7:00-7:30 Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones

7:30-8:00 JOHN MERCURIO
Hotline
Executive Editor
nationaljournal.com/hotline

Topic: Guest will discuss the political fallout of the health care debate for the 2010 elections.

8:00-8:30 ANGELOS PANGRATIS
European Union
Acting Head to the U.S. Delegation
europa.eu

Topic: Guest will discuss latest on financial situation in Europe as well as U.S. relations with the European Union.

8:30-9:15 HAROLD GEISEL
State Department
Inspector General
state.gov

Report: oig.state.gov/documents/organization/138084.pdf

Topic: The State Department Inspector General released its report last week looking at how the Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan faces serious challenges in meeting the Administration's deadline for success in the country and how those challenges may impact the administration's 2011 withdrawal plans. Guest joins us with the report's findings and recommendations.

9:15-10:00 WILLIAM COHAN
Author: "House of Cards"

Topic: Today marks the two-year anniversary of the collapse of Bear Stearns, which many believe led to the collapse financial services on Wall Street and the eroding of the U.S. economy. Guest will discuss the current state of Wall Street post-collapse and the U.S. government's role in attempting to stabilize the banking system.

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS-SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
Fiscal 2011 Appropriations:CJS (Department of Justice Budget)

Chairman Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV)
Witness: Eric Holder, Attorney General, Department of Justice