I’ll be spending this afternoon in the U.S. Capitol with six other bloggers for an event sponsored by the House Republican Conference that is expected to draw upwards of 40 members of Congress. We’ll be talking about the Democrats’ budget — featuring the largest tax increase in U.S. history — and a host of other issues, ranging from the Iraq War to D.C. voting rights.

RedState will be strongly represented with both Mark I and Pat Cleary (also of ShopFloor.org) joining me for the event. Other bloggers planning to attend include Ivy Sellers of Human Events, Mary Katharine Ham of Townhall, Steven Spruiell of National Review Online’s Media Blog, and the Editor at the Influence Peddler.

Members planning to attend include Rep. Gresham Barrett (S.C.), Rep. Brian Bilbray (Calif.), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Rep. Roy Blunt (Mo.), Rep. John Boehner (Ohio), Rep. Kevin Brady (Texas), Rep. John Campbell (Calif.), Rep. Chris Cannon (Utah), Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.), Rep. John Carter (Texas), Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.), Rep. Michael Conaway (Texas), Rep. David Davis (Tenn.), Rep. Charles Dent (Pa.), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Rep. Trent Franks (Ariz.), Rep. Scott Garrett (N.J.), Rep. Phil Gingrey (Ga.), Rep. Bob Goodlatte (Va.), Rep. Kay Granger (Texas), Rep. Denny Hastert (Ill.), Rep. Pete Hoekstra (Mich.), Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio), Rep. Mark Kirk (Ill.), Rep. Daniel Lungren (Calif.), Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Rep. Patrick McHenry (N.C.), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.), Rep. Jeff Miller (Fla.), Rep. Steve Pearce (N.M.), Rep. Tom Price (Ga.), Rep. Adam Putnam (Fla.), Rep. Thomas Reynolds (N.Y.), Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas), Rep. Lamar Smith (Texas), Rep. Cliff Stearns (Fla.), Rep. Tom Tancredo (Colo.), Rep. Tim Walberg (Mich.), Rep. Zach Wamp (Tenn.), and Rep. Joe Wilson (S.C.).