ben ray lujan. mr. lujan: good morning, everyone. i think what we're seeing yet again as our chairman and vice chairman remind us about the responsibility of governing is how house republicans have demonstrated all year that they cannot govern responsibly on behalf of hardworking everyday americans, putting infighting over governing and reckless positions over progress. the republican party is broken and speaker boehner's resignation is the starkest and most high profile example of that dysfunction and chaos. it's disturbing that speaker boehner was somehow not conservative enough for many of our republican colleagues. but let's be clear. this is not a speaker boehner problem. it's a republican problem. this is a republican conference problem. and the next speaker will face the same stark choice as boehner. go along with the extreme base or get run over by them the right wing is emboldened right now and that will only continue to grow as we approach big, upcoming deadlines. raising the debt ceil, extenders, highway trust fund, extend

. >> on newsmakers, our guest is representative ben ray lujan. he talks about the 2016 election

. >> on newsmakers, our guest is representative ben ray lujan. he talks about the 2016 election and efforts by his party to increase the number of members in congress. watch the interview sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on c-span. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. on a very serious moment in our history. the cabin is convening and the leaders of congress are meeting with the president. navytate department and officials are meeting with the president all afternoon. in fact, the japanese ambassador was talking to the president at the very same time japanese airships were bombing our citizens in hawaii and the philippines. and sinking one of our transports loaded with lumber on its way to hawaii. members of morning, congress will have a full report and be ready for action. chris eleanor roosevelt is the longest serving first lady for 12 years. all the while, her husband unknown to the public was physically limited by the effects of polio. she dedicated most for life to political and social changes and her legacy continues today. she is discu

host: congressman ben ray lujan is our guest on c-span's , a democrat program from new mexico. the full interview is available at 10:00 eastern time, also on her website, and you can listen to it on c-span radio. joining us here in washington is democrat sena, a pollster and stratosphere. joining us from new york, kellyanne conway. thank you for joining us. there is some news this morning on vice president joe biden, getting a lot of attention, as he edges closer to join the presence of race -- presidential race. your thoughts on this? guest: i think joe biden joining the race would shake things up. some of the polling other shows that if he joins, it takes away from clinton support -- clinton's support. he has infrastructure issues with starting later, fundraising issues. finding out what clinton's numbers are for this quarter could help with his decision. host: he is calling democratic donors to say that he is more likely than not to enter the race. does this surprise you? guest: i don't think so. seeing clinton's decline in polling numbers that we have recently seen, and the

representative ben ray lujan joining us, a democrat from new mexico. if you want to see the program, it starts at 10:00. you can also see at 6:00 in the evening. the new hampshire democratic convention takes place today. starting i series right now, in which you will hear from presence of candidates. we take you there live. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ star spangled banner] [applause] please welcome the reverend two lead us in the invitation. hampshireew activists. [applause] i invite each of you present here this morning to celebrate your own tradition or spiritual calling as we prayed together for a better new hampshire, and a better world. in my own faith tradition, we discover our calling in the scriptural passages that require us to do justice and love, kindness, and mercy, and remind us that whatever we do or do not among us reveal the kind of people that we truly are. that is the foundation of this prayer. so let us pray. spirit, preside

let's have congressman ben ray luj lujan, a member of the congressional hispanic caucus attending today'sceremony. >> what does it mean to have this pope here and from a political perspective how could it play to advantage? >> i think for me personally, the pride that i carry is the pride that so many people across this country carry. my mom's with me here today like many moms across the country. my dad sadly passed away a few years ago. it was always a dream for my mom and dad to visit the vatican, seeing the pope. growing up with a picture of president kennedy and the pope on the wall. the pope calling for us to find the greater good within us, challenge us to make a difference every day. asking us if we've made that difference. i hope this is to bring the congress together, to find the greater good in every one of us. >> the puerto rican part of the cuomo clan doesn't even call the pope el papa, they call him el primaro. the mandate is clear, that's going to play as a challenge to the left every bit as much as the right. so how do you deal with that? >> i think the message is welcome,