mr. chvotkin thank you for joining us today and giving your perspective on this. we are going to close the meeting in time to have the members vote. thank you for your time and thank you for your patience in waiting for the first panel. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional directory. with informational house and senate members come to cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors. plus, district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. it is $16.95 online at c- span.org/products. or call 1-877-on-cspan. >> coming next on "washington journal," a look at the day's news. the house of representatives gavels in in three hours at 10:00 eastern. they will work on aid to pakistan and afghanistan. there will launch live house coverage on c-span. watch what -- watch live house coverage on c-span. .

mr. chvotkin thank you for joining us today and giving your perspective on this. we are going to close the meeting in time to have the members vote. thank you for your time and thank you for your patience in waiting for the first panel. >> thank you mr. chairman. [inaudible conversations]

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mr. chvotkin thank you for joining us today and giving your perspective on this. we are going to close the meeting in time to have the members vote. thank you for your time and thank you for your patience in waiting for the first panel. >> thank you mr. chairman. [inaudible conversations] >> up next on c-span, senators meet at the white house to discuss health care legislation. >> aviation safety. this is in response to safety concerns raised by the crash of a regional airliner in new york in february. that hearing is coming up shortly. >> and later, a state department briefing on pakistan and afghanistan. >> on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," congressman fred upton will take questions on the u.s. auto industry. after that, congressman steve scalise discusses a republican energy proposal. >> later, jared bernstein on health care legislation. >> and then mary landrieu tauks talks about oil drilling in the gulf of mexico. "washington journal" begins each day with the day's news. >> president obama met with the chairman and ranking member of the committees w