host: we are talking with derek willis. here to answer your questions and comets about his recent piece -- the number of bills proposed is down sharply from previous congresses. the foam ones are open. democrats can call -- we will start with ed calling in from philadelphia, pennsylvania on our line for independents. good morning. caller: good morning. to ask the gentleman, does he not remember the 2010 elections that was not only a landslide, it was a restraining order to stop this. it worked. another question would be how many bills as the house passed the echo -- the house passed? guest: there are probably dozens of bills that have been passed out of the house that are not getting any action in the senate. that is the partisan result you will get from having a divided government. i think even more important is the sense that the 2010 thereons in particular, is this idea that passing bills was a strong measure of that. if they are not passing bills or than congress is not working in some respects. -- in the sense of i was

then derek willis is on track to produce the least number of proposals.ce the clinton administration. we'll take your calls and you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. shinseki offered me his resignation. host: that was president obama at the white house yesterday after emerging from an oval office meeting with his department of veterans affairs secretary. eric shinseki's resignation came after lawmakers from both parties called for his departure. on saturday, may 31 20 14 we are opening up our phone lines to our washington journal viewers to hear your thoughts on eric shinseki's resignation, what it means for the agency, and how it impacts

and "new york times" reporter derek willis on his article finding that the current congress is drafting the fewest legislative proposals in nearly two decades. and the conversation with jerry goodman of people for the ethical treatment of animals on his groups efforts to limit hunting practices. "washington journal" is live on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> so what is in the resolve, i would have this classic economic holdout problem and you would have companies doing this game of chicken where they cut off service to customers and they are starting to block traffic for customers and the ultimate result is programming costs spiral up and. there is one big reason is that the resolution will be a retransmission where the sec is hamstrung by the rules and the way it is interpreted. the way it is involved here. the easy result is they raise prices and give consumers lots of channels they don't want. so that is what i am afraid of. i think that's used they that that interconnection happens in a private ways great and i think there definitely should be room for private deals. but if we get t

willie brown, tell us what they won! >> the mighty oakland raiders select, yeah, i know you love us. >> well, we built it up. that's right, derek carr, the second round top pick. many thinks that he's the best quarterback in the draft. it is all for even joe montana endorsed him as he is very excited to be coming to oakland. >> and he is a blessing. i mean, so many people, they dream of being an nfl quarterback and the players, all these things. to be picked in the second to be the first pick in their second round, you know, it is such a humbling experience as i mean i'm just so fired up that they called. when that pick came up, you know, i saw that they were next, i was just waiting, looking at my phone and it started ringing and i almost forgot how to answer, you know. >> the number four jerseys are flying off the racks. the 49ers passed on drafting a wide receiver in thursday's first round. before today hit though, they had their man. and their deep threat was acquired the trade. and the san francisco native, they grew up in fairfield. to stretch up the field with a need for the 49ers. then he could get the best of them ther

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