and you can call in with your questions about the pentagon's budget to anna mulrine, defense correspondent for the christian science monitor. washington journal is live on cspan every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> in january, president obama headed up mr. cordray. it is being disputed who said that congress was not actual until recess at the time. this on us oversight and government reform hearing resounds the recess appointment. >> good morning, the committee will come to order. the oversight in government reform committee's mission is that we exist to secure two fundamental principles. first, americans have the right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. and second, americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them. our duty on the oversight and government reform committee is to protect these rights. our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers, because taxpayers have a right to know what they get from their government. we will work tirelessly in partnership with citizen watchdogs to deliver the facts to the am

and you can call in with your questions about the pentagon's budget theanna mulrine -- with anna mulrine. >> several live a bends to tell you about today, including president obama's house budget request. that is on c-span3. also on c-span3, the debt -- the head of the department of how much security will testify about her dept.'s budget request before the committee. now online at the c-span video library, speeches from last weekend's conservative political action conference. >> we must a outsmart the liberals. we must outsmarts the stupid people that are trying to ruin america. >> it is about one country united under god. we are not read americans. we are not blue americans. we are red white and blue. and president obama, we are through with you. >> they can come along and, arthur as far as we are foolish enough to raise taxes. and then they can get along in the scene like the movie after the bank robbery. and they're all happy. >> the man expected to be the next leader china met with president obama on tuesday. he met with secretary of state clinton. this is 10 minutes. >> i want to we

host: anna mulrine, "christian science monitor" defense correspondent, thank you very much. guest: thank you. host: you can find out more about the budget at our website c-span.org. we will now go to the floor of the house of representatives which is getting under way with morning business. erk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c. february 15 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable virginia foxx to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. gutierrez, for five minutes. mr. gutierrez: madam speaker, this next

you can call again for your questions about the pentagon's budget to anna mulrine. "washington journal" is like every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> several live events to tell you about regarding president obama's new budget requests. the budget committee will hear from the budget director. that is at an o'clock a.m. eastern. also, the head of the department of common security will talk about her budget request before the house, and security committee. >> their life from the savannah but fesses arsavannah book fest. at 1:30 eastern, the changing israeli-palestinian conflict. they connect its debt to a cop 45 -- at 2:45. then the rise and fall of day through a present-day weekend on c-span. >> the man expected to be the china met withanne president obama on tuesday. he met with secretary of state clinton. this is 10 minutes. >> i want to welcome vice president xi to the oval office and welcome him to the united states. this is obviously a great opportunity for us to build on the u.s.-china relationship, but also an opportunity to return the extraordinary hospitality t