host: judy conti, a daughter of bacile coordinator -- federal advocacy coordinator. >> looking at a videoa short time ago at the white house, president obama preparing to board marine one on the south lawn. he is headed to minneapolis today, meeting with local leaders and law-enforcement officials to discuss than control. the associated press writing today for the first time president obama is taking his campaign for new gun restrictions on the road. in minnesota, to look for support from public, law enforcement for his proposals to stem gun violence. the reinstatement of the assault weapons ban is expected to be the toughest challenge facing the president. we will have live coverage of the president's remarks when he arrives in minneapolis today at 2:30 eastern here on c-span. >> congress is back today, the house gaveling in at 2:00 eastern, recess after a one- minute speeches. they will return about 5:00 and take up a number of suspension bills, both after 6:30 eastern. debate and vote on a measure requiring the president to submit a balanced budget to congress. the senate is and at 2:0

coming up next we will be talking to judy about efforts -- judith conti about efforts to ban hiring discriminationmongst the unemployed. and coming up later in the program, a speechwriter from the 2012 mid romney campaign. that as "washington journal" continues, after this. ♪ [video clip] >> you have some hotshot who just got his ph.d. in computer science getting offers from all over the world's -- all over the world. very competitive. >> congress could do a lot. you do not have to be efficient on your iphone or blackberry to understand the application of technology and what makes it work and does not make it work. >> it is difficult to make investment decisions and expect a return when you have no way to predict the future. our difficulty right now is that there is no consistency with certainty for our policy decisions. >> the government's role in the consumer electronics show, tonight on "the communicators," on c-span 2. >> at age 65 she was the oldest first lady when her husband became president, but she never set foot in washington. her husband died one month after being inaugurated. meat and