he joins us with a member of the republican leadership, james lankford of oklahoma.ou look a little cold. >> it is a little chilly here in cambridge, maryland. we are lucky to be joined by congressman james lankford will stop house republicans meeting here to talk about a range of vague issues, including not only the debt ceiling but immigration. we just had released today the principles john boehner has shared with the group as a whole -- principles that could be a roadmap for a compromise with the senate and ultimately legislation signed by the president. the key thing here is legal status for undocumented americans, not a pathway to citizenship, but more than we have heard so far. >> this was a statement of principles the speaker put together personally and outline a set of ideas. the objective was to put a draft proposal and say where are we at the house? a wide variety of expectations and timing. it's the first opportunity to put something on paper and say what are our principles. his responsibility is to listen to the conference and determine where we go from h

we want to welcome congressman james lankford, a republican from oklahoma.ing a run for the u.s. senate this year. congressman, thank you for taking time out. what could the president say this evening that would isourage you that he prepared to bridge the divide between republicans and democrats and get something done on an issue like immigration? >> what i am concerned is is that he is going to step in and say i have got a phone, a pen -- he is going to say i am going to skip congress, skip the constitutional structure. he could say, we disagree on a lot of things. you to list out a hundred issues. there are probably 40 of them we do agree on. what do we just work on those 40 rather than yelling at each other on the 60 things we disagree on? we still have a lot of issues with high school visas. the president continues to step in and say we will only do the things we agree on if you do some of the things that you do not like that i do. i don't think we will get there. presidentppens if the does what you fear he is going to do, which is outlined steps through

james lankford saying he wants to finish up the term of senator tom coburn, who will be retiring at thend of his term because of a battle with cancer. "the wall street journal" this morning praises senator covert -- senator coburn. it says -- "the wall street journal" weighing in on senator coburn's principles. also in the obituary section of "the new york times closed quote -- times" -- york ohio, democratic caller. what do you make of the president telling the new yorker that marijuana is not more dangerous than alcohol alcohol applaudol? caller: i him for making politically incorrect comments. i also like the idea that he is appealing to the younger youthful voting group. i am 58. i feel like he is appealing to me and my ideals. i am a social worker and have been all my adult life. i have worked in a lot of various fields and seen a lot of human tragedy. i have experienced personal tragedy. not one of those tragedies have been related to marijuana use. they have been related to alcoholism and hard drug use. both my first husband and my brother-in-law have dealt with alcoholism. it is

. ♪ >> the associated press reporting today congressman james lankford of oklahoma announcing he willk the retiring senator's senate seat. runtwo-term republican who -- ran unopposed will join other potential candidates. know, truthfully, that every single problem in america would be better if more people could read, write, and comprehend. i just know that. we would be able to compete with the rest of the world. we would not have these children who are committing crimes because their families do not have jobs. they do not have jobs because they cannot read, they cannot write, they do not understand. i think every thinking american is coming to that conclusion. we have got to educate our children, and we have to educate their parents. it is at just a whim, necessity if we are going to compete in this world. tonight lady arbor but, on c-span, c-n, span3, c-span radio, and c- span.org. >> stephen breyer said it is not a matter of if, but when cameras will be allowed in the port -- court. he was speaking at the washington center for internships and economic hours -- andeven academic semin

joined on this early post-state of the union morning by susan brooks, congresswoman from indiana, james lankfordressman from oklahoma, mike pompeo, congressman from kansas, three house republicans who were obviously at the state of the union, we hope, last night. our mobile polling question for this conversation is displayed on the tv's above us so weigh in and participate in this event. so let's get started. guys, this is a question that we're asking everybody today. so you'll hear throughout the presentation but the biggest thing i learned about president obama last night was that he was blank. i'll start with you, congressman pompeo. >> in charge for five years but responsible for nothing. >> and congressman lankford. >> i'm not sure i learned that. i knew that side of him. i think he -- i learned he finds it very important that you call your mother. >> obvious reference to his urging of the american people to sign up for health care. >> call your mom. >> congresswoman? >> he likes to use the word "i" a lot rather than "we." >> on that note -- sorry. continue. >> unfortunately, i paid a lot m