then a look at the life and-- kathleen sibelius on the 2014 budget request. live at 7:00 a.m. your calls and comments on "washington journal." senior political editor mark murray looks at the potential political impact of the bombings in boston. and what is ahead for congressional action on guns and immigration. the executive director of of the national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses discusses how often americans think about terrorism. the a member of constitution project talks about torture and the united states. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> the f 35 is the most expensive weapon system in the history of mankind quite frankly. it is an advanced warplane, a fighter jet that is to be used by the air force, the navy and the marine kerp.-- corp. it's the replacement for the f- 16 for the air force, for a number of other planes for the marines and navy. supposed to be our new, advanced, all-purpose fighter jet. it was a plane that was supposed to be in the skies fighting now. still in development. it's an incredibly troubled program. it'

and that included the health and human services secretary kathleen sibelius.e of the reasons the estimated costs are spread out across hundreds of pages in obama's newly released budget is requesting an additional $1.5 million just to implement the change -- exchanges, that is. with more with the confusion had, michael cannon, the director of health policy studies at the cato institute. thank you for coming on. why can't we get a straight answer about the cost of this? wire the costs rising? >> blasting the obama administration wants is for anyone to know the cost of this law. the cost is spread out among federal agencies. we pick out individual parts, we find the projections, like you said. like you said, kathleen sibelius has been spending lots of money to encourage them to implement the law. earlier this year, they said they would be spending $2 billion by the end of the year. but now we learn it will be more than twice that amount to an you say the devil is in the details. look at the insurance exchanges. we were told 4.4 billion and now we are told it wil

especially -- health and human services secretary - kathleen sibelius. in 2011 - she overruled an fda recommendation to make the pill available to all ages without a prescription. the judge's decision called that "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable." birth control advocacy groups are happy. saying this may help bring down the teen pregnancy rates. u.s. teen pregnancies are twice as high as britain and canada. and 4 times higher than france and sweden. bottom line - young girls of any age will probably be able to get the pill without parental consent or a prescription -- soon. >> this should be available with in the next month but this could be moved if the obama administration will challenge this moved forward." >> we learned today that president obama made a phone call to apologize to kamala harris. the problem -- when he introduced her at a bay area fundraiser yesterday, he called her brilliant and dedicated. but then said she was by far the 'best-looking' attorney general. she wasn't offended -- but it's ignited a debate on whether the reference t

civilians testified wednesday -- kathleen sibelius' testified wednesday on the 2014 budget request for her department. here is an exchange on help prevention programs. he can see all the hearing any time and are website -- you can see all the hearing any time at our website. upset. beyond the a demonstration helped pay for the affordable care act in fiscal year 2013 by reading the public health and prevention fund. maybe you do not know how angry i am about this. effort to getear more focused on prevention and wellness. opportunityided the to change. i have been saying for over 20 years that we do not have a health care system in america. we have a sick care system. we have great surgeons and great doctors. once you are sick, you did great care in america. where we have failed to miserably is keeping people healthy. preventing disease and illness in the first place. showed the payback on prevention is incredibly high. why health wonder care is going for the roof. when the affordable care act was sawg developed, some of us it as a way to help pay the bills, how do we pay the bills more

ashley: it appears you just met this week with health and human services secretary kathleen of millet -- kevin sibeliusafford to expand medicaid as the law requires? >> as i continue to read it it, it is difficult it is a hundred thousand more people. we will go from one to add a sixth down at one out of four on medicaid. pennsylvania is number two per capita percentage rise. we're looking to see what availability there is for flexibility for block grants but right now i'm keeping an open mind. i am listening to what the secretary has to say. we made some request and asked many more questions. more questions than answers but no decision has been made. ashley: thank you very much for i know you're on a mission to brazil and chile. hopefully you can get business stirred up as well. governor corbett thank you. tracy: i went to college in pennsylvania. we have to go back to florida. is claiming is down at the raymond james trading floor with the up front reaction of the numbers and also the ceo with a fox business exclusive. countdown to the closing bell is next. don't go anywhere. ♪ if you have high chole

next, kathleen sibelius on the 2014 budget request. my 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments "washington journal." on "newsmakers", and member of the judiciary said committee on immigration and border security talks about efforts to develop an immigration bill in the house. 10:00 a.m. andt 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> over the last four years, i am a little worried about this administration. that is part of a long-term trend as i outlined in the book. power tong state impose a particular worldview, that i called liberalism. to the definition of that savanna using terms loosely. as a christian, i am worried when the state hhs agency wants to mandate that catholic intitutions have to pay their insurance programs. i am worried when the supreme court starts taking up things like gay marriage. i am worried about the things see it universities. i see more and more the state imposing a particular kind of agenda. it is really a worldview. bigger than politics, bigger than republicans and democrats. it is a particular worldview. >> benjamin wik