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keep boys away from your sister. [laughter] tomorrow you're 16? >> yeah. >> you guys are getting old. [laughter] >> have a great day, you deserve it. >> thank you so much. ..span, and the senate on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have a senate historian, donald ritchie, joining us, as well as congressional scholar norman ornstein. help us with a little historical perspective -- divided government, a big win for the house, the republicans and the house, a democratic senate and a democratic president. guest: it is unusual to have an election where one house go...

the republican leadership of the house, speaker john boehner, majority leader harry kantor and majority whip kevin mccarthy taking office today -- majority leader eric cantor. of this extended five-hour "washington journal" this morning we will speak to several members of congress, congressional scholars, and, as always, we will be taking your phone calls. here is how you can participate -- here are the headlines of the three publications that cover capitol hill comprehensively. here is "roll call." "politico" -- and "the hill" newspaper -- joining us is the managing editor of "the h...

interest in the maryland jockey club and reduce interest -- and reduce racing. >> i think we have been responsive to each of the requests. we have met with the commission in public and executive session. the correspondence with this commission will identify those alternative plans presented previously. what we have before us today is the plan you have asked for. >> it is impossible for anybody to run a racing operation and have any chance whatsoever of making a living. there is no doubt everybody has to leave town. if this plan is approved, a trainer would be forced to figure out whe...

i'm really excited about him. host: independent line. jack, you are on the air. caller: thank you. i would like to ask you how you doing,- how phil gramm's and his life. he created the enron scam with kenny boy. host care to respond? guest: you are kind of a non- kind person and i feel bad for the people who have to live with you every day. phil gramm is a wonderful person and his wife as well. they are both, i uerstand, quite happy in private life. if you had a chance to sit down with them and talk about their happiness, one of the things that would say that one of things that is so...

pledged to repeal the health care reform. do you plan to use the appropriations process to de- fund the reform law? >> i believe the health care bill was enacted by the current congress and will kill jobs in america, role in the best health-care system in the world and bankrupt our country. that means we have to do everything we can to try to repeal this bill and replace it with common sense reforms that will bring down the cost felt care. -- will bring down the cost of health care. >> [inaudible] >> i think one of the things that congress has not done a very good job or the last 15 ...