in a second. but i do want to point out to your viewers, initially that was a three-man race. russ johnson has -- and i want the viewers to know this. he has withdrawn. >> which means his votes will not be counted. >> people, if your viewers vote he has endorsed me, which i'm very happy about. but he withdrew too late but his name on still on the ballot. >> let's get back to the question. why are you doing this? >> because like many people, i want to be the taxpayer's watch dog. i've seen waste in government. we've seen it with the metropolitan sewer district. and i want to be the taxpayer's watch dog. to many people it's not an important office but to military veterans, the recorders office is very important because it maintains records. >> wouldn't it, if you want to be the watchdog, wouldn't you run for the auditors office? >> it's not up this year. and we've got my friend dusty in there anyways. i'm running for this office because i want to give the taxpayers the best bang for their buck. i want to give them the very best possible service that i can. and i'll do that. i won't be a figu

johnson general maxwell taylor. and then secretary of state dean russ gaves a statement defending johnson's policies. for the complete weekend history schedule go to cspan.org. >> on the next washington journal climate reporter amanda riley talks about the supreme court's decision this week to temporarily block the epa's regulation on carbon emission from power plants. and a look at the u.s. and international response to the zika virus with alex alexander who specializes in global health. and we discuss campaign 2016 and the role of so-called super delegates in the democratic primary. we will talk calls and look for comments on facebook and twitter. washington journal is live every day at 7 am eastern on c-span. >> president obama released his 2017 budget request this week. it provides for continue support of afghan nationt security forces. several defense department officials gave a status at a house armed service subcommittee hearing earlier today. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> welcome. i am delighted to convene this hearing. this is a very important topic and one i know ranking member speier

johnson. and on saturday, february 27, secretary of state dean russ gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> iranian president hassan rouhani spoke to a crowd in tehran. to commemorate the 37th anniversary of iran's 1979 islamic revolution. he also talked about the iran nuclear deal. and encouraged high turnout in the upcoming iranian elections. this 35-minute event is courtesy of iran's state-run channel, press tv. mr. rouhani: led by the supreme leader of the islamic revolution, and all freedom seekers around the world, across the globe, i'd like to congratulate all of them on this occasion. hello and greetings to the lofty soul of the late imam

senator ron johnson, a real social conservative, also a fiscal conservative, is being challenged by russ feingold, the former senator, a real liberal on social, fiscal issues. so, i think we could really see the supreme court become potentially a liability for republican candidates in those purple states because it will force them to own some of these stances on social issues that may not be as appealing to that narrow slice of swing voters who are so critical in determining the outcome of statewide elections as it is, as those issues are appealing to the base of the republican party or the democratic party, respectively. fernando: how does this impact either the sanders or the clinton campaign? is it something they can use to motivate? ken: well, we' ve certainly seen both bernie sanders and hillary clinton try to use it to speak to their base on issues that are sort of already important, already core to their campaign. so, for instance, bernie sanders has really used it to invoke citizens united, the supreme court 2010 decision that really opened up floodgates for this explosion of unl

benneto, senator michael facing a tough race and in wisconsin, russ feingold, former senator now wants his old seat back. he will challenge ron johnsonin north carolina, richard burr is one that people are watching as well. david. jackson, mississippi. good morning. caller: thanks for taking my call. hillary has accused sanders of hitting below the belt but i think she is the one hitting below the belt. since the first democratic debate -- i listened to the whole thing. om alley was still in the running at that point. she was the only one of the three who demeaned and dismissed fellowas of her debaters. also, i can't help remembering that she and her husband gutted glass-steagall and gave us those trade deals and that was the beginning of the financial crisis. i am a year older than bernie sanders but i am definitely going to vote for him. i can't see it any other way. host: that is david in jackson, mississippi. james in arkansas, a republican. your next. -- you are next. good morning. how important is this? caller: i think hillary clinton is not the lady for the office. host: what about carly fiorina? caller: no. i think the only p