every morning, "washington journal," mckinney with politicians and journalists. weekdays, watch live coverage of the u.s. house. on weekends, you can see our signature programs. on saturday, newsmakers, q&a and the prime minister's questions in the house of commons. it is all searchable and our c- span video library. c-span, washington your way. eight public service created by america's cable companies. >> the reason we have had to put up with a value added tax is because of the complete and utter mess that we were left with by the government before us. i know that they are now in denial about this, but the fact is, we had one of the biggest budget deficits in the she-8. hadassah in the g-8. we had to take action. and the reason we can discuss taxes and bankers' bonuses and we are not queuing up for a bailout is because of the action this government took. >> now, from london, "prime minister's questions" from the british house of commons. david cameron responded to a range of questions. the opposition leader criticized the prime minister on the lack of government

speaker, senator mckinney, representative cafaro, my fellow state officials, ladies and gentlemen, ofhe general assembly, honored members of the judiciary, honored guests, a special mention to my close friend and the world's best running mate, lieutenant governor nancy wyman. [applause] >> and another special mention to my friend, the first, former first lady nikki o'neill, the wife of the late great governor o'neill. [applause] >> to all of the former speakers and leaders of the senate who are here, thank you very much for joining us as well. to my very extended family who are with me today, and to all of my friends have joined us today, and to all of the citizens of connecticut represented in this room and watching as on tv. i want to thank you for joining us. and to the for people who mean the most to me, my wonderful wife, my partner and best friend, kathy, and our three sons, dannel, ben and sam. thank you for being here. [applause] >> thank you for being here to mark a crucial cornerstone in our democracy, the transfer of responsibilities and the conveyance of hope for our colle