. >> and now on your screen is erica williams.he is deputy director of a group called campus progress. ms. williams, what is campus progress? >> estate progress. our focus is on supporting run progressives across the country and advocating for progressive policy change, developing new young leaders and supporting them and making changes right now in their communities. >> how do you define a progressive? >> a progressive is someone, and this is, this very. there are many definitions and answers. most of the young people that i work with and myself included, believe that being a progressive develop our understanding that there's a certain common good that we are all looking working towards. we believe in putting people overprivileged. we believe in the concept that all people are created equal but not just undergone. also under the law. that's kind of what we work toward, this idea of the common good. >> host: if he would, translate that into an issue. >> guest: well, a couple issues right now that are pretty hot and heavy. i would

host: now on your screen is erica williams, deputy director of a group called campus progress. what is canada's progress? guest: it is a campus project from the center of american progress. it deals with a policy change, though opinion leaders and supporting them and making changes are now in their campuses and communities. host: how you define a progressive? guest: this varies and there are many definitions and answers. most of the young people i work with, myself included, believe that in a progressive is all about understanding that there's a certain common good that we're working toward. we believe in putting people over privilege. we believe that concept that all people are created equal, but not just under god, but also under the law. that is what we work toward as to the common good. host: and if you would translate that into an issue. guest: there are a couple of issues that are pretty hot and heavy and i would say health care is one. we believe it is a fundamental human right, especially for americans in such a wealthy country to have access to affordable health care th

host: gilbert, ariz., david, republican, you are on with erica williams. caller: how are you doing today? guest: good, how are you? caller: i'm doing great. a couple of questions. first, a about the stimulus, the education movement, everything that is going on, i just got into college not too long ago. i'm going into criminal justice. i almost have my law degree and i in a few years into the deal. but as easy as the government's is handing out money, you know, for the online education, everywhere you look hugo -- you go to yahoo!, aol, everywhere you go it is an online degree and they're willing to hand out the money. but for the last four years, there has been this impacted wisdom tooth in the back of my mouth -- host: david, where are you going? we're going to leave david encoder right now and move on to nicklaus in jackson, new jersey, a democrat. caller: good morning, i want to know what your doing to organize students, if your organization has an ultimate goal to be achieved at this current moment, and what kind of a working student like myself -- wha

later, erica williams will talk about the annual conference which featured speaker pelosi and former president clinton's. "washington journal" begins each morning at 7:00 eastern with the day's news and recalls. senate hearings began on monday for supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor. you can watch live coverage from the senate judiciary committee starting at 10:00 eastern on c-span. it is also live on c-span radio and add c-span.org. >> now, a house hearing on mexican drug cartels. we will hear about efforts to stop violent clashes between rival cartels near the u.s.- mexico border. occultist towns of new york chairs the oversight and government reform committee -- adolphus towns. >> good morning, and thank you all for being here. mexico has long been an important ally and friend of the united states. it is this country's third largest trading partner. as one of the largest economies in the americas, it remains the third largest source of foreign oil for the united states market. unfortunately, over the past few years, organized crime has made mexico a major producer that tra