senator bennett, congressman scott rigell, senator thompson, two other republican house colleagues. you spend a lot of time together. you have a great a cappella group, the capital canaries. [laughter] senator, want to huum a few bars? today you've gotten together for your rehearsal. after using for your rockefeller, there is another song you come to. this senate has passed a budget right here in washington city. there is a problem, though. the senate budget is very heavy on protecting spending. the house budget has a much stronger emphasis on cutting spending. there is this thing called a sequester. no budget, automatic spending cuts across the board. a colleague says to you how i think this is the only thing we have if we will get spending under control. this is the biggest problem we face. are you with me? say yes or no. >> yes or no. [laughter] i never have to answer yes or now to anything. can we let that happen? yes, we can. >> i can't let that just stand. even if one holds a view that it should come down, this is not the way to do it. it by the reduction of spending -- a viol

we will speak first with representative scott rigell, a republican from virginia. later on, matthew cartwright, a democrat of pennsylvania. first we will take a little break and then we will come back. [video clip] >> he had been talking about this dream he had. he had talked about it for years, the american dream and that it had become his dream and he had been in detroit just a few months before and he had talked about i have a dream and that america will someday realize these principles in the declaration of independence. so i think he was just inspired by that moment. >> on sunday, clayborne carson recalls his journey as a civil rights activist participating in the 1953 march on washington to a prominent historian and editor of martin luther king jr.'s papers. it's this weekend. debt deal entries with your message to the president are now doing. get them into c-span by this friday for your chance of the grand prize of $5,000. there's $50,000 in total prize s. -- prizes. >> washington journal continues. host: scott rigell 6 on the on the armed services committee

in 45 minutes, we will be joined by scott rigell of virginia. we will talk about his recent we will talk about his recent letter to

you've got adam kinziger and scott rigell and frank wolf.ttee darrell issa would be very proud of. >> come on. what could they possibly say that would be of any benefit to the republican party? >> maybe stick tim scott on the panel or something. >> sure. if he wants to be on the panel. or how about marco rubio? or how about senator cruz from texas? the idea that you're going to have three white men come up with strategies to appeal to people of color and women to help save the republican party, i repeat what i said before, it's bananas. >> okay. that's the second bananas. krystal, there are some other details that are leaking out about their itinerary and perhaps i should say oozing out. for instance, patrick doyle, the ceo of dominos pizza is giving a presentation on quote, turning it around. that sounds apt for this audience. >> that's a smart booking. that makes sense. >> you think he makes sense? >> having panels about how to talk to minorities and women led by white men is not the best turnaround. one thing that has been amazing coming

host: we are talking with representative scott rigell. this is a headline in "the washington post." she talks about a new freshman class of republicans and your class as well that had been a headache for the speaker. there will be a test on tuesday. where do you come down on this? guest: i think we have been good for the speaker. i am not dodging the questione. everybody needs to shoot straight. i do not know how i will vote on the particular bill. it has only come out in the last day or so. we have not anticipated and planned for these type of natural disasters. you would think we would have budgeted enough. either we're not done a good estimates or we are spending far more than we should. i will be evaluating that. i know there will be some amendments. there are some things that i don't think most americans would not funded. therein lies the challenge. every bill we vote on on typically has some things that are good and some that are not. host: what have you been told the debate will start? guest: today. host: do you know what time? t it.: i have glanced ad the real votes, and aro

on "washington journal" tomorrow morning our guests will include representative scott rigell a member of the armed services and budget committees. he'll talk about a letter by his colleagues making a case for more revenue. we'll discuss the new congress with matthew cartwright, a member of the oversight and government reform committee. "washington journal "so i live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> we'll have several live events tomorrow morning. the national council for silence and the environment host as forum on the disasters and environment. after remarks by fema director craig fugate, the lessons will focus on hurricane katrina, the ongoing drought and earthquake in japan on c-span 3 at 8:30 eastern. on c-span 2 at 9:00 a.m. eastern, a brookings institution conference on innovation and the economy. panelists in the day long event are scheduled to include the presidents and c.e.o.'s of alcoa, procter & gamble and nike. >> he had been talking about this dream he'd had. he talked about it for years, the american dream, and that it had become his dream and he had been in