we don't currently have proposals to amend them but i'm very happy to look at this argument 'cause i don't want to see a wave of irresponsible strikes when they are not by people taking part. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my a vision and remarkable face once said this prime minister is an absolute genius in translating flam l.a. county languages. one such example because it's some day to be adopted. >> i don't accept that for a moment that they will make sure we rationalize all of the nongovernmental bodies there are. and it will save billions of pounds in the process. it's a very sensible process of asking the question what should be part of government and properly accountable for this house and what doesn't need to be done and, therefore, can be team away. and as i say, it will save billions of pounds and a very

good thing, too. >> henry smith. >> thank you, very much, mr. speaker. will the prime minister join me in congratulating the league of friends on helping secure a new mammogram machine for that hospitals? can the prime minister explain the way we can have better cancer services in this country. >> i'm grateful for my right honorable friend's question. and members right across this house support the league of friends and their constituencies to raise money for their hospitals to do extraordinary things in terms of equipment and services. and it's a good moment to all those who take part. today we are making an announcement about a new cancer plan that aims to save another 5,000 lives every year by the end of this parliament. this is all about the early diagnosis that we need in the nhs but i have to say to the honorable gentleman we wouldn't be able to do it if we hadn't as a

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members of the committee, for giving me a few moments to speak with you. i wanted to just briefly touch on some of these successes we had in 2010. clearly, with all of the various different politicking that takes place within the committees, sometimes it is difficult to remember how successful we were in november 2010. as you can remember, we had a osi,ular goal of fire pel and thankfully, we did that. one of the programs we are able to offer is targeting for every congressional district around the entire country, which is a first for the rnc. we are also able to implement over 360 victory offices

throughout the country, along with over 360 victory staffers, staff in those offices -- staffing those offices. we had over wrote 40 million contacts. -- over 43 million contacts. since the election, we have done an extensive review for every department at the rnc to be able to make sure the we are able to learn the lessons to be learned from 2010 so that we can move

forward in a more efficient and more productive way, learn some very good things that we did that are new, and learn some lessons that we can carry forward. we have also started preliminary preparations for the 2011 election cycle. i know it is often note to forget that we have off-year elections. there are numerous gubernatorial elections and state races that we are already starting to prepare for, putting together victory plants, and preparing for that. norm had mentioned, we have dramatically upticked our efforts, led by tom and our legal department. as you know, we made dramatic gains in the state legislatures, governor seats, so we're going to be in a very good position, but we cannot allow that to slip away, so we have to increase our efforts there, and we have begun to do so.

and fourth but not last, we have put together an extensive review of our finance efforts going forward. the finance director, mary, and her team have put together things from top to bottom, programs the we have engines the prepared to move forward, starting next week. so i appreciate your time. i does want to wrap up this report by saying thank you very much for allowing me, mr. chairman, to serve as your chief of staff and for allowing me to work with all of the members and the wonderful staff at the rnc. they did phenomenal work this cycle, and it was a wonderful thing to be a part of this committee during this historic time. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you very, very much, michael. all right, at this time, we are very pleased to receive a

report from our cochair. like so many of us, but in the vineyards for the past two years, planting seeds and working hard to have those seeds grow, and they did, and we're really grateful for her leadership, and i am particularly grateful for her partnership and the opportunity to serve together over these past two years, so, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to present to you our national co-chairman. >> good morning. the political conversation in this country is driven by numbers. polling numbers, fundraising numbers, voter totals, and who is up and who is down in the country. you've all seen the copy i sent of the final report, and i want

to just give you a synopsis of everything the we accomplished. 18 million are the number of voters reached by our get-out- the-vote campaign. this is a record. 24, the number of republican women who 1 house seats in 2010. that is a record. .-- who won house seats. [applause]

there are other 46 that i visited. we did, 2005 hundred 68 -- 2568 tweets, and 86,000 with a number of voters connected live to our rnc women's program -- was the number. 60,000 is the number of email address is that we maintained and visits with each and every week and sometimes multiple times during the week, and we have passed out over 8000 training manuals, which have been used in your states to attract new candidates, new campaigns, and to get people elected.

i want to recognize three people this morning, because none of this would have happened in my office with of elizabeth -- without elizabeth and others. are the three of you in here? you all know them. they have done an incredible job. it has been fun working with them. it has been fun working with all of you. you have seen snapshots of what we did these last few years. you are all winners. the republican party did an amazing job, because you were all in the trenches each and every day, but to and you brought in the kind of totals that two years ago, nobody thought were possible, so thanks for all that you have done. thanks for all that you're about to do for 2012. let's keep on, and let's keep this train rolling. i am proud to be a member to serve with all of you. thank you.

[applause] >> thank you. thank you very, very much, jan. i appreciate that. at this time, we will have the chairman's report, and over the last month or so, we have had a chance to digest the opportunities, the successes, the ups and downs of the past two years. but most especially, the past year. when i began the chairmanship, i thank you for the opportunity to serve, and as we come to this particular crossroads and elections that lie ahead for what is next, i want to thank you so much, so much for the time to serve at a time when our party was changing. struggling note to grow. regain its footing. find its voice.

reconnect with people. and to stand proud again. and the one thing that i learned in this role, this job, this responsibility is that it does not get done without you. our state chairman. our national committee men and women. the numbers yet just heard from our co-chair are not just numbers on a piece of paper. they are not. there is a real effort behind those numbers. they are real men and women behind those numbers. and they are everyday struggles that were put into action by you, and so, i am grateful as chairman to have served with one

of the best rnc committees in a long, long time. because you did not shrink from the challenge. you did not walk away from the opportunity, and for the first time in over a generation, we looked at america, and we saw us, and we talked to us, each other, and we drew in moms and dads, teenagers, college students, african-americans, women, hispanics. we drew in america, and they responded to your voice. they responded to your efforts. so those numbers are not just numbers. they do not get tossed around and dissected and analyzed to

score points, to make a point, and you have to appreciate that behind those numbers of the efforts of your state central committees, the county committees, your activists, of friends in the tea party movement, -- our friends in the tea party movement. do not lose sight of that. the responsibility in this party, not just in this office of chairman, not just in the office of co-chair or treasurer, secretary, general counsel, but in the very opposite is that each one of you hold, is to be a leader first. that is what the members of this party expect you to do when you come to the republican national committee. your efforts began in 2009 in a little place called virginia, new jersey, and you shocked the world.

you're not supposed to win in virginia. and we damn sure were not supposed to win in new jersey. " but you did. but you know what else you did? it does not get reported. in 2009.ayors' races albuquerque, new mexico, the first time in 20 plus years. we have the mayor's office. county executive races. upstate new york. meanwhile, the party was slowly and steadily building, brick by brick, the success that was borne out there. that is the type of efforts that this party has to be engaged in. every single day. some of the numbers i want to share with you, again, are not

just numbers on paper, but they are a testament to the work that each one of you did, each one of you, not just what jan and i did traveling thousands of miles per year, randy pouring through books, rallying the troops of the grass roots. it is not just what we did but what you did every single day. millions of voters voted for us in 2010. the highest midterm a turnout for any party in any party in the history of this country. you did that. republican gop efforts smashed multiple voter turnout records. many more went to the polls in 2010 than in the last midterm election, a stunning over 20% increase. you did that. all of you played a pivotal

role, establishing 360 victory offices across the country with a paid staff, who were there on the ground with you, compared to just 154 victory offices in 2008 and 140 in 2006. by virtue of the plan to put together, for the first time in the history of our party, we had a 50 state strategy, but it was just not the contiguous states. we had a strategy where we won the governorship and lieutenant governorship in, -- in guam, and we did this in places we were not expected to win. the rnc website alone was completely revamped, driving page views up. the email list was also overall,

and this was an opportunity to become more effective. our email achieved a 40% open rate, and we had a click through rate that was close to 15%. now, a lot of us do not appreciate that. saul is probably up there clicking right now, right, saul? a click-through rate of 15 % of real people coming to you, coming to our party to learn and become involved, that is what we did. et and on the fund-raising side, we added new efforts in the state party and what we did with over 1 million new donors, small, medium, and large. this reversed a precipitous decline of new dollars that we

have seen in recent off-year elections, quadrupling the number raised from new donors. you did that. the efforts of our party, a party once tagged as an endangered species, speak for itself. and i hope all of you, regardless of the outcome of the state, appreciate what you have done to establish firmly what we all talked about two years ago, and in those years, lookout we have pulled ourselves forward. now, the task becomes harder pepco because president obama is waiting for you it. the democratic party is waiting for you, and they're going to engage us on the battlefield of

ideas, the battlefield of policy, and i think have and the we have speaker john boehner right there on the front lines for us. [applause] and leador cantor. and the leadership of our party on the hill, but most importantly, the leadership that we have in the states, our new governor, arne statement as creatures. this is the real work that you did. we have picked up over 680 state legislative seats. that is an amazing feat. do you understand what that means when it comes to redistricting? well, let me tell you. new lines will be drawn but republicans over the next two years. 44 congressional district lines will be drawn by democrats. that is what you did.

you made a difference, for planning, hardware, not just our base and our activists but our grass-roots it, folks did not even know the they were grass roots folks that are part of our team. that is what a good party does. you have all proven and shown that the republican party is a good party, and is ready and willing to work on behalf of the american people, and i an honor to serve as your chairman, and i know the work will be difficult and challenging, but i have no fear nordau that you will rise to the occasion, because you are the republican party, in action, every single day, in states all across this great country, in neighborhoods and communities.

it has been such a great pleasure for me to watch you all work out some of your comfort zone. and we hope vote in the upwards that you commit that you are ready to give the democrats held over the next two years and that you're willing to work and fight on behalf of the american people unlike anything you have done before because the work is too important. the challenges are too great, and our grandkids and our great grand kids are dependent on us in this hour to get it right. this is what a good republican party does for the people of america, and i thank you for what you have done for us so far. god bless you. >> now, the nominations for the candidates who ran for rnc chairman. >> hearing none, we will now begin the nomination process.

the secretary has confirmed that five candidates for chairman have demonstrated the required support for nomination. the chair recognizes the national committee man for tennessee i believe that we have lost john's voice. >> i am standing in for john. on behalf of all of the three rnc members of the great state of tennessee, i am proud to nominate an wegner as the next chairman of the republican national committee. eta -- nn wagtner. -- wagner. i believe she alone possesses the complete package of skills needed to make a complete start

for the rnc. she has served republican party for 20 years. she has served our party at the local precinct level, as a township committeewoman, at the state level as a state party chairman, and as a co-chairman. i knew she is an able leader, and we all know how critical the next two years will be. these are critical times, et and the current administration would like to change this country in a way that i do not think any of us want to. the republican party is a critical organization to take our country back and put it on the right track. as state chairman, who, like you, raises money on a daily basis, the rnc has lost credibility with donors, both large and small, and in order to note fix this, we need an rnc chairman that will manage the

money that she can. she has demonstrated her ability to raise money. as co-chair, she was part of the team that helped raise $284 million during the election cycle and $392 million during the 2004 election cycle. she of raise money for the missouri party, where she served nearly seven years as chairman, and there is an aggressive fund- raising plant-closing that includes finance chairman to create a new team program for maxed out donors < and that will also include a finance committee that will also report to the rnc chairman. she also has the political savvy to lead our party in this race. and she has been a customer of the rnc, and she knows what we

need in order to elect republicans in office and to elect a republican in 2012, and she will run a tight ship of the rnc, and she knows what it takes. she will run it like a ceo. she will be a member oriented committee. she is not involved in any special interests. and she will be a co-chairman and a members member. she will be a servant leader. in short, she will bring the foil package still said to the rnc. she has the re and talents and skills to best fit the committee at this crucial time, and encourage you to join me in voting for ann wagner as a republican committee chair. [applause]

>> thank you, chris. >> madam chair, we of the opportunity to elect a woman to the chairman of rnc. i enthusiastically support the endorsement of ann wagner for chairman of the rnc. >> from oklahoma, i also sent the nomination of ann wagner for chairman of the rnc. she is the complete package. >> i would enthusiastically second this nomination for ann wagner for chairman. >> i enthusiastically endorse and second. >> i am proud to nominate and second the nomination of ann wagner. >> west virginia.

i join my fellow member zapata -- my fellow members in accepting the nomination of ann wagner. >> please join me in supporting ann wagner for chairman of the rnc. >> the chair recognizes steve king from wisconsin for the purpose of nominating a candidate for rnc chair. >> thank you, madam chairman. on behalf of the governor of the great state of wisconsin, scott walker, our newly elected senator, ron johnson from wisconsin, our congressional delegation, and on behalf of the republican party of

wisconsin, i am proud and happy to stand before you and nominate for our next chairman of the republican national commission, mr. reince priebus. [applause] i have been involved in politics for some time, and i have watched over the last dozen or so years the courier and leadership that reince priebus has brought to our party and our state, culminating several years ago when he became our leader. immediately upon becoming chairman, he retired are dead, he ran the house -- he retired our debt. he raised record amounts of money. he recruited conservative candidates. he represented us wonderfully to the media. he stayed on message. he wrapped us -- wrapped his arms around the various coalition groups to include the tea party, and the results

showed it on november 2. never in history of our state have return of our state around. governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, both houses, and two congressional seats. a state that was totally black and blue became totally red. and now he is offering to bring that kind of leadership to our national party. reince is the leader that we need to unify our committee, bring the resources we so badly need if we are going to succeed and build on the successes that we enjoyed in 2010 in 2012. i urge your support for the next generation of leadership to our party, reince priebus. [applause] >> thank you, steve.

the chair recognizes betty hill, national committeewoman from montana, for the purpose of seconding. >> i am happy to second the nomination for reince priebus today. he is one of our young, exciting state chairmen and he knows all about winning. >> i am extremely proud to second the nomination of my state chairman, as i have learned firsthand his strong work ethic and his commitment to servant leadership. >> i am supporting reince priebus for many reasons. he will be a great fund raiser. on day one he has committed to call keep people, and financial leaders of our party. >> donna king from oregon. i am happy to support reince priebus. i believe he will provide the

oversight we need for the next election. >> i second nomination because i have found in working with reince priebus that he shows uncommon respect for every member of this committee and he will show that as chairman. he is a committed conservative that we need to lead the way in 2012. >> i am excited to second the nomination of reince priebus. he will bring back the fiscal discipline this party needs. >> i am proud to second. i believe he will serve in a way that unifies us and restore trust. he is the most humble person. >> i am supporting reince priebus for rnc chairman because of the way he works with

the tea party organization. >> i am supporting and seconding reince priebus for chairman because i know he will uphold our pro-life platform. >> i am the youngest a german from the great state of oklahoma. -- youngest state chairman. he has a plan and the personality to be able to reach the next generation of voters. >> i am supporting reince priebus and seconding the motion because i know he has a laser focus on electing republicans and focusing on bringing the white house back to us. >> i am supporting reince priebus because he is enthusiastic. he is the full package and a great neighbor to the east. >> if your time is up. if there are any others who would like to second, please let the secretary know and she will duly put it in the records.

the chair recognizes the national committeewoman from hawaii for the purpose of nominating a candidate for rnc chairman. x is my pleasure today to make this nomination. i don't have to remind this group that together we all fired nancy pelosi in 2010, and now we have a majority in the house of representatives. we have taken over -- accumulated another 690 state legislative seats, the most since 1928, and we have a winning chairman. i would like to ask you at this time to join me in reelecting michael steele so that we can

together defeat barack obama in 2012. thank you. [applause] >> the chair recognizes the national committeeman from florida for the purpose of seconding. >> i am proud to second the nomination of michael steele and thank him for reaching out and reconnecting us with the american people. the tea party boats and everyone realized that he helped and was listening to we the people for change, and republicans are back in the mainstream with america. thank you. >> i am supporting michael steele for reelection because he is the individual in the best position to lead us objectively in the next election and to promote our common goals. >> i am honored to second the

nomination of michael steele as chairman of the republican national committee, because he put us on the path to victory in 2010 and i believe he will see us through victory in 2012. thank you. >> i support and second the nomination of chairman michael steele for reelection because of all the money sent to our state for early victory ochses. our policy was the way to go. -- fire pelosi was the way to go. >> i am supporting michael steele in his reelection because i have always believed in the ground up, as he does. at both the local, state, and national levels, this is the

kind of leadership that we expect from michael and we will see from here through the 2012 elections. >> i am supporting michael steele because two years ago, this party was in dire straits, and i don't know whether you have noticed, but we just had the biggest year that this party has ever had. what corporation changes the head when you have just had the biggest win? it is insane. i urge all of you, let's not changed chairmen. let's keep it going. we want to win in 2012. [applause] >> our success in november paved the winning pass to 2012, and i do not wish to change course now. join me in supporting michael steele for chairman of the rnc.

he plotted the course, he will bring us home. >> on behalf of the whole delegation, when somebody makes sweet music, one is a good conductor, you do not get rid of the conductor, and he has made sweet music. we sat in the nomination of michael steele. -- we second nomination of michael steele. join us, make sweet music. [applause] michael steele is the prudent leader with the energy and enthusiasm to lead us to victory again in 2012. is my honor to request your support and your vote for michael steele. thank you. >> the chair recognizes the state chairman for ohio for the purpose of nominating a

candidate for rnc chairman. >> ladies and gentlemen, fellow members, i know we have heard all of the speeches and i know no one wants to hear anymore, so let's get right to the point. the challenges that face this committee are incredible and they are daunting. in less than 22 months, we have to dig out of a $20 million hole, put $27 million in to the president of trust, fund a get- out-the-vote effort for our presidential candidate, we have to pay for national convention, identify that presidential candidate, and do so while facing a glut will likely be a billion doll ground game in an effort to reelect obama. i respect every one of the candidates that has put forth their candidacy of the last several weeks. i respect the heck out of region everyone of them, and you should too.

-- each and every one of them. i don't envy anyone who gets the job, but i know one thing. this committee needs a quiet, effective, experienced chair to tackle these tough challenges. i am confident that maria cino is that rson. she is the only candidate in this race who has worked in and around the committee for better than 30 years. the only one who has managed the rnc not once, but twice. the only one who has run a national political operation for a successful presidential campaign. the only one to help bail out a national committee of millions of dollars worth of debt. the only one who has successfully funded and managed a national convention. the list goes on and on. she has the confidence of our party's highest ranking leader, and i join him in respectfully asking everyone of you decastro for maria cino for chairman. -- to cast your vote for maria cino for chairman. it is my distinct honor to

place into nomination for chairman of the name of maria cino. thank you. [applause] >> the chair recognizes the national committeewoman from utah for the purpose of seconding. >> in 1993, republicans were in big trouble. we had a charismatic young president, we had not held a house majority in 40 years, and the nrcc was $5 million in debt. maria cino clear that debt and raised millions more dollars. with the charismatic president whose policies are wrong for our country, i want a candidate for chairman who has raised the most money, elected the most republicans, executed most programs, and demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the republican party and its ideals. that is maria cino. i am honored to second her nomination. [applause]

>> in 1996, she raised $100 million and successfully defended our new majority in the house of representatives. in 2000, she ran a successful operation that elected a republican challenger into the white house. in 2004, she ran the political operations that devised and implemented the most successful victory operation in history of this national party. 2008, she ran a great convention. therefore, it is my great honor to second the nomination of maria cino to the next chairman of our national republican party. thank you. [applause] >> i am honored to second the nomination of maria cino because it is time to elect a

chairman who will restore credibility to the republican national committee from day one. it is time to elect maria cino, who will be able to raise money, millions of dollars from day one. it is time to elect rya cino, a chairman who will be able to elect republicans from day one. it is time to elect korea cino, who will stand tall for republicans across this country from day one. i have had 35 years with the national committee, and believe me, it is time. thank you very much. [applause] >> i rise to second the nomination of maria cino. she will help write the internal ship that we have and helped rectify our deficit. she will help us reach out to our candidates with money, because when all else fails, we are going to have to have about

$700 billion to win in 2012. she is the only candidate out there who has shown that she can raise that money. thank you. [applause] >> the chair recognizes the national committee man from virginia for the purpose of non and -- nominating a candidate for rnc chairman. >> it is my honor and pleasure to place a name in nomination for rnc chairman. we are fortunate to have well qualified candidates for national chairman. all of them have made their cases with respect to fund raising and their political skills, and later today, one of our candidates will win a majority of our boat. -- our votes.

as you consider the candidates, i ask you to keep in mind for questions. it would be most able to incorporate the tea party activists and other newly active grassroots conservatives into the campaigns of republican candidates in 2012? i know these activist organizations. i have trained many for the tea party groups an analogous organizations and i believe the answer to that question is saul anuzis. second, who is most likely to exploit fully the high-tech social media for republican candidates? the answer is saul anuzis. who would you be confident could respond most effectively in spontaneous give-and-take with democrats and the news media? i think the answer is saul anuzis. fourth, hoon do you know would be the chairman most quickly to

get back to you when you want to discuss something important about your state or the rnc? i think the answer is saul anuzis. two years ago, saw was my second choice. now i am one of many hear who has saul anuzis as my first choice. he is easy to like. i predict we will find on the final ballot that he is the second choice of a great many more of us. is my pleasure to nominate saul anuzis. [applause] >> the chair recognizes the state chairman for south carolina for the purpose of seconding. >> ladies and gentlemen of the committee, it is my distinct privilege and honor to second the nomination of saul anuzis. this is a gentleman that does not just walk the walk. he talks the talk and he walks

the walk. this gentleman is someone who carries the core competencies that we need in this position. he is a fund raiser. he is someone who inherently understands the ability to strategizing and he finally understands most importantly, technology and our reach. within 30 days of my nomination of state party chairman, the rest of the red states receives some tremendous news, our governor -- governor has foibles and they played out nationwide. for absolutely no money, he sat with us and help the strategize. i can tell you he made historic gains, and i attribute most of those to the foundations laid by this gentleman. it is my privilege and honor and i asked each of you to take the arm-twisting and forget it. go to your hearts, do what is right, and vote for saul anuzis.

>> fellow members of the rnc, it is my pleasure and honor to second the nomination of saul anuzis. he is a proven business manager and party manager. he is a tremendously successful fund-raiser. he is an outstanding manager of the republican message and he has been an effective communicator in all types of media. that is what he is and what he has done. that is what can be and can do for you and me as chairman of the rnc. i strongly urge that you vote for saul anuzis. i yield the balance of my time to the committeewoman from massachusetts. >> i fully endorse saul anuzis for chairman of the rnc and i wish that you would all follow me as one of a handful of

female chairman, i would like to say that saul anuzis is someone that the males can go along with. not just because he is cute, but he understands the problems that we face. as a member of the young republicans, he can lead this grand old party into a new day that will take the rnc where it needs to go in 2012. thank you. [applause] >> since there are no other nominations that qualify, the nominations are now closed. >> the voting began with 85 votes needed to be elected chairman. after four rounds with no winner being declared, rnc chairman michael steel announced he was dropping out of the race.

his remarks are six minutes. >> thank you very much. how are you all doing? i just wanted to check. two years, we have had a good time. we have worked hard and build the party. it is very clear, the party wants to do something a little different and hopefully a little bit better. i appreciate all the hard work that all of you have brought to the table.

i said that earlier this morning and met it from a heart. this is tough, because it is what it is. but what is important, and i hope you do not forget that as this process unfolds, unification, moving forward, building, growing, winning. our target, our ground game, our opportunity rests out with the people of america. so i really thank you for the chairmanship of this party for the two years that i have had. at this time i will step aside for others to lead. but in so doing, i hope you all appreciate the legacy we leave. despite the noise, lord knows we have had a lot of noise. despite the difficulties, we won.

[applause] sit down, sit down. sit down, sit down. [cheers and applause] please, please. as probably many of you have figured out, i am a fighter. and i am a little bit obstinate, but i am because i believe in the fight. i am because i believe that the greatest gift we can give to the people, politically, is our service to them. as i said this morning, that is

your charge. you took that are seriously. we went out, we raise money, $192 million of it. we won 63 house seats, 21 state legislators slid from democrat to republican. as i said this morning, it was not because of what i did or what any of the offices, what you did. i will step aside because i think the party is ready for something different. at this time i release my supporters and i asked them to stand with me in supporting maria cino as next chairman of the party. [applause] all the while, it is up to all of you to decide.

we have been through some big storms, some small storms, but this storm, you cannot allow to continue. we must heal ourselves and go forward together and we must win. barack obama's agenda is not good for america. we fired pelosi. let's take the senate. let's take the white house. let's heal america, made her stronger, better, prouder, as we are today as republicans. unified, moving forward. it is important. i thank you for the opportunity to serve and to lead, and now i exit stage right. [applause]

[cheers and applause] >> the new chairman, reince priebus, also spoke with reporters after his election. this is just over five minutes.

>> in descending order, priebus, 97. anuzis, 43, cino, 28. priebus, 97, anuzis, 43, cino, 28. the chair recognizes kevin dewine. >> >> madam chair, i would like to set in motion. >> it has been moved and seconded. is there discussion? any discussion? all those in favor, aye.

congratulations. [applause] [applause]

>> thank you. thank you very much. i am going to keep this really short. i just want to thank god, i want to thank jesus for this moment. i am so blessed, and i have said that to you so many times, just being a little kid growing up in kenosha. my first date with my wife, i

have to tell you with two great kids and jack and grace, we cannot wait to get to work here in the party and rebuild this party, move on to conservative candidates. i want to thank the republican leaders from my home state of wisconsin including steve king, mary, scott walker, ron johnson, sean duffy and paul ryan. thank you all very much. [applause] i want to thank all the candidates to step up and offered themselves to this tall task, and i want to thank chairman steele for his leadership over the past two years. thank you. [applause]

and i want to thank all of the rnc members who believe in my vision, who understood that some significant work that we need to do in the committee has to get done. we have to get on track, and together we can defeat barack obama in 2012. together, unified as a committee, with the election over, now is the time for the committee to unite. we must come together for our common interests. for the betterment of our party and our country. with that in mind, i want you to know that i am here to earn the trust and support of each and everyone of you. i towed to a would serve in humility and work hard -- i told you i would serve in humility

and work hard and i am going to start working right now as your chairman. we all recognize that there is a steep hill here ahead of us, and the only way we will be able to move forward is if we are all together. we must never forget why we all do this. as reagan said, our nation is that shining city upon a hill, and we must work to keep it that way. we recognize that the democrats have taken this country on the wrong path, and it isn't going to be easy or glamorous, but together we must lead the way to a better committee and a better america. i have spoken to most of you and you have seen my plan to move this committee forward. it starts right now on day one. it is now my duty to implement this plan and communicate it to

the american people in real, clear terms. you all are the board of directors. while i may be the ceo, we must all remember that each of us, everyone of us, is still an employee to republican voters. it is our job to fulfill the mission of the rnc, and we are going to start by putting a solid business plan in place to operate effectively and efficiently to begin to restore the faith of our donors. we will work to develop a new line of communication with state parties. the new speaker of the house, john boehner, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, a newly elected republicans across the nation. with this new focused leadership, the rnc will move

forward by restructuring our financial operation, reviewing our current plans of action, and hiring top notch staff. i understand the challenges that lie ahead of us go well past raising funds. we must know how to spend these funds effectively to aid in our redistricting efforts, to support our 2011 candidates, to hold a world-class convention, and to be sure that our republican presidential nominee as the organization in place to beat barack obama. [applause]

starting today, starting now, as a committee, let's come together and let's get ready to elect republicans. god bless the committee, and god bless the united states of america. thank you very much. i appreciate it, and i will warm your trust everyday. thank you. -- i will earn your trust every day. [applause] >> you have been watching this all day. your reaction, how did mr. priebus come up with the goods? >> he just whittle down support from his rivals. he took some votes away from chairman steele. we saw him withdraw from the race, and then we saw ann wagner would drop just before the seventh round of voting started. he was basically able to wrangle

those folks over to his camp, and he ended up taking the chairmanship with a little over 90 votes. he came in and delivered a speech promising a humble, and you are working era. >> what is the strength of reince priebus with the republican national committee? is it the record in wisconsin, picking up a senate seat, six of eight house seats? what was it that sold the delicate and so the votes there at the rnc winter meeting? >> i think you hit the nail right on the head. he came in as chairman of the wisconsin republican party in 2007. he was able to build a significant organization out there. that one david o. b. -- they house seat.bey's

they made significant gains in the last election and he promised to lead the rnc forward. >> what you think we are born to see? water is looking for as we move into the chairmanship of reince priebus? >> there are big challenges that the chairman basis. one is fundraising. there was an estimate before the vote happen that he will need to raise at least four hundred million dollars in the next two years to compete with president obama and senate democrats. the other challenge he faces is the tea party movement. what we saw over the last couple of years was a movement the centralization of republican power into these groups. these groups are basically activist, and money it was

blowing into this grassroots movement. if he can convince them that the rnc is a more viable and stable organization. >> we appreciate all your work with us today and we will talk with you again. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," a preview of the house agenda with mike lewis of the hill. the discussion on the current economic situation. >> first of all, i name is reince priebus. if the need some help with comedy central, i am sure you can google it. i am so blessed to have been elected as chairman of the republican national committee. a promised the committee that i will work in humility.

i will work hard every day to help rebuild the committee, bring unity to our committee. we need to raise a whole lot of money, come together as a party, built on the success and the victories that we have just had in 2010, rebuild our credibility as a party, as the conservative party in america, with the right answers to help prevent our country from falling off that fiscal clef. we will do all that work together and uphold the principles of this party, raise the money that we need, get the money into the states, defeat barack obama in 2012, save our country, and in the process, save our party. with that, i will take any questions you might have. i am actually running the meeting behind, if you haven't noticed, so i have to go back up, but i can take a few questions. >> how serious is the deficit in the party?

>> we are probably looking at least $20 million in debt. we have a lot of work to do. we have to get our financial team together around the country, our finance chairman. i will get to work on that tonight and reaching out to our major donors and getting them back on board, putting his party back on their shoulders so we can have the money and resources and people that we need to rebuild the rnc. i would be remiss not to say thank you to chairman steele for his leadership. we respect him and wish him well. i want to thank all the other candidates. we appreciate their heart and their effort in this race. these races are tough. i am the chairman of the republican national committee

and i serve 168 members of that committee from every state in the territories in washington d.c. we are blessed to have speaker boehner and senator mitch mcconnell as our leaders. we are going to work with them. we appreciate them, and as chairman of the party, it is part of my job to support them as well. >> you do not have a ton of experience doing things like this. are you prepared for this position, the communications aspect of it. >> wisconsin is a targeted state. i have talked to a lot of you who are standing right here. we are not unused to having what the press. we deal with that as a state that barack obama visited things like almost every other month. i have talked to a lot of you already about some of the things we have done at the rnc. i am prepared for this, but with

god's help, anything is possible. i believe in that. >> last question. >> i have not made any decisions on that. we are putting a team together. we will take the second committee of the rnc and they will be the transition team of this rnc. everyone is going to have a say. we are going to do this together and we are going to bring real leadership back in the building and get this train back on the rails. >> how relevant is the are in sync? >> it is very relevant. we have to raise about $400 million over the next two years and we will do that through regional finance teams and regional finance directors. in the finance chairman around this country back on board and

rebuilding his party is going to take hard work. i have no illusions about that. a lot is at stake in this election. they believe we need to save our country and they feel that in their hearts and minds. i have already talked to many of them. they are ready to go to work. they want to roll up their sleeves and reveal the finances of this party and move on to 2012 for great victory. i have to go back in and run this meeting. [unintelligible] >> i don't think so at all. certainly not from me. i am part of the grassroots movement. our party is part of the conservative movement in this country. we are not in competition with it. we are going to do it right and

we are going to win in 2012. so thank you very much. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," a preview of the house agenda with mike lewis of the hill. then a discussion on the current economic situation. after that, we will chat with caterpillar of the corporation for national and community service about her group's role in the mlk day of service. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern, here on c-span. tomorrow on c-span, a speech by

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>> are mobile content vehicles are traveling the country. >> we look at issues impacting the nation on the c-span content vehicle. we take you to detroit for the north american auto show. we caught up with michigan senator debbie stabenow and a member of the task force on the automotive industry. >> this plays a pivotal role in helping us get where we are in terms of restructuring. this allows ford to be here. our section 136 has improved and allowed us to have an extraordinary facility. the cars here are impacted by section 136 loans.

jobs came back from mexico to michigan as a result of retooling the loans. we will be able to expand those and get our suppliers the opportunity to lose -- to use those loans. we are excited about the investment of $2 billion in manufacturing. we are the center for the country. there are investments in the retooling loans and the manufacturing tax credits. all of those things, coupled with the incentives, are a reflection of the fact that we believe in manufacturing. >> this is about a partnership. the president stepped forward in an extraordinary way and provide leadership. these companies deserve a lot of credit.

ford, general motors and chrysler as well. this is not a one-man band. there are the shareholders, workers, managers who came together. odyssey, senator stabenow -- obviously, senator stabenow was critical as well. we ask that people getting the help as -- people getting the help exercise self help. ford was helped by the overall work done to save the industry. ford went out and worked with its workers, its creditors in an extraordinary effort. we are hugely proud. 136 helped. ford did this. we are proud of what they have

done and happy to be a part of this today. it is nice to be in detroit where we can talk about car of the year and we can talk about market share increases and about ford adding 7000 jobs and talk about its position in "consumer reports." these are the sorts of things we need to talk about. it is an extraordinarily good day for this car industry. i would add one thing. >> one thing i am focused on is how we can support electrical vehicles. we have 30% credit in terms of charging stations. we have something in place to increase that to 50%. we want to make sure we are doing things that help major investments and the technology that has been developed by ford and all of our companies.

>> what do you see it for the rest of the nation out of what has happened in detroit for the last few years? what can the manufacturing industry learned and what has the government learned about rebuilding manufacturing based on what has happened here? >> the automobile industry has always in some ways been at the center of united states manufacturing. the lesson is about people working together. there is a role for government, but it is a limited role. there is a level of intervention required. but what you have seen us do with general motors is back off when we could. that does not mean government does not have a role to play. that means helping with the issues senator stabenow benton. government is there to provide a measure of help. but the private sector needs to lead. when you have companies like

ford that has its act together and has dynamic management and terrific relationships with employees, you have something that works. i think our industry is a wonderful illustration. the car industry is going to require innovation to be successful. this is a company that is innovating. it is not the only one. that is terrific. that competition will make for a better company and make its competitors that the companies. that is what american manufacturing has always been about. we are an innovation leader. i think this is a metaphor for the broader question of how we leave the manufacturing in america. the level of intervention was unique. the broad level of support we look for will continue. [unintelligible]

[unintelligible] >> no comments about the future. nothing on the future. it is funny. we need to work on [unintelligible] >> but we cannot drive it away. we have it locked. it is a safety modification. >> we will be evaluating.

we will have to see what the market does. the financial markets can be uncertain. we are determined to exit as soon as practical. we are not going to do a fire sale. the ipo gives you a sense of the balance which struck. the remainder of our sales -- we are going to look to strike something in the same neighborhood. >> what do you think about press the's plan -- think about chrysler's plan? >> they have every right to pay us back. we would be delighted if they did. obviously, their payment is good. we will have to see if they make good on those plans. i have no comment on that now. if you work in this location one

year ago and you had listened to what people were saying about chrysler, i do not think anybody who was not using a controlled substance would have said on this day chrysler would have been taken relatively seriously. there is a lot of the development. they have a long way to go. we have no illusions about it. if you ask me how we feel if they paid us back [unintelligible] [unintelligible] >> i do not think we can predict. we did a large transaction, the largest public offering in the united states' history. whether that is an appropriate step now, we will not speculate on that. the stock is going toward $40.

i have no view on whether or not that is appropriately done. as the lockup comes off, we will evaluate our options. we will get the company's input. this will be a secondary sale. we will consult with financial experts. [unintelligible] >> no comments about my future. >> you wanted to show the market you were serious. what is driving the timetable for the rest of the sale? >> i think the timing for the rest of the sale is not different from the ipo timing. the president has said, i want to exit this as soon as practical. we have demonstrated, not that it was ever in doubt, that we

want to put a bullish government motors talk to bed. it is not the proper role for government. i think that a complete exit is important for the broader economy. it is important for us to fulfil the mission we set out to do when we initially invested. we have to balance that with getting a fair return. as soon as practical is a watchword and is still alive. 500 million more shares than we want to have. we should be looking for a way to sell those shares. >> does the general motors success make you more optimistic? >> we are not day traders.

the stock market has been strong in the last little while. that is good. people are more optimistic about the overall economy. the tax deal gave people a shot of optimism about the overall economy. i will not look at the last two or three weeks of the stock market performance and prognosticate about that. >> thank you. >> the c-span local content of vehicles are traveling the country as we look at issues impacting the nation. for more information on our local content of vehicles, " c- span.org -- go to c-span.org. >> tonight, students from the washington center discuss politics and the media. after that, another chance to seek prime minister's questions with british prime minister david cameron.

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