i am marcia blackburn. today, we complete one pledge and begin another. many months ago, house republicans committed, we pledged to listen to americans all across this country who were speaking out about better ideas and practical solutions. we kept that pledge and it allows us to make another. they pledged to america starts with a preamble that reminds us that every american citizen is endowed with certain rights from their creator. when our government charts the course that endangers those rights, the people, indeed, the people have a right to demand a new agenda from their government. this pledge recognizes that the problems that the american people face are beyond washington's ability to solve those problems through overspending and hyper- regulation. the great promise and salvation of this country has always been the power of the american people to seek and create solutions. this pledge acknowledges that washington has gotten in the way of those solutions and that washington has made the problems worse. our problem -- our pledge to america is that we

marcia blackburn and kathy mcmorris-rogers. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> we learned this week that technically the recession ended over a year ago, june of 2009. but americans do not live on tech colts. reality is different -- tech colts. reality is different. in the latest cnn pay, american said the economy is in a recession, 47%. 61% said president obama's policies have made the economy worse. just 36% said he has made things better. before the president faces voters again, there's time for the economy to turn around, time for him to win back the faithful. but the calendar is running out on capitol hill democrats who are facing dreary predictions and an election just a little over seven weeks away. joining me from chicago, the majority whip in the u.s. senate, senator dick durbin. thank you so much for joining us, senator, from the beautiful city of chicago i should add. >> it's great to be with you, candy. thank you. >> the man that you see now out talking at these town hall meetings and to these

a for the republican women, marcia blackburn, kathy mcmorris-rogers, both of them were present when thend of their manifesto of what they'd do if they got in power. so we want to ask them about that and some of the reaction to it. so lots of politics and some governance. >> all right, candy. keep them honest up there, too, will you, when they start to weasel out of these things. thanks, we'll see you at 9:00 great. keep it here for "state of the union." ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every business day, bank of america lends billions of dollars, to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and businesses. ♪ working to set opportunity in motion. bank of america. save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance?really was abe lincoln honest? mary: does this dress make my backside look big? abe: perhaps... save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance?really host: is having a snowball fight with pitching great randy johnson a bad idea? man: yeah, i'm thinking maybe this was a bad idea. long summer days, and not enough sleep. what i wouldn't do for a do-over. [ female announcer ] neutr