topic, congressional redricting. hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. we'll see you back here tomorrow. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> mike pence is our guest. he will be here to talk about the agenda and issues facing them. congressman pence, if i could start as we're taping this the house is in the midst of debating the energy bill. if it passes, in your view, what is the outcome? >> sadly, and thank you for having me on. if the cap and trade legislation were to become law, the net effect would be very little benefit to the environment and the loss of millions of american jobs. the american people i think want congress to deal with our energy challenges and they want us to set a course for energy independence, for a cleaner environment. but they want us to do it in a way to make our country and economy stronger, not weaker. unfortunately, this bill amounts to a national energy tax that will raise the cost of energy to every american household. and while the number of