What has happened in the last seven days. You can contact us via social media. Seven democrats broke ranks from the usa today this morning front page of the Arizona Republic this morning. The Washington Post. Thats a little bit from the Washington Post. We go toarticle before calls. This is from the hill. A couple of issues here based defense spending is to increase to 490 billion from 487 defensethis year, while primer war funding decreases. Those are some of the figures in the House Appropriations committees numbers. This week in congress, pretty busy week. He have benghazi, lois lerner, appropriations, surveillance, x the pipeline. Caller please dont cut me off. The gop has done nothing to help American People. All the talk about his scandals to bring the president down. No president has ever been treated like this in the white for godd the gop stands opposing people. Tyrone, what would you like to see them do . Caller id like to see them be more productive and help this president get some more jobs created. Look at all the people who died in iraq. Nobody is saying anything. It is all about politics and trying to take over the congress. Public all the republicans want us to run everything. Thanks for calling in. Jed is calling in from virginia. What city is that . I personally believe that Holding Someone in contempt of Congress Sets a dangerous precedent, because they all have their own corruption. If we hold one in contempt we have to hold the mall. Deborah, manassas, virginia. Caller im calling because im so disgusted with the congress, the gop. They sat there yesterday and this president is so contemptible with his congress. He wont do anything with us. Nobody has ever treated this president more contemptible he than the gop. And ghazi has already been settled. Hasybody benghazi already been settled. They already know what happened. There is funding state. Epartment and the embassies absolutely everything theyre not supposed to be doing, spending our money. We need help out here, we need jobs. They will put jobs else through. I know why we cant take your money. Ey are not working host og like to see in that job what would you like to see in that jobs bill . Themr i would like to see do something useful. We can do this. V. A. Health care system is a sneak preview john is calling on our democrats line from brooklyn. Good morning, john. You are on washington journal. They neglected us, but i have an issue with these republicans. They cut all these funds. We get cut off. They have the jobs bill tied up. Obama is trying to have more police. He is trying to hire more teachers. I am a disabled vet. They cut my funds. I get disability. Republicans cut my money. Im on food stamps. What is wrong with the republicans, man . Thank you very much. Host that is john in brooklyn. This is Charles Krauthammers themn this morning in Washington Post. G here is john boehner talking about the select committee. At a conversation with the minority leader yesterday and they cleared that this is a Serious Investigation that we wanted to Work Together to get to the truth. Sevenfive split is eminently fair, more fair than the Global Warming committee that she set up. So much about the ratio, it is about the power that the democrats have or dont have. Ms. Pelosi and i have a conversation about how the committee would operate. Gary is on the line fromk ketron, missouri. Caller this president has done some things that i wasnt crazy about. The wayit is appalling our congress is doing now. Now, theyget elected start looking at their senators and not republicans and democrats. , with theicans now Affordable Care act, all theyre interested in is getting rid of it. It got something in place. They need to get in there and straighten it out. I have never seen anything like it. Just forget it and not do anything. This is appalling. It is hard to believe. I think thats a good together and start getting some things done. Ive always leaned republican, but i am ashamed here now. It is like a dont want to do nothing. Host gary, what you like to see them do . Caller i would like to see them get together and do things,. Together, period. What about the Affordable Care act . Caller they are to have something in place. They should improve it. Next caller is russ on the independent line. I am happy that theyre finally getting an investigation on this benghazi. Is something going on there. I cannot believe that the people in this country cannot see that theres definitely a coverup here. I just hope they find out what is going on. I want to find out why these four americans died. It is just ridiculous. It is out in the open. Now the democrats are all running and hiding. They dont even want to be part of this investigation. I think they have something to hide. Im just so happy that theyre going to do this right now. Hopefully this comes out. Maybe they will go down to the iraq situation and see what is happening there, too. It seems like there were a bunch of coverups going on ever since president obama has taken office. This country is going downhill. People of this country would all sit together and soda being democrat, republican, independent, i would say would all get together and find out what is going on. We need the truth, that is all we need. Morning,d story this usa today. Vivian in collierville, tennessee. Go ahead. Caller good morning, i was talking about the congress. I am sorry that the people there lost their relatives, but they chose to go there. They knew the situation over there. They are not talking about here. Innocent people died because they dont have health care here. The republicans are stonewalling. They would do anything except became in writing real high, were going to create jobs. Theyre investigating benghazi, the irs. And sick and tired of them some of our democrats saying that we sent them there to help us. They are not. People die here in tennessee every night. Representatives are not doing anything about this crime. What about people killing people . People killing children. Republicans, democrats, independents, it is hurting all of us. Please get out of the road. Thank you, sir. The wall street the new york times. Sigg is calling in from reading, pa. I primarily want to comment on what ive been hearing. There a lot of useful idiots out there. The person who was just on is getting everybody medical care right now. It is not medical care, it is insurance. People have to pay for insurance and then maybe they will get the care that they want. Another one i heard earlier someone said the gop has not supported job creation. I think 28 bills were sent over to the senate. Someone by the name of harry reid killed every one of those, would neither let the bills come up for a vote. Also, the Affordable Care act. A woman by the name of nancy , when the republicans objected to the way the act was we want. T, said you dont the right to say anything. No input was permitted. I dont know, things have just turned around right now. A reference to jobs. Oh issued a report yesterday on the effects of sequestration. You know how many jobs are lost according to the gao report . One job. I dont know, i wish some people would get their facts straight. There are two houses to congress. One is the house of representatives and one is the senate. As long as the senate doesnt cooperate, of course it is going to be nothing happening. That is where your stonewalling is. In the senate of the United States, under the leadership of a guy named harry reid. Up is jay, an independent in clearwater, florida. Good morning, america. Alaska had it right. Gentlemen, government does not create jobs. Government destroys jobs. Small business and corporations make jobs. Point ninet is 39 percent tax rate. It is killing jobs. Jobs will open up that will give them more money to hire people buy equipment maintenance jobs. You have representatives and senators come on cspan and act a simple yes or no question and get five minutes of government does not hire police and firemen and emt guys. Both parties are to blame. You cant blame one person without pointing the finger at another. It all starts with the house, the senate and the president. The president has had numerous bills. Although harry reid is had numerous bills put on his desk to do things, he stonewalled. I disagree with the useful idiot comment. Lena, seven valleys, pennsylvania. Yeah, im calling to reference the idiots who calling up to talk about obama and the democrat party. Gop hasnt done anything, nothing. All theyre doing is trying to belittle the president , trying to pretend he is the worst president in the world, and they havent done anything. What we need to do is get out. Ere and vote i hope people are listening to me. We need to vote these clowns out of office. They havent done anything. Theyre always trying to make areend that the democrats not doing anything when theyre the ones who have not done anything. Lena, karen comments on he Facebook Page if you cant get through the phone lines and want to talk about what congress has been up to this past week, go to the Facebook Page. Facebook. Com cspan. From political this morning, rnc clamps down 2016 primary debates. In the hill newspaper, house approves overseas investment corporation, despite 116 gop defections. This week, the Democratic National committee came out with republicans and benghazi. Heres the dnc ad. Obamacare obamacare is complete poison. Talkedy, president obama up the recent success in getting americans to enroll in insurance plans under the Affordable Care act. 8 million americans have now signed up for Health Insurance under the Affordable Care act. Were going to get to the bottom of what really happened in benghazi. This dereliction of duty demands your impeachment. It looks like more of the partisan stuff. Debate is at ay stalemate after republicans this morning blocked a motion to advance the paycheck fairness act. Week, the Senate Republicans filibustered and blocked an increase in the minimum wage. Host dr. Calls on what congress has been up to this past week. Oklahoma onn, a republican line. Had it alluess we figured out for us this morning. That one lady called up this morning and said she knows everything that happened on the ghazi. Was her son or thatson or one of her kids was up there. We want to know if we were the president during all of this. Extras i turned down for charity. Why, in seven hours, were these guys sitting there on the rooftop definitely looking for help in the form of airplanes. Seven hours. Why was the ambassador still . Ere, anyway echo host john, niagara falls, new york. Independent line. Hello, good morning. When i was a child the sunday School Teacher taught us a little less in one thing. Sunday School Teacher whispered something in the one childs ear. The next child was both a whisper to the next child heard at the end, the answer was always different. In the sunday school, innocent children. O show us that there is a lie it is not just that it is a lie, it is a misunderstanding. The sentiment and ghazi. The men went there. They knew there in four, he won the small footprint, that is why he didnt travel with extra details the soldiers to protect them once a story came out, because the words changed from persontoperson, they think it is a scandal. The scandal is hundreds and thousands of children being killed, and they wont even do a background check on it. These arens phony charges. Is a revolutionary family. It comes from good stock. The very first newspaper in the United States of america, 1778, eight there is my first and last name. That was my grandfathers grandfather. Colonel webb fought with george washington. John, can you bring us to conclusion . The lies that both sides are doing. Im not just picking on republicans, im going overboard on this. The point. Ight, got congress is not doing anything, really. You understand . Republicans have to have good comments. Im a democrat, but im not caught up in party, i am into doing what is right. I fought for this country. You have to look at whos in the majority now. Didnt bring any investigations on bush. He would never have won reelection if they had brought an investigation. The fair. Republicans and democrats. They need to realize that we need to stop being in denial and come together. This country is going this way. The Sealy Corporation taking it easy. ,verything that theyre doing we need to realize there is unemployment getting and getting no insurance. , the onesoney to them sending money over to ukraine. What about our people, man . Everyone is going to suffer. I dont care who won the congress in who runs the senate. We need to realize host host we will talking with Charlie Delaney and charlie dent. That is a little bit later. This is from Financial Times this morning. Caller the media and the politicians divide us. Every controversy, every division is another fundraiser for the media and the politicians. We have got to quit making decisions based on power, money and votes. We have got to start seeking Common Ground because we dont get the best decisions for the American People otherwise. Can you give an example of . At you mean yeah caller that is how we function. It is all about winning and losing. The whole country is losing because of the way we function. Government does create jobs. It is just crazy to say that government does not create jobs. Thick about all the jobs that our gut that are government jobs. Theeople would just let politicians divide us and divide are thinking, we need to Work Together as fellow americans and stop this ridiculous lower level of functioning. As need to Work Together fellow americans and seek Common Ground and make the best decisions for the American People. Host thank you, craig and i were. Obama addresses the limits of using power inserted and nigeria is the header. He the wall street journal this morning has the story. Wayne is calling from east orange, new jersey on our democrats line. Wait, were talking about congress and what they did or did not accomplish. What do you think . I am part of for support groups on facebook, by the way, that strongly urge congress to pass the unemployment extension. Im seeing and reading so many sad stories of so many people that are losing their homes, becoming a did, their lives are getting turned off. Theres no place to live, cant feed the children. I think it is a sad state in that democrats and republicans are playing political games with the lives of citizens that voted them in office and elected them to service and do what is right for the american population. If you read the stories that i read on my facebook groups, you would be so sad, it would bring tears to your eyes. Torge House Speaker boehner get this to a vote. Im sure that it will pass if it gets to the floor. I speak for 2. 5 million ployed people that from theece Washington Post on bobby jindal. E will be giving an address a frontpage piece in the post on indiana governor mike pence. A couple political pieces there. Heres the lead story in the l. A. Times this morning. The cia has made plans to close its network of secret bases in afghanistan. That is the lead on the l. A. Times this morning. The starledger out of newark jersey just a couple of quick stats. I also want to show you this in the detroit free press. Thomas calling in fort lauderdale, florida. Tom, please go ahead with your comment. Caller i was going to call about benghazi, but one gentleman talked about unemployment. Lets go back to the start of the obama administration. A Commission Set up a , and he claimed he wanted a bipartisan path forward for this country. He walked away from that. What dont you remember that when you start complaining about unemployment . That he had just broken off the tax these, the tax on corporations, to reform that, this would do different country today. You would be screaming and republicans. You need to scream at president obama and his lack of leadership. Benghazi, the problem with benghazi is congress has identified emails that they need to resolve this whole thing and get it over with. They cant get them. This is the question was standards, my friend. Ae we going to allow Political Party or president of the United States to make for dead people the objects of political expediency . If youre willing to put up with that, do me a favor, start your own country. I dont want to be part of it. Host that is tom in fort lauderdale. Not going for party so much as i look at everybody, which im one of them, im 56 years old, worked for the last , andars of my life unemployment was cut off on the 28th. We have 2. 8 Million People who are literally suffering. In cars, People Living people who got evicted, people losing their homes. The majority of these people are not young people. Theyre my age. Im being very serious when i say age really does make a difference when youre looking for a job. I am 56. Im going to be 57 in 10 days. I go on jobs and it is very difficult. I go on interviews and they look at me like im some kind of dinosaur that was pulled the smithsonian. Toneed Speaker Boehner address this. He is not even giving us any consideration whatsoever. Every time it is supposed to come up for vote, he goes to benghazi or Something Else. We are suffering. We have even had a suicid