yesterday on cnn, dianne feinstein suggested that an expansion of medicaid, all the healthcare bills on capitol hill, would break her state and that she doubted that she -- that the president even had the votes right now. is there any give to be had on the idea of covering some or a large proportion of the 44 million uninsured by expanding medicaid? >> look, i mean, i think as it relates to california, one thing to bear in mind is the recovery act has provided over $3 billion in increased medicaid payments to just to the state of california as they have struggled with their budget but i don't -- it's not up to me to sort of negotiate one way or the other on that aspect of the bill right now. >> robert, is it the president's belief that the results of the election in iran are fraudulent? >> i think he continues to, as the administration does, to have concerns and questions. as many in the international community do, about how that election was conducted. >> does the administration want a do-over of the election? >> well, again, mark, this is something that the president has said we di

. >> [inaudible] >> later in the day, judge sotomayor your met with dianne feinstein. >> well, actually, i do not think this many have been in my office or any prior justices. >> ok, thank you. >> been through is not the operative word. >> stand back from the door, please. thank you. >> we had a good meeting. warm, personal. i talked to her about her days as a prosecutor because i have read the opinion piece that the district attorney of new york city did in the new york daily news where he said he was looking for someone to hire. someone recommended judge sotomayor, how he hired her, what great work she did as an assistant district attorney, and she has an enormous personal commitment, and that came through at the conversation. she has worked her way all the way up, never had a summer, except one, when she passed the bar. and she has worked all her life, and i do not think of that in the last hundred years there has been a supreme court nominee that has better credentials. federal district court, where you sit in trials and listen to people. the circuit court of appeal, the appellate c

asked if the federal government should help california with its crisis, democratic senator dianne feinstein, the state's senior senator asked, do know what the state is getting a stimulus money? $50 billion. president karzai is accusing afghan guards of working for u.s. coalition forces, of killing a provincial police chief and at least four other security officers today and it demands that u.s. forces hand over the guards. however, the u.s. military spokesman says no american forces from any branches including special operations were present or involved in the incident. finally, politico says that mitt romney's campaign team express another run for the presidency -- that is falling in event where former aides and advisers met for fund-raiser to help raise money for the statehouse races of barbara, stuck. but a former campaign workers as it was also a romney political family reunion and added that there is a nucleus of people who should he decide to run will drop everything and go help him again. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span media. "washington journal" continues. host: p

this group led by dianne feinstein, they see it as another handout. they say the increases don't even make up for carbon emissions coming from production-quality vehicles. >> howl acted as president obama been in pushing congress to pass legislation? >> he has publicly, to support it several times. he has urged lawmakers to act. he has not necessarily weighed in publicly on which proposal, either the one backed by the commission led by industry or the one led by environmentalists. but the house version came out of a compromise in the energy and commerce committee. it was announced the same day after they met the white house with president obama. he has played a big part of that compromise. >> what will you watched more closely now as this legislation winds its way through the process this week and beyond? >> my eyes will be on what people they do it with. if it becomes part of the war supplemental, we are looking at how it will move. if it is a stand-alone provision, it will be clear sailing with a small exception of the group of feinstein and collins

the people involved in this situation -- alan greenspan, andrea mitchell, dianne feinstein, and even rupert murdoch. these people are taking their cue from a pack. host: on the democratic line, philadelphia, pennsylvania. caller: i echo what the first caller said. i think this is the pot calling the kettle black. let's face it -- who is a problem here? it is the congress. they have a lot of nerve. they set up this sham. we know it, with the deregulation. i am not going to blame it on mr. burton, but let's face it, the problem belongs to congress. they create the monster, then they call mr. bernanke on the hot seat and all he is doing -- he is running the show here. the financial show. but he is not responsible for what the bankers on wall street did, taking their cues from the deregulation of the congress. host: do you think there needs to be more regulation? is that what you think congress needs to do? caller: definitely caputo -- heavily. know that the bankers are still fighting it. we all know it, but they do not want it because it is a good scam going. i think mr. bernanke is doi