census bureau and barbara gault, vice president of the institute for women's policy research.thank you vote for being with us. >> guest: thank you. .. she is interviewed by a guest host a.b. stoddard associate editor of the hill. >> host: we are here today to talk

host: barbara gault? guest: when i spoke about bipartisan efforts at the state level, i was speaking specifically about state-funded preschool, which has seen bipartisan support in review recent decade or so. there has been controversy with a head start program, and many would say that that is unjustified and that the head start program has contributed a huge amount to helping especially low-income children and church kindergarten ready to learn. but i think he is absolutely correct, that has been a point of debate. host: this is a question from one of our viewers. how has the sequester affected day care programs nationwide? do you have any data or anecdotal evidence? guest: we don't because our data is from 2011. we don't have that information, but we will be checking childcare data in the next couple of years and we may see some of those effects and we can report on that. host: howard is a foster parent joining us from alabama. good morning. caller: good morning. i mostly have a statement. i watched a l

our guests are barbara gault linda laughlin. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning.er a one-week recess, congress returns next week. a live view of the u.s. capital here in washington, d.c. meanwhile, the president is in mexico. tomorrow he is in coastal rica before returning to washington. it's friday, may the third. new information this morning on the boston marathon armors. july 4 was apparently the original target dates. new information according to the fbi. story on has a cover how safe stadiums and sports arenas are. "time

our guests are barbara gault linda laughlin. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning.fter a one-week recess, congress returns next week. a live view of the u.s. capital here in washington, d.c. meanwhile, the president is in mexico. tomorrow he is in coastal rica before returning to washington. it's friday, may the third. new information this morning on the boston marathon armors. july 4 was apparently the original target dates. new information according to the fbi. story on has a cover how safe stadiums and sports arenas are. "time" magazine is examining the issue of security versus civil liberties. that is our focus for the first 45 "washington journal minutes here on the c-span's "washington journal." first 45 minutes here on c-span's "washington journal." if you are a democrat, (202) 585-3880, republicans can call (202) 585-3881, and independents call (202) 585-3882. our portal -- our twitter handle is @cspanwj. let's look at the headlines. the story of the boston bombers as new information comes out today. the terror suspect revealing plans. originally it was july