onm at -- @maya macguineas twitter. i have multiple twitter handles. and you can go to the responsible -- >> also, what's your sense for -- do you support bringing articles of impeachment at this point? how does that tie in with this effort to sue? >> they all start with articles of impeachment. we have an impeachment process that happens every four years and the american people knew exactly what they were getting into this time around and they voted to sign back up with president obama for four more years. i'm not i want rested in going through that exercise. i'm not trying to make a point. i'm trying to make a difference. i don't see us going down that road. as for the lawsuit in particular, i'm glad we narrowed it. we did this again not to make a point but to make a difference so when we talk to legal scholars they said if you throw all of your grievances into one piece of legislation you're not going to be able to get standing. it's going to look like a political stunt but if you narrow your greeances down that's going to be the way we'll get this

maya macguineas' name is in here.y else who has experience. >> what you think about wall street economists not attending? >> it is good, they do rotate the people who come. they have a set of people who come regularly. then they rotated the different people and i've had the chance to go when it was more about fiscal policy. they are dense papers but a lot of important, groundbreaking work comes out of the symposium and then guide some of the thinking in the coming months. >> this is not when are we going to raise rates, this is very dense, academic work. it is like an academic conference. >> what was the big id out of last year? >> basically, what do we do in the future given that we have never done any of this so far. there was not a single take away their way there was the year before when michael woodford talked about the idea of using forward guidance. >> tom went on about that for weeks. work with an analyst at citigroup, one of the most famous attendees. you and i remember the day the film dollar -- your member

maya macguineas joining us. and let's get a look at what's coming up top of the hour on media buzz.i, howie, what are you covering? >> we'll be leading with the shootdown of those jets over ukraine. some of the stumbles and speculations and also john mccain on the media. fascinating conversation, talking about the coverage of the border crisis of the war in iraq. why he was more restrictive toward the press in 2008, why he thinks he is sometimes portrayed as a grumpy old man. and he says he used to get mad about negative stories but now has the anger thing under control. >> i want to see that for sure. we'll see you 20 minutes away. thanks so much, howie. >>> department of justice weighing in on the irs scandal, testifying before congress about why there's no need, it says, for special prosecutor. our panel will have their opinion and kick it off as we look ahead on "sunday morning futures." back in a moment. 3rd and 3. 58 seconds on the clock, what am i thinking about? foreign markets. asian debt that recognizes the shift in the global economy. you know, the kind that capitalizes o

onm at -- @maya macguineas twitter. i have multiple twitter handles. you can go to the responsible -- the committee for responsible federal budget. host: thank you for joining us. we will is turn our attention to 45 years ago. you areemember, -- if alive, you are member where you were when we first stepped foot on the moon. we will talk to perl's, nasa weinistrator and veteran -- will talk to charles bolden, nasa administrator, and veteran milesadministrator o'brien. we will be back in a moment. was thequincy adams second adam's to be elected to the white house. he was the second northerner to be elected to the white house. he was only one of two anti-slavery president to be elected to the white house. he was deeply feared by the .outh they worried that his vision of a unified country in which the federal government and the in as were partners relationship that enabled the federal government to play the leading role in binding the country together through infrastructure projects, through supporting manufacture and so on, he was deeply suspected by the

our guest is miami guinness-- maya macguineas. theing the anniversary of apollo moon landing talking with charles bolden and then a space analyst. "washington journal" live on c-span with your phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets everyday at 7:00 a.m. eastern. from this morning's "washington journal," a discussion on immigration and the highway trust fund, and other issues facing congress. guest now is eddie bernice johnson. she is a democrat from texas. science space and technology ranking member. thank you for joining us. discuss the to current debate on immigration policy. our representative from iowa seated here, talking about the new proposal from your colleagues. support for the proposal might be. he supports parts of it, but not all of the. where do you stand? the same way. at some portions i could support, other parts i could not support. i have not seen anything beyond thatmmigration reform bill i can wholeheartedly support. perhaps by the time it comes to a vote or by the time it comes to a committee hearing, there

joining us here is maya macguineas with the committee for the responsible federal budget will stop in regard to -- responsible federal budget. year,ard to the coming the cbo directed us this past week. guest: right, the congressional budget office came out with its long-term projections. these are important, because they show is not what to expect if we are just in this decade, which is how we look at the budget as far as 10 years numbers, but in a long term which is not good. it is not a surprise, but is a useful reminder that the deficit has been coming down in the short term. in some ways, that is good. in some ways, that is bad. the short-term improvements stand in the way of a stronger economic recovery. you kind of worry about the fact that you don't want deficit reduction to come too fast. you want the economy to be able to regain its footing and get on top of the medium and longer-term projections. not doingnse, we are very badly. our debt is already at postwar historically high levels. and projected to grow at unsustainable levels. there are a lot of warnings in this report.

we will talk to maya macguineas of a committee for responsible federal budget. this weekend marks the 45th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. nasa administrator charles bolden and then space analyst miles o'brien will join us to discuss the history and future of u.s. space explanation. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ host: good morning. the questions continue today from members of congress. response from the white house and the international community following the downing of the malaysian airliner. all 298 people on board were killed in what officials say was a missile strike law along the russia-ukraine border. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin said none of this would have happened if there had been peace in the territory. some scathing editorial this morning including the "new york times," and the white house is calling for a cease-fire. they nearly 10