and -- andgette diana degette and i from colorado have been working on a more comprehensive bill for last three years and this was a natural area for us to go into. host: congressman larry buschon is a member of the health committee on the energy and commerce panel. our phone lines are as usual, for democrats (202) 748-8000. for republicans (202) 748-8001. for independents (202) 748-8002. he will be with us for about the next 25 minutes, until the house gavels and to begin -- gavels in to begin their workday. in,ressman, as viewers call when it comes to federal dollars do you think there is reason for more federal dollars to go out in the form of another round of stimulus for americans? guest: there are number of areas we need to work on. states and local governments have substantial shortfalls of resources based on covid.

make critical investments in making classroom safer. arizona, andy biggs of saying yesterday's announcement that arizona would postponing the fall school semester and it produced anxiety on whether students would return to school and if so, when? having our children in school is vital for the development. new content from a few members of congress. this is joe out of charleston, south carolina. good morning. you are next. caller: hey, john, how are you doing? john, we have to error on the side of caution. i have an eight-year-old grandson who is brilliant. his grandmother and i are active in his life, and my son and daughter-in-law live close by, and he has been homeschooled since this started. host: eight years old the second grade? caller: yes, he would be going to third. he is performing at the fourth grade level. i'm not too concerned about his education. by the way, his mother is working from home and he is there with her now. there is no issue there now.