senator barrasso , to you first, how do you feel about the way the u.s. government, the federal government has reacted and handled the oil spill thus far? >> i think they have not done an adequate job. it is day 51. it took them much too long, in my opinion, to get engaged, and even yesterday, the report came out that the president of the united states had still not talked to the c.e.o. of british petroleum. it is unthinkable to the american people that the two of them haven't talked. so i think that the -- it has been delayed and much too slow, and a reaction that i think is not been fair to the people of the gulf or the people of this nation. >> lehrer: senator nelson, you're reaction, sir. >> well, my colleague from wyoming is one of the great gentlemen of the senate. he and i have differences . and this is one. i think the president has been sitting by helpless with b.p. having the technology of shutting off the oil spewing out of the well, and the federal government doesn't have that. now, going forward, the federal government should . now, when you

barrasso is speaking for the moneyed doctors --, host: gary, let's get a response from senator barrasso. guest: gary is correct the internist, family physicians, those people on the front lines of medicine, are not compensated for the amount of time and effort that they've put into it in a way that i believe is fair. and part of it is that wasn't really addressed in this health care law. when they cut $550 billion, cut $550 billion from medicare, gary, you're not going to have more money going to anybody who is taking care of medicare patients regardless of specialty. you mentioned an income number. people practicing in wyoming aren't doing that kind of money. no doubt about that. you do, though, see people as they're coming out of residency training these days who have debt, huge debts from going to medical school and trying to figure how am i going to support my family and how am i going to pay off my debt and they look at different specialties that they can go into, you know, across the board they're choosing the specialties where they get paid more for the same amount of work. and r

barrasso: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today to share my concerns as well about iran and to express my support for tough sanctions against iran. iran poses a threat to the united states as well as to the international community. it continues to support terrorist organizations around the world including hamas and hezbollah. iran has also called for the destruction of the democratic state of israel. mr. president, these actions illustrate iran's destructive intentions. iran continues to pursue nuclear capabilities. while iran claims that its nuclear programs are intended for civilian use only, this is very difficult to believe. in fact, reports from the international atomic energy agency, february of 2008, may of 2010, question iran's claim of pursuing nuclear capabilities for purely peaceful purposes. nuclear capabilities and proper management of these capabilities is a serious responsibility. iran has neither earned the right nor the trust for this nuclear responsibility. iran continues to develop its nuc

senator john barrasso of wyoming will discuss republican efforts to repeal the health care law. and we are joined by deborah russell of aarp to look for the economic outlook of those over 50. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. several live events to tell you about tomorrow on c-span 3. the senate commerce, science, and transportation committee holds a confirmation. hearing. that hearing is at 10:00 a.m. eastern. at 3:15 p.m. eastern, house and senate will offer opening statements as to begin work on the financial regulation bill. this is a first of a series of sessions planned to run to the north dakota of the month, with a final vote expected -- run to the end of the month, with a final vote expected by the fourth of july. then the governors' debate at the university of rhode island,, kingston. this sunday, c-span takes you inside the supreme court to see the rarely seen spaces. hear directly from the justices. the supreme court, hold it to america's highest court, this sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> federal reserve chairman ben be