. >>> and north carolina congressman heath shuler has announced he's not going to seek re-election to the house. he is a former professional football player on the washington redskins at one point and a frequent critic of nancy pelosi. he is not going to seek a fourth term. back in a minute with more washington today. >> ray mabus, our guest of this sunday on q & a on c-span radio. our guest will talk about his military career and his political career and his role as the 75th navy secretary. mabis will describe his goals for the u.s. navy. he wants to make half of all the energy used by the navy, including the u.s. marines, originate from nonfossil fuel sources by the year 2020. ray mabus, navy secretary, this sunday, 8:00 p.m. eastern on q & a here on c-span radio. >> and welcome back to washington today on c-span radio. it's official. after months

i voted for the amendment in committee, it was me and heath shuler, we were the only two. i remember exactly. the point is there's accusations made against the administration when there were members of this committee that voted against simpson-bowles and turn around and blame the administration for not adopting simpson-bowles. the reason is we can't get a republican to say they would raise taxes on warren buffett. that's the bottom line. that's what this all comes down to. it's interesting, we have this debate every time we have a major cabinet officials, we get all this nostalgia for ronald reagan. i had to do homework here. tax equity and fiscal responsibility act of 1982, tax increase by ronald reagan. highway revenue act of 1982, tax increase by ronald reagan. social security administration of 1983, tax increase by ronald reagan. deficit reduction act of 1984, tax increase by ronald reagan. consolidated omnibus budget wreck sill act of 1985, tax increase by ronald reagan. omnibus reconciliation act of 1985, tax increase. super fund amendments, tax increase. cr in '87,

i want to ask you in the wake of heath shuler's retirement from a competitive district in north carolina, one that some folks think he's the only one who can win, some other blue dog retirements and some folks who didn't run again who lost last time from that end of things. folks in the blue dog coalition say privately that they're concerned about going back on the ballot and having ads run against them with nancy pelosi, former speaker of the house, as sort of the villain of the ads, that this was something that was difficult for them last time around and they don't want to share the ballot with her so to speak or share the ad space with her again. what's your thought on that and has it been difficult for you to get these folks to stay on the ballot? >> i guess i have three responses in alphabetical order and in or the of priority. medicare, medicare, medicare. this election is going to be about who members of congress were for. and this is going to be a contrast. the issue of ads against nancy pelosi irrelevant when you have to stand up in the town meeting and defend to your constituen

. >>> former redskins quarterback heath shuler will also be a former senator as well.north carolina just redrew schuller's congressional district and it is now friendlier to republicans. >>> customs and border patrol agents caught another suspected heroin smuggler at dulles airport this week. the man arrived on a direct flight from rome. he provided a counterfeit lufthansa airlines badge. an affidavit alleges that he had more than a pound of heroine in his stomach. this is the third heroin smuggling arrest this year. >>> at bwi marshall, a delaware man was cited for stashing a compact cattle prod in his carry-on luggage. tsa agents discovered it at a security checkpoint. the 61-year-old was given a ticket for carrying an unauthorized weapon prohibited in the airport. he was allowed to board his flight to albany, new york. >>> it is now 6:35. 37 degrees out there. ahead, the charges against a local teacher and coach. >>> also hidden in plain sight. how a small fire helped lead police to a bust in one of the busiest parts of the district. >>> got you. the fast start for

. >>> heath shuler will be a former congressman soon as well. he will not run for a fourth term.e said he had considered running for governor in the wake of bev purdue's decision not to run for re-election. gop lawmakers in north carolina just redrew schuller's congressional district and it is now friendlier to republicans. >>> peyton manning is one step closer to getting back on the field. espn is reporting doctors cleared the colts quarterback for contact. manning missed the entire 2011 an season after undergoing three neck surgeries. the colts owner tweeted peyton has not passed the colts physical nor has he been cleared to play for indianapolis. some conflicting reports there. >> have to wonder whether -- they say he hasn't taken the team physical. you wonder if he will play again for indianapolis. >> many neck surgeries, i worry for him. >> coming up a setback for protesters in brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in

congressman schumer -- heath shuler said he did not intend to be a career politician and will not seek reelection. facebook's ipo is also making a lot of news and in "the washington post" it tells us facebook also has been beefing up its presence in washington. this is an interesting paragraph here -- a couple more calls as we talk about the economy in your part of the country. st. joseph's beach, florida. brett is an independent. are you there? you are on the air live. caller: thank you. it is nice and paradise. i worked 10 years for a frozen food distributor -- 80 hours overtime every two weeks. everybody said by a realistic. my home was paid for with cash. so i just kick back -- your life and paradise. all these papers want to hate people for doing the right thing. but i want you to ask this keith ellison fellow or what ever politician you get on there -- why don't they do something smart and let people did into ira's withoutnd penalties, and the warren buffett rule, and let them get their money like the 15% tax rate and then everything would be cool. but they want to steal and fiel

representative heath shuler, democrat of north carolina. they are predicting he will not run again. setting the same thing about the 80-year old democrat pete stark. back to your calls about the proposed mortgage relief plan. bob from baton rouge, republican line. caller: i am wondering about, like when they had that two- month extension, there was a law and their about me -- the fee for mortgages. in other words, any time they made a payment they would charge them a fee. that is how they were going to pay for the tax payroll. i am just wondering if that is still in effect or whether it went out two months. i thought that was the reason they have the two-month extension. host: thank you for your call. some tweet on the topic. here is gary -- monty says -- landover, maryland. richard on the independent line. you are on "washington journal." caller: people have to understand, this whole holding situation was it after they've repealed the glass-steagall act and it is another way to buy votes for the president. the best thing the president can do for the american people who are on the w

congressman heath shuler, a democrat served term, 11th district, announced yesterday that he does not intend to be a career politician and would not seek reelection this fall. faced its ipo is making lots of news. and in the "washington post" they're telling us facebook also has been eating up its presence in washington. a spokesman for and because insiders, company defends itself from regulators. this is an interesting paragraph. facebook has studied the mistakes made by older rivals such as google and microsoft and is responding quickly, experts say, by strategically hiring experienced democratic and republican operatives. the company has brought on key operatives from the past three administrations. a couple more calls as we talk about economy in your part of the country. next up, saint joseph's beach florida. brett is an independent. brett, are you there? >> caller: i am here. >> host: ahead. >> caller: look, i worked 10 years for local food history. stacking money. 80 hours over time in two weeks. everybody said by real estate. my home is paid for by cash. so i just kick back and