activities in congress with cristina marcos of the hill. cristina marcos joins us on the phone. thank you for making time for us. guest: thank you for having me. house and senate floor action, what do we expect? guest: the house will be taking up hills to boost the mystic energy. one is being offered by a colorado senator, who is against senator udall in an incumbent race. that can boost his campaign scores. in the senate, they will be taking up a rare election-year bipartisan legislation that would boost job-training programs. host: tell us a little bit more about that, why is that rare? guest: it is an election year, legislation has slowed to a crawl in the senate. last week they were going to take up a package that would fund the government until 2016. it fell apart because they could not agree on whether amendments should be subject to a 60 vote threshold. host: the environment is a hot topic with issues like pollution. does that get considered as well, especially when energy is debated on the house floor? guest: yes, it is a big deal, especially with the recent epa rule lim

host: cristina marcos, we are asking folks to comment on how to fix congress.his comes from a gallup poll saying that only 7% show confidence in the institution. do you know if republicans and democrats are self-aware of this kind of opinion of the body ? guest: and a lot of them will knowledge themselves, who are the 7% that still think we are, sent? -- are competent? whosee a lot of members have decided to retire or step down. a lot of them say this is not a productive place anymore. they do not feel like it is worth tracking down to washington every weekend and having to be away from their families if they are not getting a lot done. with "thetina marcos hill," congressional reporter. thank you. guest: thank you. host: again, the lines, (202) 585-3881 for republicans. (202) 585-3880 for democrats. (202) 585-3882 for independents. the topic is your ideas for fixing congress. toof confidence according the latest gallup poll. ralph, michigan, democrats line. go ahead. caller: i have three recommendations, quickly. try to limit the gerrymandering of the congress

. >> cristina marcos is the congressional report and joins us on the phone. thanks for making time for us this morning. as far as house and senate floor action this week, what do we expect? what is significant? caller: one is offered by cory gardner of colorado who is against incumbent udall. meanwhile on the senate they will be taking up a rare election-year bipartisan legislation on job training programs. host: tell us a more about that. why is that rare? last week they were going to take up a passage that would fund parts of the government through fiscal 2015. but it fell apart because they on whether they should subject to a threshold. energy, doestioned that get considered as well when these kind of things, especially when energy is debated on the house floor? it's a big deal especially with the recent epa rule on carbon emissions. there are plenty of house activity hearings this week. note, wearticularly of have heard a lot about this over the last couple of weeks? what is being considered? caller: this is the third late-night prime time hearing on the