. >>> sunday, on c-span q&a, john kogen on u.s. federal entitlement programs. >> entitlement programs stem from a basic human desire to help someone who is in need of assistance. it's common. all of us have it in us. for politicians it's a little bit easier to do it with somebody else's money but they still have the same basic desire that you and i do. they also have this desire to be re-elected. so once that entitlement is put in place, then the game has changed. interest groups form around protecting that entitlement, pressing for more assistance. money starts flowing to politicians who protect those benefits. and the game changes. it's that desire for re-election. >> john kogen on u.s. federal entitlement programs on c-span's q&a. >>> the c-span bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. we recently stopped in baton rouge, louisiana, asking folks what the number one issue is in their state. >> the number one issue continues to be flood recovery. in baton rouge we had a historic flood and my district was heavily