then, assistant labor secretary jane oates on jobs and the economy. after that, dr. gary wiltz of the national association of community health centers on the new health-care law and the current budget debate. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] host: as the protests continued in the state capitol in wisconsin, but they may also spread to other states, including colorado and iowa and also indiana and ohio. we will talk this morning about one aspect, which is the charges that this is less about the state budget and more about breaking the state employee union. a new poll in "usa today" suggests the majority of americans support public-sector unions and that is what we will talk to you about this morning. public-sector unions and collective bargaining power. here are the phone lines -- the front page of "the wall street journal" -- crunch time for organized labor. here is what he writes. that is "the wall street journal" this morning. i reference the "usa today" all that suggests 61% of america

have them look it a and make sure that you connect with jane oates on our staff, the e.t.a. assistant secretary if you need any further assistance. we're here to help. we're partners with you all. >> mayors, ladies and gentlemen, we're very, very privileged to have the secretary spend so much time with us as well as jane oates. give them a hand. thank you for your extraordinary leadership in difficult times. thank you very much. >> in a few moments, a forum on the economic causes of unrest in the middle east. and "wall street journal" is live at 7:00 -- "washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern with how states deal with prisons and convicts. and we'll visits with the mayors of charlotte, north carolina and oklahoma city. we have several live events to tell you about today here on c-span. former arkansas governor and presidential candidate mike huckabee will be at the national press club to talk about his new book. it is titled "a simple government: 12 things we really need from washington and a trillion that we don't." that's at noon, eastern. at 1:00 p.m., how the palest

i would like to thank also those traveling with her the department of labor assistant secretary jane oatess well. now this time i try to stall because she -- irk you. she is supposed to walk and. i can talk more about secretary solis. secretary duncan what kind of programs are you working on? with secretary solis that she might be talking about this moment? >> i will let her go through them but let me say one final thing. the other thing i was about to do for you guys is provide the bully pulpit report where you are making tough calls, and again the courage that you guys have explained without the control you might want which is very tricky, structural challenges. i appreciate that so much. there times you guys have taken a tough stand or taken a controversial issue but willing to put yourself on the line to do that. would love to find ways to support you in those efforts. don't hesitate to let me know through letters to the editor are talking on phones to reporters. would love to give you a political stretch -- coverage of the hard things that the mayor talked about so don't hesitate to c

host: next phone call for jane oates is mount pleasant, texas. craig is a democrat. caller: thank you for the work you do. when i realize in this economic climate, the department of labor is probably getting more flak than they deserve, as is customary. thank you for the work you do. guest: thank you very much. caller: my pleasure. i am a college senior here. i am going to graduate and i look to join the teaching ranks in texas. i am noticing, not only in texas, but throughout the state, the legislature is a severe threat to the budget, in the education field, primarily, teachers. i wonder if you have any information from the department of labor, your thoughts on this development, what it means for teachers in the future? guest: susan will think this is a set up. i started my career as a teacher. i thought i'd grade in philadelphia and boston. i do not think you could have made a better choice. we are going to see some bumps in the road and school districts have to deal with reduced budgets from the state and local revenue, but especially new teachers have tremendous

then jane oates on jobance the economy. after that, dr. gary wiltz on the new health care law and current budget debate. "washington journal" each morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. later in the day a look at the role economics plays in the political unrest in the middle east. we'll hear from the governor of due nearby fra's central bank -- of tunisia's central bank. the carnegie endowment for international peace hosts this event, live coverage at 3:30 people eastern. the congressional budget office projects a record budget deficit of $1.5 trillion this year. next a discussion with the co-chair os they have debt commission, erskine bowles and alan simpson. the national center for policy analysis hosted this one-hour event in dallas. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon, i want to thank you for coming and braving the weather to be here today. welcome to the hatton w. summers in distinguished lecture series. one of the board members is here today, we want to make sure and note that her mother, dorothy, wife of former summers in board chairman and

then jane m. oates on jobs in the economy. later in the day, a look at the role economics plays in the political unrest in the middle east. your hair from the governor of to nietzsche kosovo region of to aneesh oppose the central bank. -- we will hear from the governor of tunisia opposed the central bank. next, joe biden talks about his senate career and the president's budget. the vice president spoke a week and a half ago at the university of louisville. >> thank you. welcome. this marks the 20th anniversary. it will begin with our very first visit. america got a close-up view of the 2008 presidential campaign. they got a sense of his good humor. they got a sense of why it is almost impossible not to like. you do not win at the aged 29. joe biden has always given it his all. he set the tone early. the new castle county counsel, little not afraid of ia hard work. he had to juggle his work at the law form he had -- law firm he had just founded and raising his family. he earned a little extra income as a lifeguard. [laughter] h