. >> we'll turn our attention to healthcare next with keith epstein.e is in the role of lobbying on capitol hill. also this morning, brad sherman of california will talk to us about afghanistan and pakistan. he is with the foreign affairs committee. we'll wrap up the morning talking with felipe and alexandra cousteau and their series on planet green's "blue august." >> the president is in mexico, secretary of state hillary clinton continues her travels in africa. in angola, she signed new agreement to fight hiv-aids, committing $17 million to combat the disease, more than doubling the administration's previous funding. the secretary now heads to congo. >> more on the air force one flyover this spring. the air force tracked twitter, youtube and other sites to gauge the public response to the flyover the statue of liberty. >>the senate ethics committee dismissed complaints against conrad and dodd. the panel says it found no substantial credible evidence that either senator violated senate rules, but did say they should have exercised vigilence in their d

. >> host: we will well let you go there and get a response from keith epstein. thank you for calling. >> guest: you might go on the internet or have somebody help you, on national public radio this morning on morning edition, there was a report out of vancouver, canada about the canadian healthcare system. i was not advocating that system, but i was struck with the ease that people are participating and less of the worr worry: i'm not advocating that system. a lot of americans experience and that is what democrats are trying to lash on to. anxiety over cost host: keith epstein, thank you for being with us this morning. >> the white house hold a roundtable today on health care. state and local officials and health care industry experts. we will have live coverage at 2:00 eastern on c-span. president obama @ link up meetings with the mexican president and the canadian prime minister this morning. we will have live coverage from guadalajara, mexico. the associated press is reporting a taliban deputy has called organizations to say he is not dead. . . >> "washington

reporters chad terhune and keith epstein write that the c.e.o.s of the giant insurance companies shouldbyists have already won. "no matter what specifics emerge in the voluminous bill congress may send to president obama this fall, the insurance industry will emerge more profitable." and remember that television ad barack obama made as a candidate for president? >> the pharmaceutical industry wrote into the prescription drug plan that medicare could not negotiate with drug companies. and you know what, the chairman of the committee who pushed the law through went to work for the pharmaceutical industry making $2 million a year. imagine that. that's an example of the same old game-playing in washington. i don't want to learn how to play the game better. i want to put an end to the game-playing. >> moyers: now look at this recent story in the "los angeles times." lo and behold, since the election, the pharmaceutical industry's $2 million dollars a year superstar lobbyist billy tauzin has morphed into president obama's pal. tauzin says the president has promised not to pressure the drug co

keith epstein talks about why health insurers are winning. brad sherman examines the u.s. policy toward afghanistan and pakistan. alexandra and philippe cuse toe discuss planet green's blue august special, examining the sustainability of the world's oceans. that's on "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. beginning tuesday, august 11, washington journal will hear from four mayors about how the economy is affecting their city. tuesday, phoenix mayor phil gordon, on wednesday, youngstown, ohio,'s jay williams, thursday, indianapolis', greg ballard, and friday, fort myers' jim humphrey. we'll take your questions for the mayors beginning tuesday on "washington journal." iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad has been sworn in for a second term, this event is courtesy of iran's state-run tv. it's about 20 minutes. >> i, as the president, in the presence of the holy curran and in the presence of the -- holy koran and in the presence of the iranian nation hereby swear in the name of almighty god to protect the official state, the system of the islamic revolution, and the

keith epstein talks about why democrats are winning. represented brad sherman talks about u.s. policy towards afghanistan and pakistan -- representative brad sherman. and they are discussing the discussion about the oceans with alexandra cousteau. that

that is $20. >> host: we will well let you go there and get a response from keith epstein. thank you for calling. >> guest: you might go on the internet or have somebody help you, on national public radio this morning on morning edition, there was a report out of vancouver, canada about the canadian healthcare system. i was not advocating that system, but i was struck with the ease that people are participating and less of the worry. what you're experiencing are a lot of americans are experiencing. but it is antipathy towards insurance curious who have struggled with those forms for instance. >> he has the lead article in business week. when insurers are winning. thank you for being with us. >> all this week, on c-span is washington journal, we are joined by some of the nation's mayors. tomorrow, it is phoenix mayor phil gordon, wednesday, j. williams, the mayor of youngstown ohio. later in the week, greg ballard of indianapolis and friday will talk to fort myers mayor jim humphrey. >> don capacity, why is congress continuing to hold hearings on fannie mae and freddie mac?

after that, keith epstein of "business week," on why health insurers are winning. after that, on a joint news conference with the prime minister cannot and the presidents of mexico and america. the oilers on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," andrew exum will talk about the security situation in afghanistan. after that, linda douglass joins us. in phoenix mayor gil gordon on challenges facing u.s. cities. and later, an update on the economy with gerald seib of the "wall street journal." later in the day, a conversation on retirement and so security. we will hear from white house national economic council director lawrence summers. watch live coverage at noon eastern. >> and now, all forum on broadening access to health care. participants discuss the legislation before congress and the outcomes of the massachusetts system established in 2006. the alliance for health reform is the host of this event. it is about 90 minutes. i want to welcome you to this program. i am with the alliance for health reform. thank you for breaking a hot weather in washington to come

chamber of commerce as well as keith epstein of business week and rep brad sherman, alexandra cousteau will be our guest on monday's edition of washington journal. i want to thank you for watching today, we will see you again tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. from the young american foundation news conference, a discussion on college reading material. we will be live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern. chief justice john roberts will swear in the judge so the mayor -- such a majo sotomayor sotoma . welcome to the national conservative students conference and hosted by the young american foundation. young american foundation is an organization to educate students on the principles of limited government, a strong national defense. we also hosts a campus lecture series for which you can have such speakers as newt gingrich, and ann coulter. dr. lee edwards is a fellow of the conservative thought and heritage foundation, and chairman of the victims of communism memorial foundation. he is the author of 20 books including biographies of ronald reagan, barry goldwater, histories of the heritage

we have julian epstein, julia raginsky, bernard, keith boykin, amanda carpenter and representative joe cess stack and representative marsha blackburn have been kind enough to be here with us tonight and congress persons. we'll start with you alone. you were very patient to come with us congressman sestack. are you sticking with the four plane planes ordered initially? or take them all out as i argue. >> we should take out the four plane this is an add in. and the planes we will replace in a very timely way, those types of planes permitted us when 9/11 happened, for the head of norad to be able when all the planes of the united states were placed on the ground, to be able to get somewhere to meet with the president of the united states. if you want to use first class in that kind of incidence, that's whole change and we won't be able to have meetings done when they need to in emergency. >> yes, sir. >> the reason we do this because an older plane costs about $2,000 more per maintenance hour in order to fly. so over time. >> right. >> you need to pay more for the older planes or you do a