. >> but these are temporary jobs, which is why some, like a virginia congressman erick kanter, are questioning whether summer employment is the most effective use of stimulus money. >> the american people are just frustrated seeing taxpayer dollars wasted, and when you say that you want to see a stimulus bill work, the american people expect the stimulus bill will be focused like a laser on creating jobs. >> are they wrong? >> to say that this program does not work does not hit the point. the point is that you are turning people for the future. >> he already use this in this project as a success. >> i would never think in a million years that i would have the opportunity to just sit in a beautiful office, air- conditioning. i would never think that. >> up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast. with the dow jones surpassing 9000 for the first time since january, we will look at how stocks are performing. i can smile, i can carry on our conversation i do most of the talking yes i wear dentures and they fit wonderful super poligrip acts as a seal

on a come erick kanter was over there -- caller: eric kanter was there.ust last night the president had a press conference and then this morning -- i don't know. you invited cantor to give the other side view of the press conference, and want to know the criteria. host: yesterday we had congressman gene green very much in support and i believe the producers ideas across the two days to live a different point of view. caller: but at the same time, er i, eiric cantor was the right person because ollie did was you lies and no one was there. " so the basic idea was one guest at a time when we mix in a lot of calls and comments by e- mail and twitter that did criticize and it also support, which is how this program works. i want to move on because it is not fair to this gas. and if you have any other issues, we would love to hear them. we listen to your concerns. it is journal@c-span.org, and please give us a call. we are spending time on the troubled assets relief program. our next call is from providence, rhode island. robert on the independent line. caller:

then, congressman erick kanter, the deputy minority whip gives his -- eric cantor, the deputy minority whip this is a response. and the deputy special i.g. of the tarp program. later, a look at congress through the eyes of freshmen members. "washington journal" takes your calls live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on "america and the court's" on saturday, the discuss the last term and the cases that made the greatest impact here on c-span. >> q&a sunday, susan jacoby the public's ongoing fascination with the public trial of alger hiss. >> now the senate banking committee hears from federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. this is one of two appearances the chairman makes before the committee each year to assess the state of the economy and talk about monetary policy. the chairman discusses the use of taxpayer dollars to help the financial industry and the president's plan to give the fed a greater role in financial regulation. chris dodd of connecticut shares this 2 hour 45 minute hearing. >> the committee will come to order, and let me welcome the chairman of the federal reserv

status of health care legislation with remarks from house republicans in house debate between erick kanternd stanley hoyer of maryland. . >> i need to help gibbs out a little bit. if you have to do job, do yourself. i wanted to address you guys directly, because over the last day and a half, obviously there has been all sorts of controversy around the incident that happened in cambridge with professor gates and the police department. i just had a conversation with sergeant jim crowley, the officer involved. i have to tell you that, as i said yesterday, my impression of him was that he was an outstanding police officer and a good man, and that was confirmed in a phone conversation. and i told him that. because this has been ratcheting up, and obviously helped to contribute ratcheting it up, i want to make clear that in my choice of words, i think i unfortunately gave an impression that i was maligning the cambridge police department or a sword and crawly specifically. i could have calibrated those words differently -- or a soccer -- or sgt crawley. i continued to believe that there was an o