let's get a response from jason dick. guest: there is this kind of stunning realization of how much money is in politics. this is not a cynical view. that money is being poured into local television and radio stations and paying the salaries of operatives in states and paying for gas that goes into cars to traverse it states. it is the money being spent in campaigns is being used in a way that benefits a lot of local economies. that's something people did not necessarily think of. a decent bulk of that money is going into a local television station. host: we have a tweet from james. final thoughts from you, pete kasperowicz, before we wrap up this morning. do we see tea party element alive and well? is that on the minds of congress? guest: they have a couple of weeks to do stuff and i do not think things will change in a couple of weeks. this week they will be doing spending because they have to. it will be interesting to watch . how that goes determines a lot of next year. spending continues to be the issue. the debt is

jason dick, we are seeing some headlines about the farm bill. the n.y. times says when congress returns, it is politics as usual and a face-off with angry farmers. what will we hear from them? >> we have not seen any suggestions they will be taking them all, but i was in missouri last week covering the senate race, and it is amazing how upen the farm bill comes with regular folks they want to reach, and there is a lot of anxiety about whether congress can find a way to get a farmville done. sometimes of farm bill is delayed a year. there are fights over it. the thought that in the middle of a relatively brutal drought there would be no farmville to take home until the election is a little disturbing to the people who produce the bulk of the food supply. >> what type of thing are we hearing from constituents? >> it depends on what the audience was. she went to her, monster -- alma matter, and she spent a lot of time fielding biographical questions. her message is there were big differences between her and and talk a in -- and her opponent over student aid

let's get a response from jason dick.s kind of stunning realization of how much money is in politics. this is not a cynical view. that money is being poured into local television and radio stations and paying the salaries of operatives in states and paying for gas that goes into cars to traverse it states. it is the money being spent in campaigns is being used in a way that benefits a lot of local economies. that's something people did not necessarily think of. a decent bulk of that money is going into a local television station. you can see this segment again in its entirety at c-span.org. the u.s. house of about two gaveling. annual premiums of the fha mortgage insurance for increasing reserves. with this week, a budget discussion over the budget bubble and this month. and whether to extend the wiretaps. the senate is expected to dabble in as well. you can see live coverage of the senate debate on c-span2. now live coverage of the house here on c-span. ouse a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room

our monday roundtable will be looking at congress with jason dick.will look at the $16 trillion u.s. debt. robert vix be -- bixby will be there. there will talk about the implications of the deficit. andmickey mccarter will be joining us -- mickey mccarter will be joining as. this is all part of the department of homeland security. that is to mar 7:00 a.m., 4:00 on the west coast. check out our web site on c- span.org. have a great weekend. c-span3 -- [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> in four weeks, the first of the presidential debates, live on c-span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. next, president morsi -- "newsmakers, with john larson." >> joining us on "newsmakers," congressman john larson. welcome. >> good to be with you. >> and joining us in the studio -- jonathan strong and jonathan weisman. gentlemen, thank you for joining us today at. let's start with the unemployment figures. 8.1% in nine states withob

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