host: congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma, the fifth district, freshman r

host: congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma, the fifth district, freshman r >> we continue to wait for the rose garden news conference with the japanese -- japanese prime minister that was scheduled to start about 0 minutes ago or. so when it does we'll bring it to you live. in the meantime more from this morning's "washington journal". e nanette barragan joins us. she is on the homeland committee. good morning. let's start on the homeland security issue. you are from california, a border state. what is your view on what we've seen over the last few months, the rise of migrants at the u.s. border? guest: i am headed to the u.s.

host: congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma's with us. we welcome your calls and comments. for republicans, (202) 748-8001. democratss, (202) 748-8000. independents and others, (202) 748-8002. we saw an interview with you that talked about the new leaders coming into congress, and a quote from you -- hopefully we will see, now the election is over, some coming together and trying to actually govern again. now, six months since the election, three months since being sworn in, how is that going? guest: i think there are bright spots, certainly challenges. the first piece of legislation i filed last week is a bipartisan piece with congresswoman sara jacobs from california, and has to do with military housing. it is protecting military families with disabilities act.

republican congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma discusses why she ran and her priorities. then, democratic california congresswoman nanette barragan on border security. watch washington journal friday, and be sure to watch saturday morning at 9:00 eastern as we look back at the bay of pigs anniversary when hundreds of cia-trained cuban exiles launched nailed invasion to overthrow the castro government in cuba. join the conversation with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> on capitol hill, house lawmakers asked health and human services secretary javier becerra about unaccompanied children crossing the southern border and vaccination efforts. the hearing is about two hours 15 minutes.

at 7:30, we talked to freshman representative stephanie bice about her legislative priorities and news of the day. then, representative nanette barragan on border security. ♪ host: the u.s. house begins its work today at 9:00 a.m. eastern, wrapping up their legislative week with a full agenda on tap for next week as well, but some fissures in democratic unity were in evidence yesterday as democratic leaders tamped down expectations to introduce a bill to expand the u.s. supreme court. it is friday, april 16, 2021. that is one of several issues we will explore this morning as we ask you about your top political news story of the week. here is how to join the conversation. for republicans, call (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents and others, (202) 748-8002. you can send us a text, (202) 748-8003 and make sure you include your name and where you are texting from. on twitter, tweet us, @cspanwj. we will look for your facebook posts as well, facebook.com/cspan. more about the supreme court story. there are more issues we will look into and more, including the sanctions a

host: congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma, the fifth district, freshman r >> we continue to wait for the rose garden news conference with the japanese -- japanese prime minister that was scheduled to start about 0 minutes ago or. so when it does we'll bring it to you live. in the meantime more from this morning's "washington journal". e nanette barragan joins us. she is on the homeland committee. good morning. let's start on the homeland security issue. you are from california, a border state. what is your view on what we've seen over the last few months, the rise of migrants at the u.s. border? guest: i am headed to the u.s. border today to check out the situation in the rio grande valley. we have seen an increase in migration to the united states. it started in the prior administration and continued into this administration. i will be going to check out the situation. we have a difference, one with care and compassion and one closing off the border to anybody, even those who qualify under our immigration asylum laws to apply for asylum. host: we have seen reporting on some of t

friday morning, freshman republican congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma discusses why she ran and her priorities. then, democratic california congresswoman nanette barragan on border security. watch washington journal friday, and be sure to watch saturday morning at 9:00 eastern as we look back at the bay of pigs anniversary when hundreds of cia-trained cuban exiles launched nailed invasion to overthrow the castro government in cuba. join the conversation with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> on capitol hill, house lawmakers asked health and human services secretary javier becerra about unaccompanied children crossing the southern border and