host: deborah russell. guest: certainly this economy has shined a spotlight on how important social security is. for many, many older individuals who are going to rely solely on social security, we need to make sure that it is there and that it is in in place because it is the only safety net that is the only safety net that is available for those

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 bernanke says he expects the u.s. economy to continue to grow through next year but worries that f

we will be joined by deborah russell of aarp to look at the economic outlook for those over the age of0. it is live every day on c-span at 7:00 eastern. >> thad allen's daily briefing included the claims process of those affected by the gulf oil spill. it is wonderful to be here and i want to make a couple of quick acknowledgments. you may know this guy behind me. the is the vice-president of the united states, joe biden. [applause] also have the lieutenant governor of maryland, anthony brown. [applause] we have the mayor of hyattsville. [applause] of course we have to acknowledge the big man here, and he is big. owner of the company, stephen neal. [applause] i want to thank k neal for having us here today and given us eight or to look at all of these trucks. this is a business that has been selling commercial trucks for over 40 years. this company employs workers from all over the greater washington area. after two years of recession, that caused so much pain and so many communities, this is an example of a company that is starting to see business picked up again. i was talking to ste

deborah russell joining us from new york city this morning. now we take to you live coverage of the house of representatives. [captions performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] tha them the busy dom of some mon, the courage ofester, and -- the wisdom of solomon, the courage f esther. bless president obama and his family a all the leaders of this great nation in your son, jesus christ. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the chamber her approvathereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from north carolina, congresswoman foxx. ms. foxx: please join me in the pledge to our wonderful flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the unitestatesf america and to the republic for which t stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, he gentleman from georgia, congressmanohnson, is recognize