host: we're joined by glenn thrush and lisa mascaro. sa, walk us through what to expect on the opening day of this 112th congress. guest: it is going to be a new era in washington. we have a divided congress for the first time under the obama administration. we have a large republican majority in the house, a large number of newcomers who were voted in with the support of the tea party. there'll be a shift from what we have seen. in the senate, we have a much narrower democratic majority. the democrats are still in control of the senate, but with a much smaller margin. you're really going to see the house really taking the lead on a lot of legislation, sending legislation over to the senate that the senate will then have to really look at and decide whether there are opportunities for the senate to work with the republican-controlled house on the issues or whether the senate will be the last line of defense for the obama administration on proposals that democrats cannot live with. we will see, obviously, the opening on wednesday -- the p

. >> tomorrow, a political roundtable with linh to rush and lisa mascaro. and drew big discuss the social security and other pension security and other pension programs

estero -- lisa mascaro. andrew biggs examines the solvency of social security and other programs. and brandon roberts who talks about the economy's impact on low-income-working families. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span networks, they provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history. it is all available to you on television, radio,

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2010] >> tomorrow on "washington journal," a preview of the 112 congress with glenn thrush and lisa mascaro a discussion on social security, retirement, and pension programs with andrew biggs. later, a look at the latest report by the working poor bang families project with the manager of the organization, brandon roberts. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. tomorrow on c-span, all six of the declared candidates for the republican national committee chairmanship will debate for the first time. the list includes current chairman michael steele, the moderator includes -- moderator's include rubber norquist -- grover norquist. watch live coverage tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> calm in a time of anger and leadership in a time of uncertainty. that is what the nation asks of the united states senate. that is what this office demands of e to serve here. and a search for farewell speeches and hear from retiring -- >> search for farewell speeches and hear from retiring senators. there are more than 160,000 hours all online, all free. it is washington, your way. >> several