host: brian this imam --dion nissenbaum, joining us to ta or pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] take you live to the house floor and a couple of votes to get under way. title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1211, a bill to amend section 552 of title 5 united states code, commonly known as the freedom of information act to provide for greater public access to information and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

host: dion nissenbaum, how do we get to that number? guest: you will see troops leaving over the next five years. people retiring, being pushed out of the army. you are going to have bases that are going to lose brigades. it is a five year strategy. it will obviously not happen overnight. host: so, this is through attrition more than anything else? guest: it is not clear, but for sure. host: what is the timeframe that we will see these happen? guest: this is a five-year plan. we are talking about a gradual drawdown over five years. host: here is andrew. andrew is from minerva, ohio, independent line. guest: -- caller: yes, sir, i have a question for you. does our u.s. military, is it the only thing backing our dollar? the military protecting foreign trade? if it is, what kind of affect will it have on our dollar if we shrink protection for foreign trade? guest: interesting question. i am not sure exactly what he is getting at, but obviously the military is there to protect our interests around the world. we have other ways of doing that

"wall street journal" defense reporter dion nissenbaum will join us.en grover norquist will weigh in. later, connecticut senator chris murphy who chairs a european affairs subcommittee, will discuss the political situation in you can -- in ukraine and the u.s. role there. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ host: house speaker john boehner headed to the white house today to speak with president obama. lately to discuss immigration reform, raising the minimum wage, and extending unemployment benefits. president obama also plans to announce the opening of two new manufacturing institutes in the chicago and detroit eric -- areas. it really matched by the private funds. in the first hour this morning we will get you thoughts on the plans from the defense department to slow down the growth of the military

host: brian this imam --dion nissenbaum, joining us to talk about the cuts to the pentagon and the militarydaniel, florida, hello. caller: good morning, gentlemen. complement the journalists there on his objective reporting for what is going on. first of all, when eisenhower handed the keys over to john fitzgerald kennedy, prior to the inauguration, when eisenhower warned-- what eisenhower kennedy about was not the industrial military complex but rather the industrial military congressional complex. but regarding the f-35 it,roversy, shall we call for the kind of work that -- for the kind of warfare that must be engaged in currently, the a-10 is clearly a superior air vehicle. the f-35 is the ultimate boondoggle. that is my only comment, personnel. the host has been engaging america in this conversation. what is the decision-making process behind eliminating these programs as opposed to others? guest: he strikes at the heart of the issue about air superiority. , even the air-10 force will tell you it is the best at protecting troops on the ground. we are trying to move forward and develop t