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friday's washington journal we talked the president of the service employees international union, mary kay henry. the seiu has about 2 million members with a million working for state and local government. this is 35 minutes. >> host: the last year mary kay henry has been serving as president of the servicehas employees international union, seiu. welcome back.erna good to see you again.. let me show you a headline on this friday morning fromabor wash cington times wrapping that headline from "the washington times" called richard trumka critical of the obama administration's handling of its proposed free trade deal with columbia. guest: we are all concerned by jobs in this country and all of the free trade agreements need to be handled with the concern of how we are protecting workers' rights in the u.s. is an important conversation to have as we try to figure of how to get 30 million people back to full-time jobs in this country. host: in one suggestion, congress and the white house to fully embrace free trade. guest: my question would be if the bush tax cuts was supposed to create jobs, how is

republican line with mary kay henry. go ahead. caller: thank you. i am a republican, but i do support you. i have been union and non-union. now i own my own business. i would like to see the free trade and nafta agreements being brought out into the open. i've never understood why they are not. i'm old enough to realize where we are headed as a country is actually back to 1960 and wage levels. i think corporations would love that. but i would also like to speak about the influence of television and media and the advertising dollar, whether it is the big three or the other corporations, the influence of that dollar is the word that gets out. i would appreciate if you would think more along those lines. america needs you to wake up. unless you want to start making $2.50 and think you can get by, this is the way ware headed. i support you and i wish you luck. guest: thank you. you have made a point, that real wages in t u.s. economy have not risen since 1974. that's because of rising health- care costs and because of rising cost of living and because w

service employees international union president mary kay henry joins us. after that, more about the 2012 campaign with matt kibbe. later, the head of amtrak joseph boardman joins us. "washington journal" each morning at 7:00 eastern. now here is new york congressman anthony weiner announcing his resignation from congress after suggestive pictures of him surfaced and he admitted lying about it. a special election will be held to fill his house seat. he spoke from his congressional district in brooklyn. applause you see applause >> good afternoon. about 20 years ago, i stood in this very same room here at the council center and asked my neighbors for their help to take a chance on me in electing me to the city council. then some seven years later i asked those same team to join with people in queens in sending me to congress. there is no higher honor in a democracy than being sent by your neighbors to represent them in the united states house of representatives. it is particularly humbling to represent this district to. the communities in this district are h

mary kay henry joins us. after that, more about the 2012 campaign with matt kibbe.ater, the head of amtrak joins us. a committee unveiled a measure to allow private companies to compete with amtrak to provide high-speed rail service on the northeast corridor. washington journal each morning at 7:00 eastern. >> blackberry users, you can access our program with the c- span radio application. all commercial free. you can also listen to our signature interview programs each week. it is available around the clock wherever you are. download it free from blackberry app world. >> we will hear from members of the nuclear regulatory commission. the state chairman is questioned by state environment and public works committee's about the handling of yucca mountain. barbara boxer chairs this 2.5 at our meeting. >> let me begin. it has been over three months since japan was hit by devastating earthquake and tsunami. it is expected to take additional time before a cold shutdown of all reactors at the fukushima nuclear power plant will be achieved. the emergency in japan served as

mary kay henry joined desperate after that, or about the 2012 campaign with freedom works president. later, the head of amtrak joins us. the house transportation committee unveiled a measure to allow private companies to compete with amtrak to provide high-speed rail service on the northeast corridor. "washington journal" each morning at 7:00. >> a hearing on nuclear plant safety in the wake of the recent disaster in japan. but will your from members of the nuclear regulatory commission. braga boxer chairs this 2.5 hour hearing. -- barbara boxer cheers this 2.5 hour hearing. >> good morning, everybody. the committee will come to order. just to go over the way we are going to operate. will be a lot of questions and we will go back and forth from one side to the other. to it will be like a tennis match. hopefully, it will be as enjoyable as fact and not too contentious. let me begin. it has been over three months since japan was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. it is expected to take additional time before shutdown of all reactors at the foot issue in the power plant will b

republican line with mary kay henry. go ahead. caller: thank you. i am a republican, but i do support you. i have been union and non-union. now i own my own business. i would like to see the free trade and nafta agreements being brought out into the open. i've never understood why they are not. i'm old enough to realize where we are headed as a country is actually back to 1960 and wage levels. i think corporations would love that. but i would also like to speak about the influence of television and media and the advertising dollar, whether it is the big three or the other corporations, the influence of that dollar is the word that gets out. i would appreciate if you would think more along those lines. america needs you to wake up. unless you want to start making $2.50 and think you can get by, this is the way we are headed. i support you and i wish you luck. guest: thank you. you have made a point, that real wages in the u.s. economy have not risen since 1974. that's because of rising health- care costs and because of rising cost of living and becau