you are on with, lynn jenkins is woman -- congresswoman lynn jenkins. caller: the president did a good job laying out his plans, where he has been stalled so many times by the republicans. people should realize that the people that were involved in the s&l scandals are corporate criminals that have used the republican party to raid the federal treasury, and they are doing everything they can to stall the economy, massive layoffs would budget cuts, cutting out jobs. we of teachers and firemen laid- off. they are doing this to make the country's miserable. oil companies and big wigs -- deregulating laws, rating the federal treasury at the expense of the taxpayers to pay off the bankrupt -- the investment that an economic slide -- the small town republicans that a vote for them used bigotry to try to blindside what they have --ndonone guest: i can tell that we will disagree. i'm a small-town kansas girl and i don't think we're ignorant or bigoted. i don't think she has a sense that the president has proposed numerous things to congress and we have rejected

host: lynn jenkins, republican from kansas. she serves on the ways and means committee as we continue our discussion on the president's job proposal that he introduced last night. pat is a republican in new jersey. go ahead. caller: good morning. thank you for your show. i would like to know why the first lady was sitting with the head of ge after some many jobs just went overseas. how can you give the speech in two parts? you are going to define the problem, and give a solution, and then we have to wait a week for how we are going to pay for this? i was a democrat for many years until maybe two presidents ago. now i am ready to hang myself. guest: thank you for the call. i thought it was an interesting choice to have the ceo from ge sitting with the first lady, given that they have been the poster child for sentimental tax reform. why is so necessary in our economy today. if the democrats in the senate would meet with the republicans on architectural structure for fundamental tax reform, which has become competitive once again

you are on with, lynn jenkins is woman -- congresswoman lynn jenkins. caller: the president did a good job laying out his plans, where he has been stalled so many times by the republicans. people should realize that the people that were involved in the s&l scandals are corporate criminals that have used the republican party to raid the federal treasury, and they are doing everything they can to stall the economy, massive layoffs would budget cuts, cutting out jobs. we of teachers and firemen laid- off. they are doing this to make the country's miserable. oil companies and big wigs -- deregulatingaws, rating the federal treasury at the expense of the taxpayers to pay off the bankrupt -- the investment that an economic slide -- the small town republicans that a vote for them used bigotry to try to blindside what they have --ndonone guest: i can tell that we will disagree. i'm a small-town kansas girl and i don't think we're ignorant or bigoted. i don't think she has a sense that the president has proposed numerous things tcongress and we have rejected the

guests will be josh earnest, democratic representatives jim bishop and a republican from texas, lynn jenkins. >> the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this weekend on american history tv on c- span3, floor speeches from september 12. american artifacts, recovered objects from new york, the pentagon, and shanksvill, pennsylvania. and then how societal changes in the first half of the 19th century led to the women's rights movement. >> the joint is it committee had its first meeting today. senator john kyl said the committee needs to come up with a plan from the end of october. during this meeting, you will hear protesters chanting outside the hearing room. >> the joint committee will come to order. if photographers would please remove themselves. today the joint committee convenes its inaugural meeting in conforming with the budget control act of 2011. i welcome my colleagues from the house and senate and like a chair, senator murray, and i think each and every one of you to serve on this committee. today's meeting is for the purpose of organizing the committee. there are two items on the

the deputy press secretary, representative tom bishop and representative lynn jenkins. washington journal is live on c- span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. a couple of live events tomorrow morning. former vice president dick cheney will be at the american enterprise institute to talk about how the u.s. responded to the 9/11 attacks. also on c-span 3 at 11:40 a.m. eastern, president obama will be just south of washington. he will be following up on his speech tonight, speaking about jobs and the economy at the university of richmond. >> the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3. senate floor speeches. an american artifacts from the smithsonian's american history museum. recovered artifacts. also, lectures in history. a northwestern university professor on how societal changes in the first half of the 19th century led to the birth of the women's rights movement. you can get our scheduled e-mail directly to you. >> president obama presented his jobs plan to a joint session of congress thursday night. this is 40 minutes. >> t

host: lynn jenkins first-time visitor a "washington journal to l." the house is coming into session. there is a new series that begins on c-span to mine called "the contenders." it is about 14 people that ran for president that did not make it. tonight is our kickoff. with star with henry clay -- we start with henry clay. now the house is in session. washington, d.c., september 9, 2011. i hereby appoint the honorable candice l. miller to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: and the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, chaplain conroy. chaplain conroy: we give you thanks as well as we begin the fall season of the people's house. please give the members of this house hope and wisdom as they confront old problems and unresolved issues. give them an understanding both of who they are called to be by you and what they are elected to do by the american people. make them trustworthy as they seek what is best for our nation. free them from defensiveness toward an