senate in just a moment, but let me introduce john haskell.s the current system working the way it was set up by our founding fathers. guest: it is up to the house and the senate to set up their own leadership. it has evolved and changed a great deal over time. it is different than it was right at the founding when the speaker presided. he was more of a moderator. if you watched lincoln, the speaker was not expected to attend. speakers don't vote. host: you do not need to be a member of congress to be a speaker. guest: that is true, but it has not happened. when speaker boehner was reelected in january, there were some members to attend four people were not in congress. it seems unlikely since it has not happened or come close to happening. host: let's look at some more notable speakers of the house of representatives beginning with henry clay, the speaker from the state of kentucky. joseph cannon from illinois, sam rayburn, the long-serving speaker, tip o'neill from massachusetts and newt gingrich from georgia. who stands out? guest: guest: s

john haskell from georgetown university, thanks for stopping by. tomorrow, "washington journal' will focus on sequestration. we will have two folks on to talk about defense department cuts and what sequestration will mean, any chance -- and a chance for you to check in with one of the governors. that is tomorrow morning. we will take you now live to the marriott hotel in washington, d.c., as the morning session is about to start with gov. markell of delaware and gov. fallin of oklahoma. this morning's session is focused on miles from the private and public sector. this afternoon, a discussion on education and the workforce. thank you for joining us on the sunday. i hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. now live coverage of the winter nga meeting. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> c-span is back at the national governors' association meeting. today, a look at how the public and private sector can work together to employ people with disabilities. one of the moderator

john haskell and ronald young both democrats are supporting a bill abolishing capital punishment.rtin o'malley is backing the measure as well and this should give it more than enough votes to clear the chamber. more bill press is up after the break. stay with us. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: indeed. john mccain says he will oppose a filibuster on chuck hagel's vote for confirmation in the u.s. senate. at least that's some progress on the part -- some sign of sanity on the part of john mccain. wonder if he can get lindsey graham's vote. hello, everybody. what do you say?

. >> and john haskell.live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> i think is a pretty accurate the did not play by the rules. a think they bend the rules to fit their circumstance. i think americans and all was no intent to be a lot more legalistic. we want things and a contract. we said, that is the be all and all. the chinese will signed any contract. the minute the ink is dry they will try to figure of a way to interpret it to get a round the requirements. it is just a relentless drive to get a head. that is what has a bill to the place over the past 30 years. a relentless drive to get ahead and improve it. this is some that we put on them in terms of the trade. they see that. we are trying to hold china down. we operate in a world without rules for use. not that we have gotten to the top, we're trying to hamstring them or tie them up to hold china down. >> 34 years of reporting and insights from around the world. sunday at 8:00 on cue and a. >> the supreme court ruled that drug dogs alert is sufficient probable