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working group, representative rick larsen of washington and louisiana republican representative, charles boustany. kelly field, the washington reporter for the chronicle of higher education, will look at what's in the president's proposed budget for community colleges. and you can call in with your questions about the pentagon's budget to anna mulrine, defense correspondent for the christian science monitor. washington journal is live on cspan every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> in january, president obama headed up mr. cordray. it is being disputed who said that congress was not actual until recess at the time. this on us oversight and government reform hearing resounds the recess appointment. >> good morning, the committee will come to order. the oversight in government reform committee's mission is that we exist to secure two fundamental principles. first, americans have the right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. and second, americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them. our duty on the oversight and government reform committee is to p

our guests are democratic representative rick larsen and charles boustany. kelly field will look at what is in the president's proposed budget for committee colleges. and you can call in with your questions about the pentagon's budget theanna mulrine -- with anna mulrine. >> several live a bends to tell you about today, including president obama's house budget request. that is on c-span3. also on c-span3, the debt -- the head of the department of how much security will testify about her dept.'s budget request before the committee. now online at the c-span video library, speeches from last weekend's conservative political action conference. >> we must a outsmart the liberals. we must outsmarts the stupid people that are trying to ruin america. >> it is about one country united under god. we are not read americans. we are not blue americans. we are red white and blue. and president obama, we are through with you. >> they can come along and, arthur as far as we are foolish enough to raise taxes. and then they can get along in the scene like the movie after the

. >> congressman charles boustany represents louisiana's seventh district, a republican. he's in his third term. serves on the ways and means committee. we are also joined by democratic congressman rick larsen of washington state, second district. he's in his sixth term. he serves on armed services and transportation and infrastructure. they are here today because they co-chair the u.s.-china working group. we are talking about the visit this week of chinese vice president xi ji nifmentping, he's been in washington and traveling to other parts of the country this week. making his mark here in the united states us -- u.s. before becoming the leader of china. democratic caller, good morning. caller: good morning. everybody in the united states shows what the problem with the unemployment and all is, it's the trade deal with china. anything going from the united states to china, 24% tariff, 25%. anything coming over here, a 2% tariff. and slave labor making those items. so i have a question, i don't know how to put it other than, do you people so dumb that you don't realize