host: brian nienaber. guest: i think one of the great things -- try to make the party more open to people of different viewpoints. that is one of the things that has been warming in me to see a party that is more in time with that. what we are going to do is present shall candidates -- i think jed and governor perry are from oil producing states but i would hardly call either of them in the pocket of oil-producing. we will have a governor most likely as a nominee. he will provide a counterexample to someone who can get things done in washington -- as someone who can get things done in washington. host: story online regarding the populist movement to read he bases it on conversations that took place in des moines, iowa. the question is, to the degree in which the rising populist movement on the left can shape the party's future and whether hillary is that person. you can see from this article, a photograph of elizabeth warren. guest: it is interesting on the democratic side, given what is happening on the d

host: brian nienaber.uest: i think one of the great things -- try to make the party more open to people of different viewpoints. that is one of the things that has been warming in me to see a party that is more in time with that. what we are going to do is present shall candidates -- i think jed and governor perry are from oil producing states but i would hardly call either of them in the pocket of oil-producing. we will have a governor most likely as a nominee. he will provide a counterexample to someone who can get things done in washington -- as someone who can get things done in washington. host: story online regarding the populist movement to read he bases it on conversations that took place in des moines, iowa. the question is, to the degree in which the rising populist movement on the left can shape the party's future and whether hillary is that person. you can see from this article, a photograph of elizabeth warren. guest: it is interesting on the democratic side, given what is happening on the dem

." >> this morning, a political roundtable with brian the neighbor -- brian nienaber and stefan hankinand later the radio show host predicts the economic stories in 2015. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning. present obama and the first family returning to the white house. they are flying overnight from hawaii after two_week christmas break. on tuesday, president obama will meet with mexico's president. then, he will hit the road. the focus, jobs, the economy, and homeownership. president obama and vice president biden will be in tennessee.

. >> on the next "washington journal," brian nienaber and stefan hankin. radio show host produce the top and domestic economic international stories in 2015. he will take your calls. you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> when the new congress begins tuesday, the house will have its largest majority since the 1928 elections. there are currently 247 republican house members compared to 188 democrats. michael graham of new york says he will resign january 5 after pleading guilty to tax evasion. the senate will be under republican control with 54 republicans, 44 democrats and two independence. mitch mcconnell will be the new majority leader in the senate. in january of this year, senator mcconnell came to the floor to deliver his state of the senate speech. he discussed a range of issues, including how bills come to the senate floor for debate and the amendment process. >> bills should come to the floor and be thoroughly debated. we've got an example of that going on right now. that