>> "washington journal" continues. host: we're joined by a reporter with transport topics. as we begin this discussion on infrastructure spending yesterday marked one year since the bridge collapse on the bus ii-5 bridge in washington. how has that collapsed focused attention on the need for bridge investments over the past year? >> yeah, exactly. that bridge collapse may 23, 013. it breached the national conversation because it started the dialogue among infrastructure advocates about the need to finance and replace old bridges. this is a bridge that was built in 1955, and is heavily used by trucks to transport freight from vancouver to seattle. so the economic impact of not having access to this bridge for several weeks caused businesses o lose commerce and patrons. and the shipments of goods and services were diverted for a stretch of time that some businesses had a hard time recovering a year later. and the conversation around the country you had many infrastructure advocates, like building america's future one sounding the ly alarm that the country, especially members o

"washington journal" is next. shinseki offered me his resignation. host: that was president obama at the white house yesterday after emerging from an oval office meeting with his department of veterans affairs secretary. eric shinseki's resignation came after lawmakers from both parties called for his departure. on saturday, may 31 20 14 we are opening up our phone lines to our washington journal viewers to hear your thoughts on eric shinseki's resignation, what it means for the agency, and how it impacts veterans. our phone lines are open -- also a special line for veterans. you can catch up with us on your favorite social media pages, on twitter, facebook, or e-mail us at journal@c-span.org. a very good saturday morning. the eric shinseki resignation playing out on the front pages of newspapers across the country. here it is in "the washington post's." to the kansas city star, there is a picture of eric shinseki yesterday at the national coalition for homeless veterans, where he made a speech apologizing for delayed --atment, and other service for

and we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter the "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. a number of live events to tell you about tomorrow. over own c-span 2, at 11 a.m. eastern, indiana governor mike pence will discuss his proposal for expanding health care covering, an alternative to medicaid. and later in the day, missouri senator claire mccaskill holding the first of several roundtable discussions not -- on fighting rape and sexual assault on college campuses the panelists include survivors and leading experts. ive at 2:00 eastern. >> telecommunication policy had been been -- not been reformed since 193 will so there was really a compelling fleed in 1995 -- need in 1995 to begin a process of telecommunication reform. at that time up basically had boxes. a box for broadcasters, a box for telephone companies, a box for long distance, you know, cable, satellite, and our view was we had to come in and try to eliminate the lines of demarcation and promote compstigs, believing that with -- comple -- com pelt television, believing ther

o, definitely not. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we're joined by a reporter with transport topics. as we begin this discussion on infrastructure spending yesterday marked one year since the bridge collapse on the bus ii-5 bridge in washington. how has that collapsed focused attention on the need for bridge investments over the past year? >> yeah, exactly. that bridge collapse may 23, 013. it breached the national conversation because it started the dialogue among infrastructure advocates about the need to finance and replace old bridges. this is a bridge that was built in 1955, and is heavily used by trucks to transport freight from vancouver to seattle. so the economic impact of not having access to this bridge for several weeks caused businesses o lose commerce and patrons. and the shipments of goods and services were diverted for a stretch of time that some businesses had a hard time recovering a year later. and the conversation around the country you had many infrastructure advocates, like building america's future one soun

"washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is stuart lor from the brookings institution. he is the author of a recent essay called "the big scoop here: welcome. chirico -- scoop "the big scoop." welcome. this is the ultimate securitynational story. when it came up i was fascinated with it from the start. when brookings asked me to write this essay i thought it was a great opportunity. i have to admit it was a little humbling. this is the most common. , most difficult, most technical stuff i ever tried to understand. i would like to think i am pretty good at understanding stuff like that. the technology is mind-boggling. the law is incredibly complicated. there's still a lot i don't understand but i hope i understand enough to have written a general introduction for the general reader. you: one of the things talked about was this was introduced to us in mass by edward snowden. guest: edward snowden is what the story has been about or his revelations are what the story has been about. it had is hard to believe it has been almost a year since his leaks started. it has rocked

. >> host: each week in the segment of the "washington journal" we take a look at how jar money is at work in a different federal program. this week we are continuing our focus on tax breaks being considered by congress. we have already looked into clean energy tax breaks, housing tax breaks and today we focus on tax breaks aimed at corporations. our guest today is david kotter of american university. david waters on the tax breaks we have been talking about today in this segment of your money? >> guest: there are about 60 provisions that expire at the end of december 31 of last year and there are four big ones that affect businesses. the research and development, expensing provision which allows small businesses to write off certain amounts of investment in capital equipment and to foreign provisions that affect what are called controlled foreign corporations and active financing exception and a look through provision. so we can go in to little more detail on what those really mean if you would like. >> host: yes. i want to start with a look through provision. he talks about research

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sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues. we want to introduce you to christopher ingraham. he is with the washington post where he writes their wonkblog column. guest: its a blog about politics, politics and economics. host: where did you come from? guest: i was with the brookings institution. i was creating a lot of their charts and maps. before that i was at the pew research doing work won the web. host: when fid you get interested in all of those facts and figures with politics? guest: it probably started when i was at the research center. there's a lot of public data out there. it was the 2008 and the 2008 election. host: we invited you on to talk about your series of article on gerrymandering and the u.s. and congress. what is gerrymandering? guest: we should start with redistricting. the congressional district boundaries need to get redrawn to better reflect the changing. population in the united states. most states the state legislatures handle that process. in some states, you have an advisory commission with varying

that will do it for this segment of "washington journal."p next, we are joined by david kautter of american university on efforts to restore tax breaks that benefit large corporations. but first, here's a news update. is mine: 19 a.m. eastern. target says chairman and ceo gregg steinhafel is out. after thee months retailer disclosed a massive data breach that hurt its reputation. the nation's third-largest retailer says mr. steinhoff will step down effective immediately. he also has resigned from its board of directors. stolet said that hackers t credit cards and debit card information on tens of millions of customers. the world health organization says the spread of polio is an international emergency. it threatens to infect other countries. the agency described outbreaks in asia, africa, and the middle extraordinary situation requiring international response. usually strikes children under five years old and is spread through infected water. there is no specific treatment or chore but several vaccines exist. and filipino0 u.s. troops have

"washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning.oday in "the new york times," the president prepares for major foreign-policy address. he will face the class of 2014 west point on wednesday. the shooting took place in santa barbara but killed six and wounded more than a dozen, and in recess for the memorial day holiday, the house returns on wednesday. we will begin with the topic that is the subject of a new book and an op-ed today in "the new york times." 20 war on drugs. and host: you can also join us on tweet, and send us a at theail is as we look war on drugs -- e-mail is [captioning performed by national captioning institute] .- e-mail is journal@c-span.org drugs,ok at the war on 38,000 people died in 2010 from drug overdose. we will get to your calls in just a moment, but first just a quick look at the other headlines this morning. the shooting that took place on friday evening, the killer, 22-year-old elliott roger, the youtube videos getting a lot of attention over the weekend. this is the scene from the car as on liquor --

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host: and that will do it to today's "washington journal." we'll take you live to west point where president obama is scheduled to give the commencement address there. -- on ee you tomorrow at "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern/4:00 a.m. pacific. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> here on c-span we are live at west point for the graduation, the class of 2014 of the u.s. military academy. president obama expected to arrive shortly. we saw the arrival of the army secretary mchugh just a few moments ago. so things should get under way shortly. the president using this commencement address to outline a broader foreign policy, foreign policy magazine says that president obama will use the commencement to launch a new offensive saying this high-profile speech at west point is designed to show it has plans in place to deal with the islamist militants in africa, syria. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 21st secretary of the army, the honorable john mchug

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the last color in this washington journal segment.p next we will talk with matt lewis about -- matt lewis of the daily caller and sabrina of the huffington post. later tom tarantino joins us to discuss the reports of misconduct at the asus -- at v.a. facilities. we will be right back. >> on this mother's day, some clips from our c-span video library. >> the day after christmas he came into the kitchen where i was and said mother, would you mind if i invited a girl to visit for two or three days? i said i would be delighted. i called her mother and asked when he wanted her to come. he said today. they both went to boston to school and they married the day after she was graduated. tipper has turned out, as you can gather, to be the very best campaigner of our lives. >> hank miller said roberta, two planes were shot down and we did not see any objections. we went and decided we were not going to say one word at this dinner. and we did go to dinner. , chief ofme home operations called and said, we are sure that johnny is gone. i was takin

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this is from "washington journal." it is about 30 minutes. we welcome ian katz, he covers economic issues for bloomberg news. inc. you for being with us. test,ok is titled "stress elections on financial crisis." what is your brought take away as we drill down some of the specifics? it is pretty readable for a book that a 600 pages long and it goes over some pretty dense topics. this is a lot of washington inside stuff in there. i think they did a good job putting it together and making it readable. there are some interesting behind-the-scenes stuff from the financial crisis. not full of huge surprises for those of us that followed geithner are closely over the last few years. interestinglot of things about him, his background growing up, and some of the things that happened at crucial moments that will certainly add to the store of knowledge on the financial crisis. and: did he want the job when he faced that fears criticism over his own taxes, why did he decide to stay in the nomination? guest: he was a reluctant person to take the job. his

russell rambaugh -- "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span.eek, question time this bridge prime minister david cameron calls kidnapping of hundreds of nigerian schoolgirls u.k.evil, and says the would offer any assistance necessary to nigeria. this is just over 35 minutes. prime minister. >> thank you, minister. thisdition to my duties in house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am the proud father of three daughters. i'm sure that the entire house will share my deep concern for the more than 270 nigerian schoolgirls held captive in that country. the only so-called crime which -- was that they wanted to receive an education. >> i know that my honorable friend speaks for the whole house and indeed the whole country. i am the father of two young daughters, and my reaction is exactly the same as his and every father or mother in this landlord in the world. .is is an active your evil it is united people across the planet to stand with nigeria to help find these children and return them to their parents. g

"washington journal" continues.nd the last hour wednesdays, we have a spotlight on magazine series. today we're looking at national geographic's may cover, the new food revolution, part of an eight-months series looking at feeding the world. is the executive editor for environment at national geographic. he joins us. what is the food series? guest: we are trying to actually paint a picture of the role of agriculture across the world, how it is transformed the planet and what it takes to feed currently 9 billion and what it will likely the required to feed a growing population. host: in this piece, you say that it will, by 2050, there will be 2 billion more people to feed. how did you come up with that number? guest: the 2 billion more people to feed is assuming that we are going to continue to be able to grow and harvest the crops we need. that really comes from you when numbers. -- that really comes from u.n. numbers. we have those people. the real question now is -- how are we going to eat? what will we grow? what

i have watched washington journal for 19 years. i really enjoy this program because you get here people talking, not these washington insiders who have canned comments. i would like to thank the gentleman from texas who just , basically saying he doesn't get the black and white issue and it has to do with the government and small government. if that is exactly the way i feel. that is in sharp contrast to the gentleman of north carolina who calls every three days, i don't ever hearing that person call without bringing race into the issue. i really commend that person on -- what i think will solve a lot of the hostility is that they just don't tell the truth. .e have the first amendment what i think would really help is having the press license -- all journalists need to be licensed like they are with attorneys. if they get complaints and lose their license, i think of journalist relicensed and were activists and brought some sort of bra are and proved -- some sort of bar and proved they are activists, they may get fined and finally l

"washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now a look at some of the key races for the senate, house and governorships around the country this year. from "washington journal," this is a little less than an hour. ? we have nathan gonzales of the rothenberg political report. this time he is here to talk about the 36 gubernatorial races taking place in 2014. races,get to specific nathan gonzales, set the map for us. how may mansions are democrats defending and how many are republican defending? guest: we have 14 that held the democrats. both of all the governorships are on a four-year cycle. back we are in 2014, we go to 2010, which was a good republican year. it means there are more democratic offense of opportunities than what republicans have. of the bigger states have some of the biggest fights. we're talking about ohio, pennsylvania, michigan, florida, texas. california is not much of a competitive race. most of the big states are in the cycle. you can check out rothenberg political report.com. we're go

washington journal is next. ♪ good morning, everyone. use lawmakers return to washington after having last week all. the house and the senate in session this week. in the papers this morning, "the washington times" leads with the story that the obama administration learns about problems with the veterans health-care facilities in 2000 eight. at&t pays $48.5 billion for directv. later today, former new york executive editor jill abramson will give the commencement address at wake forest university. coverage of her remarks at c-span.org for more details. we begin there are with the latest protests over commencement speakers and whether you think they should reflect students' values. democrats, (202) 585-3880. republicans, (202) 585-3881. an independents and all others, (202) 585-3882. college graduates, we want to hear from you, (202) 585-5883. join the conversation on facebook.com/c-span, send us a .weet @cspanwj, or e-mail us we will get to your thoughts in a minute but let me begin with iece."inside higher ed" p substitutes speak out. in

guest: thanks for having me. >> on the next washington journal, dan dell and your will discuss veterans affairs mismanagement across the country. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. atshington journal," live 7:00 a.m. on c-span. attorneyassistant general on the indictment of five chinese military officials for hacking u.s. companies. after that, a house hearing on trade and security issues affecting the u.s. and mexico. then, a discussion about updating the nation's communication networks. >> c-span's new book, "sundays at eight," includes writer christopher hitchens talking about his lifestyle. decided to take the risk of a bohemian

will be talking with those involved in the restoration here "washington journal" this morning.not in session this week. the senate is working on energy efficiency legislation with a vote on keystone xl pipeline. on the sundaysion political shows yesterday over the select committee to investigate the september 1

you are on washington journal. a suggestion for c-span.tlly wanted to talk to democrat guy, i think you need to have both guys on. as far as gas would you agree in the pump enough oil united states to sustain us? guest: what is going to be your follow-up? caller: i'm going to get all the way down to how we fix our roads. host: go ahead and make your statement. we pump enough gas and oil to sustain us in the , why are we paying five dollars per gallon per gas? the pipeline. job on the pipeline that means i have to move out to nebraska somewhere. why not build a refinery in north dakota? that shouldn't affect us. i'm military. these gas companies that drill on federal land, they should subsidize our military with free or cut it in half. they are not paying any taxes anyway. go ahead and take that money you are giving to these oil companies and fix our roads. guest: i filled the other day and i paid three dollars 75 that -- $3.75 per gallon. can't united states be self-sufficient? absolutely. thesylvania is second-largest gas producing state

washington journal continues. host: the u.s.nment is now measuring the economy in a different way. thatve to find out what way is today, and we are also going to figure out which industries are doing well and which are not doing so well. , the u.s. is greg ip economics editor for the economist. ericjoining us is and if you could, how are we now measuring the economy? how is the u.s. government now measuring the economy? guest: what is really need now is for the first time ever in the united states we now have economic data on industries on a quarterly basis. how those industries are impacting the u.s. economic growth, economic activity, and that is the new thing. what we are doing now is providing, if you will, and earnings report on economic activity that is generated by industries on a quarterly basis. we can look at an industry total sales, it's total input costs, , and thematerials economic value that is generated by these industries. host: what is the value to businesses and to the american public of knowing and measuring t

"washington journal con>> washington journal continues. guest: nice to be with you as always, steve. host: your essay on campaign ads, what did you learn? guest: i've been following to the campaign ads literally since 1960. ever watch thousands and thousands of them. not a whole lot surprises me. you know, the themes change from year to year. you can kind of get a sense of what is actually happening out there. one of the themes that i didn't cover in the article, have you noticed how many kids are in the ads? how many spouses, how my grandma's? these candidates noted people a politic so much and is so suspicious of congress in them that they need personal validation from somebody who knows them well to recommend them to the broader electorate. they are just everywhere. we have had caroline kennedy appear as a photo and john f. kennedy spot in 1960. we all remember the daisy spot with a little girl picking petals off a daisy for lbj before nuclear madness. we have sometimes had whole families of kids saying that dad is great, mom is traffic

washington journal. by that some :00 a.m. on c-span a.m.ve at 7:00 john carlin on the indictment of five chinese officials. after that, commencement speeches from around the country. and a chance to see the discussion of the top breakthrough technologies of the year. c-span's new book sundays at eight includes christopher hitchens talking about his lifestyle. >> there's a risk in the bohemian lifestyle. i decided to take it. whether it is an illusion or not, i don't think it is, it helped my contribution. it stopped -- helped my concentration. itld

. >> on the next "washington journal," bloomberg news reporter ian katz talks about the legacy of treasury. hen a discussion with dennis kelleher and stephen moore. djerjian on ed card a discussion of syria and chemical weapons. "washington journal," live at :00 a.m. >> can you recall who encouraged you to just think about government? father. my mother and i put it in a book called 17 traditions, how they raised people. it was conversation around the dinner table. there was no looking at tv or listening to radio or looking like this. we talked. and they challenged us in a nice way and asked us questions and needled us and joked with us. and the bottom line was, freedom requires civic responsibility. you can't just say that doesn't mean they are free. and that is it. you have to engage in democracy. if you don't use your rights you will lose your rights. discusses immelman his recent travels where public spaces have become the site of mass protests and activists movements. this is an hour and 20 minutes.

"washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning.oday in "the new york times," the president prepares for major foreign-policy address. he will face the class of 2014 west point on wednesday. the shooting took place in santa barbara but killed six and wounded more than a dozen, and in recess for the memorial day holiday, the house returns on wednesday. we will begin with the topic that is the subject of a new book and an op-ed today in "the new york times." the war on drugs.

"washington journal" continues. host: and this morning, we spotlight a think tank whose work often appears on this show, the counts soil foreign relations. joining us from the d.c. office is senior fellow, edward alden. first want to ask you about the mission. how do you see a role in major foreign policy debates like the one taking place right now, what's going on in ukraine? our our role is to try to be a source of useful information to the public, to the media, to policy makers, so in an event like ukraine, we've done a variety of events. we've done press calls with our experts that yes, you're going to have on next, steve sestanovich, i always have trouble with my s's early in the morning, with the former ambassador at large for president clinton, working on the newly emerging states in eastern europe. we do meetings here at the council with members to discuss some of the key issues. we've got fellows and scholars here working on papers related to this and other major issues. the whole variety of things is think

"washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span.uring question time this week, british prime and mr. david cameron called the kidnapping of hundreds of nigerian schoolgirls and active. evil and said that the u.k. would offer any assistance necessary to nigeria. later, the prime minister responded to questions about the proposed takeover of the u.k. pharmaceutical giant astrazeneca by pfizer. this is just over 35 minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. thisdition to my duties in house, i will have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the proud father of three sure that them entire house will share my deep concern for the more than 270 nigerian schoolgirls held captive in that country. the only so-called crime, which had, is they aspire to receive an education. what my honorable friend set out for the house the steps this government is taking to ensure that we help to ensure their release as soon as possible? that my right honorable friend speaks for the wh

washington journal continues.t: john herbst is currently at the united defense -- he served as ambassador to ukraine until 2006. iq for being with us. what are you looking for in the election? guest: turnout. i high turnout would give legitimacy to the outcome of the referendum. the second most important thing is who's going to win, and will someone win outright in this vote. -- poroshenko has high polls. -- if hes the boat, gets the vote, he will become president. if there is a runoff, it will againstly be poroshenko someone else. host: joining us live on the phone is michael birnbaum, he is correspondent from the washington post. thatfront-page story says turnout today is based on generational issues, can you explain? guest: yes, there are many divisions in ukraine right now. there are regional divisions, there are western versus ukrainian divisions. the very big division here right now is that of young people versus old people. young people who were born or grew up in a ukraine that was independent from the sov

communicators" at eight eastern on c-span2. >> next, a look at the week ahead in congress from today's "washington journal" >> host: and we are back with two veteran reporters here in washington, bob cusack, managing editor of the hill newspaper and jim kuhnhenn who's white house reporter with the associated press here to give us the week ahead in washington. jim, let me begin with you. what's on the president's agenda thisat i week?est: >> guest: he's been doing these kind of thematic weeks. a couple of weeks ago it was energy savings and climate change, last week it was infrastructure. if there'sa i guess a theme, it's foreign investments in the u.s. so he's bringing some business leaders to the white house on tuesday, and then later in the week he's going to cooperstown to the baseball hall of fame to discuss tourism. it's his kind of, at the white house they call it his pen and phone thing where he tries to do things on his own. >> host: i was going to say, is this an interaction with congress? what's on his agenda doesn't sound like something he's asking congress to do. >> guest: no, no. this is basi

live at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal. >> analysts include student survivors of assault. campus safety and sexual assault of advocacy leaders organizations. live coverage begins at 2:00 2.stern on c-span on wednesday, several manufacturers called on congress to protect intellectual property and address trade secrets theft. the problem is out of control and companies are being attacked every day. congress is examining how companies are affected, and whether there are sufficient laws to punish violators. this is about an hour and a half.

washington journal. by that some :00 a.m. on c-span a.m.ve at 7:00 john carlin on the indictment of five chinese officials. after that, commencement speeches from around the country. and a chance to see the discussion of the top breakthrough technologies of the year. c-span's new book sundays at eight includes christopher hitchens talking about his lifestyle. >> there's a risk in the bohemian lifestyle. i decided to take it. whether it is an illusion or not, i don't think it is, it helped my contribution. it stopped -- helped my concentration. it would keep me awake, all make me want to prolong the cover station and enhance the moments. if i asked what i do it again, the answer is yes. i would quit possibly earlier. easy for me to say of course. not very nice for my children to hear. it sounds irresponsible if i say i would do that to you. but it would be hypocritical of me to say no. i did know, everyone knows. i decided all of life is a wager. i'm going to wager on this bit. i can't make it come out the other way. >> read t

host: you can follow our guest on twitter from the washington journal. xt, your money series continues with a look at military pay and benefits. first we want to go down to the national mall and the washington monument or the first time in the iconic years washington monument reopens today. of 2011losed in august after an earthquake that went 150 cracks in it. is theg there representative from the are lile group that contributed half the money for the restoration. >> i thought the washington monument should be repaired as quickly and efficiently as possible. if i put the money of it would as quickly as possible. we did it as a public-private partnership, and it worked out quite well. hopefully that can serve as a model for other kinds of arrangements with the federal government does not have all of have.ney it used to the washington monument is an incredible symbol of our country. it has become more than that, it has become a beacon for and a symbol of the country. so talk astory buff, little bit more about george washington, and the washington monument.

this is from "washington journal.""washington journal" continues. -- guest: these scandals have permeated for years now. we've had caused veterans to die by the v.a.'s own records. veterans that were applying for their own records. they die waiting for their benefits alone. and yet, we never heard anything. no scandals. no national outrage. five dead veterans who couldn't get in for colonoscopies on time. and 700 ill veterans in ohio. this is over a year ago and in a lawsuit for a man who went in for surgery. a marine who never came out because he caught a disease and died. we've got dead veterans in augusta and in atlanta. these are all before phoenix. and now that phoenix has happened, they want to wait for the investigations to see what the results are. we've got evidence, massive evidence. host: so this has been going on for years. but why? guest: well, essentially, you know, it's a great credit to eric. he did allow agent orange illness to be recognize in 2009. ptsd and desert storm syndrome. they think it's a res

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washington journal is live on c-span. >> the american enterprise institute held a forum on the conservative domestic agenda. eric cantor, mike lee, and tim scott outlined their plans. we want to talk to you about policy solutions for bringing back the middle class and solving problems of poverty that we have seen for 50 years. anniversary ofth the great society speech. that was the beginning of an experiment that remade the way our government interacts with citizens. particularly the citizens who are economically vulnerable. president johnson painted a picture of the great society with the following words. it is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and enlarge his talents. it is a place where ledger is a welcome chance to reflect. it is a place where the city of man service the needs of the body and the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. those words would be unusual coming from most politicians today and, gives me a minor sense of panic to think of the government worrying about the quality of my leisure time. the government wants to make sure you are

"washington journal" continues. joining us now at her frederick.ight is dwighttable frederick. the topic is fannie mae and freddie mac. first of all, welcome to both of you. taking a look at the future of feddick, entities, mr. what is this issue and why is it being considered? guest: during the crisis, it became clear that they needed taxpayer help. the question now becomes, does the current structure still work, or do we need to alter that structure and how does the federal government stay involved in what is known largely as our secondary mortgage market. what happens after somebody takes out that loan and the bank originates at? deals with theis way the mortgages packaged, right? house, you purchase your the mortgages transferred and pooled with other mortgages and transferred into a security which is then sold on wall street and then is purchased by investors, anywhere from pension funds to banks, other financial institutions. host: under the current model, who takes the most risk? intook the most risk terms of

the "washington journal" has a article about how much reading has changed. washington, four points, and hawaii and georgia. rhode island, new york, and delaware saw no increases. these are the 12 states that received race to the top grants. is it working? guest: the problem is you cannot make a connection with this to race to the top. race to the top is in most cases still being implemented. so when you had a-your horizons to put this together, and in many cases this has been extended. we have seen depending on the in thencreases over time national assessment of educational progress scores. it has been impossible to connect that to race to the top. it has been impossible to connect that to no child left behind. what we have seen is if you look historically at the long-term trends made, and there are really two different made, one is not a long-term trend that changes all the time, the other is from the early 1970's, and it is supposed be a constant test so you can say it is equivalent to the 2000's. we had ups and downs regardless of policy, and then once yo

pickup --"washington journal.": john, i love being someone that does homework. if people in the administration did as much work as you do, we'll be a better country. thank you. host: next we will talk about veterans spending with colleen hanabusa, and then the 10 20akthrough technologies of 13 as identified -- 2014 is identified by the "mit technology review." first, a news update. proceduralte plans a vote on david baron, a harvard law school professor who as a top justice department official road legal memos justifying the use of drones to kill americans overseas who are believed to be terrorists. harry reid is predicting approval of president obama's take for the federal judgeship. kentucky senator rand paul plans to take to the floor to speak against the nomination of david baron. from his prepared remarks he says "i arrived today to oppose the nomination of anyone who would argue that the president has the power to kill american citizens not involved in combat. high-rise today to say there is no legal -- i ris

moments, a look at today's headlines, plus your calls live on " washington journal." of representatives back in the 10 :00 eastern with speeches and legislative business at noon. today's agenda, authorizing the defense department and another that would get the secretary of veterans affairs the ability to fire people. and in about 45 minutes, a look at the immigration issue in congress with republican representative lou gilbert of texas, a member of the judiciary committee. a democratjoined by from hawaii and member of the armed services committee. she will take your questions about veterans health care, defense programs and u.s. policy toward ukraine and syria. brian bergstein, deputy editor of the technology review will discuss the significance of past richter technologies. " washington journal" is next. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ host: good morning. the house is in at 10:00 today. 2014 set to consider the national defense authorization act. there will be several confirmation votes this afternoon. president obama is set to meet secretary

we get more from this morning's "washington journal." we -- we want to bringave the bureau chief from "the washington post." we want to get your thoughts on this announcement was received in afghanistan, specifically by government officials. caller: for a long time there has been a sense that -- host: are you still with us? we will work on getting him back .o talk to him dave, good morning. i want to agree with a large majority of the comments made by the caller. after 9/11, both sides of the aisle were pretty much in lockstep agreement with what had to be done. only monday morning quarterbacking that after the fact they have all broken their ankles jumping off the ship. that these to say people that say we should not have fought these wars? quite often in my daily life. i talk to them and i say -- ok, i will take your argument at face value and say that we should not have. well, what we should -- what should we have done? they get a blank stare and cannot answer the question. they say -- i know what we should not have done. would yoummen

"washington journal" is host: good morning. we have a three-hour "washington journal.theill be talking about state of bridges and highways. we will get to all of that this morning. it is college commencement season and we're asking our --wers to write in about with your messages for graduates. we want to bring you through some of the commencement address highlights so far this year. we want

"washington journal" is next. shinseki offered me his resignation.t: that was president obama at the white house yesterday after emerging from an oval office meeting with his department of veterans affairs secretary. eric shinseki's resignation came after lawmakers from both parties called for his departure. on saturday, may 31 20 14 we are opening up our phone lines to our washington journal viewers to hear your thoughts on eric shinseki's resignation, what it means for the agency, and how it impacts