden. compromise this president, our commander-in-chief is compromising from china 50, 60 million. they better investigate him like the last seven years we have been investigated. they orchestrated a whole january 6, one side with their producers from hollywood. the only person killed was shot

in the neck, a vet. no threat. host: all right. on facebook, health. that is a big winter compromise on. and address infrastructure as it is falling apart and drug prices rising at an all-time high -- all-time record. take on the gun law lobbyist to stop the killings we are seeing. democrats should never compromise on any issue. the deals with tax cuts and taxing the rich and more spending. caller: the last republican caller is a perfect example of

why democrats cannot compromised with the republican party. how do you compromise with a group of people who only believe elections count when they win? all respect to foreign policy, they are more appropriate and then the u.s.. you cannot compromised. they believe the insurrectionists, they believe they are more important. if the first week of the house is any indication, it is a clown show. host: they were -- approved a committee to look at competition with china. caller: we will see what

happens, what comes out of it. it looks like they are going to use the committee to try to demonize the biden administration and paint them as weak on china policy. i just do not think they are practical. host: will the speech tomorrow night, the state of the union, give us a glimpse into his plans for 2024? wall street journal notes that after the speech, he will travel on wednesday to wisconsin to tout union jobs during a visit to madison. thursday, he is scheduled to visit florida, the home of two potential 2024 gop rivals. former president trump in ron desantis, to highlight plans to

strengthen social security and medicare. on friday, he will discuss the economic agenda with the nation's governors and meet with the brazilian president. more political news from the wall street journal. south carolina goes first in the new dnc calendar. democratic national committee on saturday approved the most significant changes in the party's presidential nomination process. new hampshire traditionally hosted the first primary following iowa's first in the nation caucuses. they say they will hold an approved contest, though the dnc has the authority to strip 2024 convention delegates and voter databases from candidates who

campaign in unsanctioned elections. we covered the debate in the vote this saturday. if you missed to ny and idea, go to our website. maryland, go ahead. independent. caller: i want to answer to questions from the hour, the last three colors are perfect examples -- as for the questions, the senate -- appropriation bills. that is what they are therefore. basically and primarily. they have not done that under schumer, we are broke. we are bankrupt.

as far as compromise, i have got a compromise no one is talking about, that is raising revenue. if that means finding either income from corporations or rich people, taxing them higher, we have to figure out who is rich and we have to increase taxes a little bit to bring in more income. when we look at deficit spending , there is a cure for that other than cut, cut, cut. that is to bring in more money to cover those expenses. host: you might be injured this new york times piece. as gop rails against spending, its appetite for earmarks grows. this is what they found. republicans obtained 85% more in spending on earmarks in the december spending bill then in the previous one. democrats increase was 70%.

take a look at the graphs they put together over here. those who obtain the most in the senate, through republican senators -- republicans and democrats -- three republican senators who retired last session carried more than 400 million in earmarks in the december spending bill. topping the list richard shelby of alabama, followed by hawaii democratic senator, republican of alaska, democrat of hawaii, democrat of california, chuck schumer, dianne feinstein, you can see the list. below that, these are the members who secured the largest earmarks in the december spending bill in the house. let us take a look at that list.

republican randy weber, michael wolf. follow by two democrats from hawaii, missouri. these members are republicans. take a look at the list, this is how much they secured in the millions in the latest spending bill. this is the new york times if you're interested. tim in michigan, republican. caller: good morning. i was calling to make a statement about the question. the hyperbolic tension that comes from the other side is, i believe, swayed that way. it is on purpose, just like you were reading out the republican statements of who got money and why. they were majority republicans that you said.

that proves right there you are leaning to the left. which is sad. that is creating this hyperbolic tension against democrats and republicans. my suggestion would be for the republicans to just go back to their states, stay in their states and fix their states problems. if they do that, then we will see how the country will be run better. host: the new york times wrote that story. it is a national newspaper, people are reading across the country. we share with you what people are reading, but also what decision-makers in washington are reading. republicans are talking about spending cuts as part of any deal to raise the debt ceiling, the new york times decided to focus on who is getting the most

in earmarks in spending bills, that is the focus of their story. you can read it or not. virginia, democratic caller. caller: how are you today? host: good morning. caller: i have got a couple things. congress is a lame-duck right now. they have the budget they can do anything with to bring leverage. i think the party that thinks it is ok to have george santos, and openly gay man in drag -- reinforcing trance rights or whatever. host: virginia, republican.

caller: good morning. thank you for taking michael. -- my call. i do not think republicans should compromise on anything with the democrats or this president the there is a lot of speculation and legitimate speculation around his legitimacy as president, around his corruption in his families corruption and involvement with our adversaries. there is a lot of speculation and evidence about the democrats and high-profile democrats involvement with big tech and big media and the american people have not gotten to see if any of these allegations are actually true. we want to see the evidence, we want to see it brought into an investigation and we think the investigation should be open and transparent with the people. if we have a corrupt president,

that is the number one problem for the american people. national security, especially as it relates to the southern border, is a big problem. for most republicans, especially once i have talked to, there is not a good thing we can say about what the democrats have touched. they are ruining this country and bringing it backwards so badly, we need to get these high-profile democrats that are doing sketchy things out of office. then needs to be the number one priority. if they are guilty of foul play, they need to be tried and justice needs to be brought to them swiftly. inc. you. -- thank you. host: new mexico, democratic caller. caller: good morning.

it is telling of the pulse of america that the democrats were more willing to work across the aisle than the republicans were. i think the last caller really points that out. i hear a lot on the right say they are concerned that the prices of gas and eggs. yet the focus is nonissues for the american people. bidens laptop and crt, it confuses me. it really highlights that. host: joe, new jersey, republican. caller: hi. president reagan used to say he would compromise on bills, because he knew if he could not

get everything at once, he could perhaps get it at a later time during a congressional session. the thing i am most concerned about is the fentanyl problem. the washington post had an article that said over 107,000 americans died from drug overdoses, two thirds of which were fentanyl. this is an absolute disgrace. i would like to know what congress is going to do. republicans should have had a bill ready to go on this issue on january 3. so far, i have not heard anything about it. these congressmen and senators, they are more interested in fake issues like joe's sons laptop then they are what they are supposed to be doing, which is serving the american people. host: biden faces big questions

in the state of the union address from usa today. our happy days here again? he faces a conundrum, the president wants to claim credit for near record low unemployment and continued economic growth, but risks looking out of touch unless he notes the continued bite of inflation and the prospect of a recession this year. governor sununu of new hampshire was on the sunday show, here is what he had to say about what he expects to hear from president biden on the economy. [video clip] >> i am a free principal republican, i would love to hear he is focusing on a budget, sending more opportunity back to states, believing in locals and individuals and individual liberty. we are going to hear him take credit for adding more jobs than ever before. after a pandemic, that was not hard. he is going to talk about

unemployment coming down and inflation coming down, inflation was at a record high. it could not have gone higher. the president will try to take credit for this stuff. at the end of the day, it does not matter about the speech. it matters talking to people. going into a store and just talk to people in the cereal aisle. what are they feeling? are they confident about this leadership? no. your own pulju showed that. -- poll just showed that. if we do not acknowledge the problems, we cannot fix it. we need to see more of that out of washington. host: what do you want to see out of washington on the economy? compromise or lawmakers sticking to the principles? that is our conversation this morning. we have got a little less than 10 minutes, keep dialing in. republicans (202) 748-8001, democrats (202) 748-8000,

independents (202) 748-8002. you can also text us at (202) 748-8003. include first name, city and state. this is from mac in lexington, kentucky. we need compromise on everything. that is what government is about. there is no point of government if we do not compromise, but neither party seems to understand that. we need to take care of our people, but politicians are only concerned about themselves. as a young person in their 20's, i am terrified. democrat, new york state. caller: thanks for c-span, i watch every day. revenue, not just focusing on spending. i think employee contribution, social security, income cap should be lifted. there needs to be looking into

taxing churches. if you are a mega church and your pastor lives in a multimillion dollar home and has a private jet, you need to be paying taxes. for what somebody a few calls back said about you being liberal, you are very fair and balanced. case in point, you reference often the washington times, which i believe at one point in time was run by the moonies. i think you are balanced, you are all doing an awesome job. host: georgia, independent. caller: i am calling this morning because -- hello? host: we are listening. caller: i am calling this morning because i am an independent, the republicans are party of destroyed. they want to destroy the country

from within. they do not want to compromise. frankly, i do not care about hunter biden's laptop, i care about the price of gas. i care about the price of a dozen eggs. we have a bill that needs to be paid, i have a credit card bill that needs to be paid. i have to pay in a few days, i do not get to compromise on whether or not i pay it or not. i have to pay it, so the government's bills need to be paid. tell republicans to do their job or go home and put their heads under a rock like they always do. for the caller that called in about democrats destroying, no. it is the republicans destroying this country. thank you for taking my call. host: ohio, democratic caller.

caller: years ago, obama tried to compromise [indiscernible] the area i would like to see top of mind is immigration. come together and have an immigration bill. [indiscernible] host: immigration. tony in new york, independent.

caller: can you hear me? host: i can. caller: as far as compromising goes, i think those parties already compromise. i have a quote here, the u.s. is a one-party state, with typical american extravagance, we have two of them. if we talk about compromise, there are a lot of things they should compromise on. the closure of military bases, u.s. imperialism, talking about inflation which is price gouging. we can talk about criminalizing the rich and expletive practices. immediate things i can think about. abolishing ice, ending the military-industrial complex, etc. host: kathleen in mississippi,

democratic caller. good morning. caller: if the federal government set -- sent federal money to state capitals, they do whatever they want -- there is no more money left. >> later this afternoon, house lawmakers will give grants to those studying cybersecurity and energy infrastructure. also, legislation on expanding tribal lands. when the house returns at 2:00 p.m. eastern today, watch live coverage here on c-span. you can also watch on our free video app c-span now or online

at c-span.org. president biden: the state of the union is strong because you, the american people, are strong. >> president biden delivers the annual state of the union address, outlining his priorities to congress on tuesday. his first state of the union speech since republicans won back control of the house. following his speech, arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders will give the republican response. watch our live coverage of the state of the union beginning tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free pro bowl video -- free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. >> rhode island governor dan mcee delivered his state of the state address, laying out his priorities including tax relief, affordable housing. he has served since march, 2021,