hostt what did you hear from her, simon lomax ca? caller: i heard from her considerable interest in reducing the fossil fuel energy in alabama, as well as a sense of urgency to address this bill. in the legislation coming up next month the path of the democrats will be to try to work out how to get more legislation to be passed to respond as quickly to the gulf oil spill and then to see what they can do on what the president called for last night. that is to look beyond the immediate tragedy in disaster in the gulf and work out what sort of an energy sector the u.s. should have 10, 20, 30 years from now. senator reid has said they he is looking for republican support

simon lomax is our guest with bloomberg news. next caller. caller: i am sick of the atlantic wind -- c.e.o. of atlantic wind energy. one legislation peace that could improve this process -- the permiting is too expensive. if you have a product that is $5 billion in cost, the process takes seven years for it to move forward. but the time of phase one construction, you or almost at an increased cost of 30%. i suggest legislation be passed in that they appropriate emergency funding in the senate to appropriate emergency permiting for large entity projects that will help our country rid itself of its addiction to foreign oil. host: that we ask you about subsidies for these wind projects. can you give our viewers an idea of how much money you get from the government for a project? caller: depending on the size -- megawatts, of the project, you can get as much as 40% as far as the project. host: in dollars how much? caller: that coincides with the size of each project. if you have a 16 megawatt wind farm, it could cost you from $110 million to $200

. >> tomorrow morning, simon lomax from bloomberg news joins us with an update on climate legislation and the kind of impact the oil spill will have. then congressman scott garrett, working with the senate on a financial regulation bill. and walter isaacson, we will talk to him about contaminants during the vietnam war. according to a new report, 3 million vietnamese people and 150,000 children are still feeling the health effects from the contamination. "washington journal," live every morring on c-span. bp's ceo will be on capitol hill this week to testify before a house energy and commerce subcommittee. we will bring you live coverage thursday on c-span 3 and that c- span.org. having visited the gulf region for the fourth time since april, oil spill from the oval office. he makes his decision tomorrow. >> good evening. as we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. at home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every american. abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al qaeda wherever it

this morning on "washington journal," simon lomax of bloomberg will join us to talk about the impact of the bloomberg oil spill. rep. scott garrett is working on the financial regulation bill. then walter isaacson will talk about the use of agent orange during the vietnam war. 3 million vietnamese people and 100 children are still feeling the effect of the contamination. this is live every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> this weekend, ty byrd with " crossing mandelbaum gate." juarez, aboutju mexico, and then "matterhorn," which follows bravo company through vietnam. and join us on twitter. 30,000 viewers already have. >> we have the c-span video library. we make it easy to follow the primary season, from the debates to the victory and concessions be six -- speeches. online, any time. >> an hour hearing on afghanistan. there is the 2007 goal of withdrawing u.s. troops from the country. the leader of u.s. forces, general david betray us, -- general petraeus, was here at the committee. he said -- he fainted halfway through this hearing, due to what he described as dehydration. >>

host: coming up at 7:45 this morning we will talk to simon lomax, a reporter for bloomberg.e will be discussing the prospects for energy legislation. it is no longer being called climate legislation on capitol hill. for months the senate majority leader has been saying that cap and trade is no longer a part of the language they are using to sell this bill. here is what the president had to save. host: -- >> there are costs associated with this transition and some say that we cannot afford those costs for now. i say that we cannot afford to change how we produce energy. long term costs are far greater. host: the headline this morning in "politico" says "costs would be less than $1 per day in the carried lieberman bill. epa studies show that the overall costs innthe global warming provision would cost on average $80 to $150 per year. this way we would not have diverges oil from foreign countries. the epa predicted industries that would pay $12 to $41 for allowances necessary for compliance with the bills rising to between $13.50 $9. the wide range reflects different modeling a

tomorrow morning on "washington journal, klaus corke simon -- 1 "washington journal," simon lomax and scott garrett. and walter isaacson will talk about the u.s. mmlitary using dioxin can eminence during the vietnam war. according to a new report, 150,000 children are still filling the effects of the contamination. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> it is campaign 2010 your way3 we make it easy to follow the primary season from the campaign trail and the debate today -pvictory in concession speeche. all free online anytime. >> now hearing on afghanistan including president obama's 2011 goal of starting the withdrawal of u.s. troops from the country. the head of u.s. forces in afghanistan and iraq, the general david petreaus, testifies before the senate armed services committee. the general fainted about an hour into this hearing. he said it was due to dehydration. >> good morning today. today the committee receives testimony on the progress in afghanistan from under secretary of defense for policy secretary flourney, and general david pe