host: thank you ian swans -- swanson.fterwards gary wills of how the atomic bomb changed the presidency. and all day monday, books on american presidents, fdr and our culture, craig >> documentary producer and head of citizens uniteds david bossie on c-span "q & a." american presidents life portraits on display, through february 21, the exhibit looks at the lives of the presidents. sponsored by c-span and the white house presidential historical association. and if you can't get to the site, visit this online. >> "washington journal" continues. host: at the table, daniel kaniewski working for president bush from 2005-2008 and on the table is homeland security report, what does it look at? guest: first it's an important document, i applaud this administration and that it meets the congress attempt. i feel it provides a road map for the future for the department of homeland security. in reality homeland security is broader. and i feel this document will lay the future. host: what are the topics in this report? guest: there a

coming up, an update on the senate's job bills with ian swanson.

. >> host: phone numbers on the bottom for the guest, ian swanson to read we're talking about congresss as they are coming out, mr. swanson. "the washington times" has a picture of mr. boehner but the title says jobs bill cuts payroll tax on the new hires. take a steeper to the concept. >> guest: the key provision in the bill getting so much attention is one that would give a tax credit to hire new workers over the next year. i believe the dates go from february, assuming the bills pass february to january 1st, 2011, and that is why businesses would get a tax credit for hiring new workers does it have to be the high years that do not replace existing workers, and there are a couple of republican senators that have been working with us. the idea that emerges from a proposal that originally came from senators hatch, republican from utah and senator schumer from new york, democrat, senator grassley from iowa has also been involved but there's some republicans who have raised criticisms about this kind of a hiring tax credit in the past. it was used in the 70's by the carter at ministratio

our guest is ian swanson of the hill d.ormer special assistant for homeland security looks at the administration's homeland security plans. and we'll talk about civic literacy with richard brake from the intercollegiate studies institute. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. taking a look at the $787 billion economic stimulus program signed into law about a year ago, more than $333 billion have been committed with just over $179 billion having been paid out as of february 2. check our website to track the stimulus money, go to www. cspan.org/stimulus to watch hearings, briefings and speeches as well as congressional debates and links to the government and outside watchdog groups. again, that's www.c-span.org/stimulus. now an event with dr. margaret hamburg, commissioner of the food and drug administration. she talks about her agency's agenda at a conference for health policy analysts, researchers and other advocates. this is just under an hour. >> thank you very much. it's really a pleasure

we talked about it this morning with ian swanson from the the hill. a sense of what is evolving?new political reality in washington where democrats can't get through the house. they have to get some republicans on board. they are trying, but there are some things in the bill that republicans are not crazy about. and the political realities if you want to let a jobs bill go through that could be seen as a good political thing. to give a boost to the members of congress. host: one writes that the job bill is postponed. one reason is the weather, but the bill itself is in draft form.çóç guest: that's right, harry reid was hoping to get a vote this week, and a part still to get that vote. saying yesterday that we were watching for the bill to come out. and threatening that we will stay here this weekend if we need to do get this vote out. as afternoon turned into evening, he said it doesn't look like we can do it. there were 15 senators missing and having a tough time to get into town. senator reid has asked them to ó host: our guest, ian swanson, and we have our lines open for repu

tomorrow morning, we will get an update on the senate jobs bill with ian swanson. after that, professor daniel kaniewski will discuss a recent report on american security. after that, richard brake on literacy and education. this begins a 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> tune in to booktv for us three-day presidents' day weekend beginning saturday. authors include henry paulson talking about warren buffett. afterwards, gary wills on how the atomic bomb changed the presidency and the role of the u.s. in the world. this airs saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern. for the complete schedule, go to booktv.org. >> now hearing on the economy and what it means for the federal budget. kent shares the budget committee. he co-sponsored a proposal to create a bipartisan commission. that measure was voted down last week. this hearing is 2 1/2 hours. >> the hearing will come to order. first, i appreciate very much witnesses being here with conditions as they are, and i appreciate colleagues who are here and who are on their way. i especially want to thank senator sessions for being here to repres

our guest is ian swanson.rmer assistant for homeland security daniel kaniewski about the homeland for -- homeland security plans. and we will talk about literacy from -- with richard brake. a look washington journal" is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> his movie was the subject of a supreme court decision. daniel kaniewski -- david bossie sunday night on "q&a." >> congressional leaders met at the white house to discuss areas of agreement on a jobs bill and the economy. republican leader spoke with reporters afterwards. >> part of what we would like to see is the ability of congress to move forward in a bipartisan fashion on the key challenges that the country is facing right now. it is fair to say that the american people are frustrated with the lack of progress on key issues, and although the parties are not going to agree on every single item, there should be some areas where we can agree. we can get some things done even as we have a vigorous debate on issues we do not agree on. a good place to start