quickk so you are the congressional budget office. obviously congress is not the only game inn town. how o you guys evaluate, assess, incorporate other economic actions that might be taken for example from the executive branch currently there's a lot of discussion aroundon tariffs. how do you incorporate that into your analysis given that it's not a congressional action? >> that is right. i will talk about tariffs and first and then i ca talk about other executive actions. immigration is another example. so tariffs have a revenue consequences of economic consequences they have gdp for business investment price level inflation and so on. a change in tariffs is not part of the internal revenue code. the cbo is responsible for that. a change in tariff that's put in place under the president's executive authority changes the baseline but does not result in a cost estimate of legislation in something using executive authority is not legislation but we are set up to provide information too policymakers on the budgetary and economic econs of

i represent california's 37th congressional district. and i'm here to tell you that donald trump does three things consistently. he lies, he cheats and he steals. he's lying about saying that shrinking the federal workforce will increase government efficiency. he is cheating the american people out of a government that we all deserve. and he is stealing billions of our taxpayer dollars by cutting social security, by cutting medicaid, by firing workers left and right. he is stealing billions of our dollars and giving them to his billionaire boys' club. anyone who says that missing social security payments is ok, anyone who tells you that kicking children off of food assistance is ok, anyone who tells you that it is ok to cut or get rid of medicaid, and i have to tell you that in my district, i have the fourth largest medicaid enrollment numbers in the country. anyone who tells you that cutting that program to the bone is ok, anyone who tells you that getting rid of fema is ok, i represent los angeles. we are suffering from urban fires. i

and craig casar of the congressional progressive caucus and the new chair brad schneider. house democrats voted against the house republican budget which cut medicaid $880 billion to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. we want health care more affordable to the american people and this is in stark contrast to republicans on kick children off of health care. as president trump prepares for tonight's speech, it's clear the democrats are on the side of working people while republicans are only looking out for billionaire friends. trump and republicans have broken their promise to lower costs on day one which was his commitment to focus on tax give-aways for corporations and billionaires that don't need any more help. trump's reckless tariffs will raise prices on gas, produce at grocery stores, beer, lumber to build homes, crude oil and parts that make cars. . democrats are united against trump and elon musk dismantling services americans rely on while giving money to their billionaire friends. they're cutting help to veterans while trump stands with putin. tonight we expect th

we will continue, the house democratic caucus, congressional progressive caucus, house leadership. everyone in our caucus is committed to making sure the american public understands exactly what is at stake. >> i think today's letter answers that question perfectly. it is simple to go back to your district and face democratic and republican voters alike if you are willing to represent your voters and protect their social security and medicare and medicaid and quality of life. house republicans would have a much easier time speaking to their constituents if they were not trying to still there health care, in order to give a billionaire a tax break. right now i think many house republicans have to make a choice about whether they want to fulfill their job title is representative, or they can have a town hall and actually speak honestly to their constituents, or whether they want to change their job title to elon musk employee. it is very hard to host a town hall if you're working for elon musk instead of your constituents. rep. lieu: in 2017-18, house republicans ran away from the vo

by using the congressional review act hatchet to carve away critical protections from an agency that's already been decimated by doge's indiscriminate firing demonstrates how unserious republicans are about keeping republicans safe from dangerous pollution. and another week of what i -- nonsense c.r.a.'s, in my opinion, shows how unserious house republicans are about governing. under the clean air act, and i want to directly address what the gentleman said. under the clean air act, the environmental protection agency is required to reduce hazardous air pollutants like tire manufacturers to protect americans across the country from harm. so they have to do this. they're obligated in the e.p.a. to look at things that might be hazardous under the clean air act. and air toxins are known to cause cancer, heart attacks, asthma, reproductive and birth defects, as well as severe impacts on the environment. and the e.p.a. is obligated under the law to select pollution limits based on what's already being achieved at similar facilities using readily available technologies. basically under the cl

and the 435 congressional districts. on average -- districts on average who receive $200 million monthly from social security, on average where the more than 145,000 people per district receive these benefits that go directly back to the local economy. we're looking for three republicans to stand with a unified democratic party and congress to push forward a bill that was last extended in 1971. richard nixon was president of the united states the last time social security benefits were extended for your constituents in north carolina. as well as my constituents in connecticut. it's long overdue. we have a cola that doesn't work. we have people that continue to work after they receive social security that are taxed on their benefits. we've had teachers and firefighters and police officers as well who have been denied benefits. and now while they're eligible for them, they're not funded. so that money comes out of the trust fund. and president trump has now proposed a tax cut for social security that's unpaid for, that is

texas congressman sylvester turner had dies, just months after he won the texas 18th congressional district race to replace sheila jackson lee after she died this past july. sylvester turner was the mayor of houston, texas, for eight years, and he served 27 years in the texas house am he reportedly was in attendance at president trump's address to the nation on tuesday. houston's current mayor has said we've lost an outstanding public official. no one will be age to step into sylvester's shoes and carry on his duties, because there was only one sylvester turner. representative turner was 70 years old. just last week, c-span spoke with congressman turn per his upbringing and his early political career in texas. >> the 18th congressional district is history and i can very prominent. not too many have held this seat. barbara jordan, people are familiar with, held the seat, she was the first. it's followed by mickey leeland, who was another prominent, strong personality. he followed. then craig washington, who i had the privilege of serving with in the texas legislature. and then after him, she

representative for new york's 20th congressional district the former fourth ranking and our next u.s. ambassador to the united nations congresswoman elise stefanik. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. first, thank you to adl for your tremendous leadership on combating anti-semitism. a special thanks to jonathan for the invitation to speak today and for your work on congress on this critical issue. never again is now. that is the reason we are all here today. to ensure these words are actedy upon. on october 7 at and the 513 days since, we have seen anti- somatic atrocity that we never thought would happen in our lifetime. both at home and abroad. the worst massacre of jews since the holocaust the open celebration of those heinous acts of terrorism in our streets and on our college. enough is enough. from capitals to campuses we have watched too many with the power to act to do nothing. but, there iss hope. in the famous words of holocaust survivor jewish advocate simon who dedicated his life to ensuring the horrors of the holocaust are never forgotten. he said, for evil to flo

turner: the 18th congressional district is historic. barbara jordannering held this seat. followed by mickey leland, another prominent, strong personality. and then craig washington who i had the privilege of serving with in the texas legislature. then after him, sheila jackson lee. sheila and i knew each other for over 40 years. my daughter referred to her as auntie chiliasm we served at the same law firm together before she moved on, served as a councilmember and left the city council and came to the 18th. and served remarkably well. for almost 30 years. so you can't -- you can't replace a shea ha jackson lee. but like she came in and brought her tenacity, her vision, her work ethic to the 18th, she was different than barbara jordan, or mickey leeland and craig marchment and that's the way i see myself. each one laid the foundation for the next one to build upon. so i'm standing on the -- their legacy. but the bottom line is to represent the people in our congressional district who are counting on us to be their voice, their representative, and to make their lives better

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. >> so you guys are the congressional budget office. obviously congress is not the only game in town. how do you guys evaluate or assess or incorporated other economic actions that might be taken, for example, from the executive branch currently there is a lot of discussion around tariffs. how do you incorporate that into your analysis given it's not a congressional action. >> i will talk about tariffs first and then i can talk about other executive actions, immigration is an example. so tariffs have revenue consequences and economic consequences for gdp and price level and inflation and so on. a change in tariffs is not part of the internal revenue code. a change in tariffs that put in place under the president's executive authority changes the baseline but it doesn't change the cost line. something using executive authority is not legislation we're set up to polypropylene divide information to policy makers on the budgetary and economic impacts of executive actions. you can see this in a publication we put out in december of last year

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department of government efficiency cooks please welcome massachusetts and congressional chief. ♪ ♪ ♪od morning everyone. thank you so much for coming. it's been a really busy two months straight. [laughter] >> oh my god. every day is like six months worth. >> her once i feel that congress may be earning its next recess. way to go. [laughter] thanks so much for being here. before we dig into the tax element of everything coming up in washington over the next 10 months trying to shudder the education. you are a former teacher. i am wondering do you think this could be stopped and the courts? how do you see this playing out? cooks as this at two levels with the first one is i don't think he has the legal authority to do this. many of the problems of the department of education are about student loans. are about help for children with disabilities that are funneled through the department of education. congress created those. congress funded them the present of the united states does not have a magic wand to wave over it make them go away. sir there will be litigation in the courts over m

[skateboard sounds] >ryan>right now, at 530, >>> congressional democrats walking out of the u.s.t night. they simply do not feel like enough. and that will include a tech millionaire where they were paralyzed and unprepared for the second trump presidency. we take a closer look at the inner workings of his campaign launch and why he is entering the race. >> reporter: and they are gunning for nancy pelosi's congressional seat. >> will it is something we're in the moment where it had could happen. and how about grace for that next? >> reporter: in the early stages of the campaign. >> i feel the party is basically broken. >> reporter: they signed up on his website to join and ask questions. >> and i will find a way to talk to everybody that i possibly can in san francisco and get my message to them directly. >> reporter: the former software engineer, who left wall street and silicon valley success, spearheaded a political action committee to bring new voices to washington. >> and both parties have been ignoring the biggest problem facing most people. >> reporter: that includes cost

needs accountability, need to be subject to the congressional appropriation process.ad of having central planners pick and choose what products and services americans can access how about this? vibrant competitive markets in this country so that americans can choose the financial services and products that they want. i would defend the agency altogether isn't something you're supportive of it or is there a version of this agency that could work? >> i think there is a version that could work. the number one consumer complaint out there in this country is a fraud. fraud is a big problem if this agency were focused on the real consumer protection challenges that america has faced, which is a fraud, they might actually have the confidence of the american people and the american taxpayer. a lot of what the cfpb have been doing under director is denying financial services providers of the capability of implementing a fraud prevention efforts. caps on overdraft, the artificial caps are the credit card late fee. not only will that hurt consumers by diminishing access to credi

res. 61, providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the biden e.p.a. representing -- relating to the emission standards of air pollutants for. >> er tire manufacturing. section 112 that -- rubber tire manufacturing. section 112 shows the number of pollutants and are specified category of sources subject to emission standards. however, surprising to no one, the biden administration's e.p.a. at the behest of a radical environment group disregarded a technology based, fact-based approach to weaponnize this industry. in a flury of regulatory activity in the final hours of power the e.p.a. imposed unnecessary new regulations on our tire manufacturing industry all with zero environmental benefit. this is the legacy of not just the biden administration but also the obama administration nearly a decade earlier. a weaponized e.p.a. working at the behest of radical environmental groups to roll out regulation after regulation that drives up costs, kills jobs, and shutters domestic manufacturers, all in the zealous pursuit of the left's green new deal agenda. if t

wallach's point the whiplash we need checks and balances in congressional procedures. we have a seesaw effect that occurs when one party is in power. the fact that the other party has no rights to bring things to the floor is unhealthy for our congress. joe manchin has rightly said that 50% of the people are centrist and the way our system has evolved, it is just going whiplash between radical left and radical right. guest: i think carol for that comment. i very much agree that the way we organize the procedures in both the house and the senate today really cuts down on our members ability to work things out and look for bipartisan compromise where they can find them. we have very leader dominated institutions today relative to most of the history of congress. the top partisan leaders have a very tight control over the agenda and we have a very cramped lawmaking process. we do not often see those to the grindstone work in the committees leading to bipartisan bills that then get brought to the floor where other members have a chance to offer amendments. that has become

our chief congressional correspondent bring us there. manu. >> yeah.s is actually a vote that just actually ultimately became a bipartisan vote. the vote was approved on a 224 to 198 vote. there were ten democrats who joined with all republicans in voting for it. there were two democrats who voted present. now, we expect there's some. i'm told that democrats are singing we shall overcome in the well of the senate. those are the or the house. those are the democrats who are opposed to what is happening here. we'll see what the speaker ultimately does. that kind of protest that's happening in the result of all of this. we'll listen. you're hearing the speaker right there. as you as you can hear the speaker trying to stop these house democrats. let's listen in to this, wolf. >> pursuant to clause 12, a of rule one, the house will stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair. >> well, that is a pretty dramatic development there, wolf. typically, we had expected the house to actually go in to have another vote in the aftermath of this one. so we'll see

providing for consideration of the joint resolution, house joint resolution 42, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5 of the united states code of the rules submitted by the department of energy relating to energy conservation program for standards, certification requirements labeling requirements and enforcement provisions for certain products and commercial equipment, providing for house joint resolution 61, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5 of the united states code by the rules submitted by the environmental protection agency relating to national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants and rubber tire manufacturing and joint resolution 11, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5 of the united states code of the rules submitted by the bureau of ocean energy management related to protection of marine archeological resource. the speaker pro tempore: t he question is on ordering the previous question. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possib

i'm from the eighth congressional district. i was a police officer for over a decade. today i'm still wearing my police booths. they're on their third set of soles, because that is what keeps me ground and had reminds me why i'm here. my morning routine hasn't changed in 14 years, because here in congress, i'm focused on serving the victims of these crimes that you just heard the chairwoman talk about. let's talk some of the statistics that have happened in colorado as a result of these sanctuary policies. when i started my law enforcement career, colorado was 31st in the nation for our crime rate. we're now number four. colorado is number two in the nation for teenagers overdosing and dying on illegal drugs, predominantly fentanyl. colorado is once again got the highest rate of motor vehicle theft out of all of the 50 states. as a police officer for over a decade in the denver metro area, i saw firsthand what was contributing to these problems in a significant percentage of the blame lays on sanctuary city and state policies that allow violent trans national criminal

congressional republicans don't like that answer.i'm wondering if they love magic math so much i want to ask the same question in reverse. if the republicans idea of magically not counting the cost of tax cuts for billionaires what about not counting the cost of tax cuts for ordinary people, that is for extending the child tax credit. dr. faulkender according to republicans magic math extending the tax cut is free then shouldn't extending her temporary statute of the child tax credit also be free? >> thank you c senator. the jobs act increased the child tax credit per $1000om to $2000o if we allow the tax cut to expire it would mean a tax credit would go back to a thousand dollars but the question i'm asking with republican magic math if it's free to extend tax cuts for billionaires isn't also free to extend tax cuts for poor kids? >> am not familiar with magic math but what i do know is the american people to get the current tax code with a paid last year and what they paid this year as the current environment so the question is whe

the congressional calendar just came out. my understanding is there's only going to be in session 145 days but can you explain to me how we get through the country's business when the congressional calendar is only going to bee held in session for 139 days when there's a 365 days of the year? my other issue is the 12 appropriation bills we can never seem to get through. so, for the last 25 years the legislative branch has been unable to pass a balanced or any budget in 25 years. maybe we should get rid of the entire legislative branch. that will be fabulous. 16% approval rating year after year. appropriations committee and the other committee, isn't that your job to pass a budget and follow up or the money is going? thank you. >> yes, sir. i think it's actually 30 years we've not passed a budget i was on the budget committee i asked to be taken off because it's a worthless committee arrington is pushing for a budget you are correct about the number of days but the reality is i do more work when i'm home in the district is not

yesterday, elon musk met with congressional republicans to reassure them that everything was great amid voter anxiety over those sweeping cuts, musk and republicans tried to map out a path to make all of these changes permanent and impervious to legal challenges. >> please say anything. >> to them, like. >> the concerns. >> that he used to slow. >> down. >> take a. >> little. bit more of a cautious approach. >> no, i mean, i encouraged. >> him to go as fast as possible because we're going to lose our guts. >> 100, 150 days. this bunch is. >> going to. oh, man, that's cutting into my. >> what congressman tim burchett is cheering on. let's just be very clear on mass layoffs, including reports that the department of veteran affairs would terminate 80,000 employees. congressional republicans, along with president trump and elon musk, are facing growing resistance across the country and in the courts. these actions are, in fact, wildly unpopular, which probably explains why musk is reportedly unhappy and doesn't like taking the blame. the tweets would like another word. this afternoon, presi

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i want to extend my deepest gratitude to every member of georgia's congressional george's congressional delegation both republicans and democrats who voted to support that legislation. i also want to thank both president biden and president elect trump for their support of the disaster relief package as well. our people or receive the aid they so desperately need and deserve. and for the i am grateful but rest assured the elected leaders under this gold dome will stand with them for as long as necessary to make sure every georgian can recover and come back stronger than before. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> thank you i think the many members who worked so hard out there on the ground as wellin helping with the recovery. just as communities across the state need relief after hurricane helene, all georgian seen permanent relief from historic storm of inflation. the past three years have drained family bank accounts, zapped the strength of our small businesses and left too many georgians struggling to make ends meet. from groceries and rent to building supplies and everyday goods and

they along with me and many other constituents i proudly represent in georgia congressional district why policies are in place that benefit citizens of other countries at the expense of citizens of our own country. so if i could, mayor johnson, i would like to start from you from denver. prohibits city and county employees from assisting enforcement of federal laws or inquiring about a person's immigration status. i just have to ask, do you see a benefit whether or not someone charged with a crime is a citizen of another country? >> thank you, congressman. >> thank you, sir, we don't ask someone's status when we first contact them. they may list their country of origin on a document that we ask for, it does not indicate their immigration status. they could have legal status but be from another country. >> do you see a benefit asking someone charged with a crime whether or not they are citizen of the country? >> local residents and law enforcement and that's -- that relationship is critical to driving violence down. under my leadership violence has gone down. >> if they notified ice o

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she managed his congressional campaigns, and she also managed his first campaign as governor-- somethingshe has said since she really tried to get out of doing because she had four sons, all of whom were still of school age, but, you know, she was free labor... [chuckles] and was somebody that he really wouldn't have to--to hire on. on behalf of the people of the state, i wish you godspeed. thank you. [cheers and applause] sure, mark and jenny made a great team, but it turned out there were some elements of the sanford union very few people knew about or even suspected. right before we were getting married, when he said, you know, you know, there's-- your priest gives you a menu of different vows, and he says, "well, you know, i-i--with all due respect, i'd rather not use a vow that uses the word 'faithful' in it," and i said, "well, you've gotta be kidding me." and there's no question. i had my own thoughts about mark, but fidelity was the last thing i was worried about. but jenny brushed the red flags aside, and with her help, mark's political brand grew until it seemed unstoppable. he

bill grew up right in wisconsin's eighth congressional district in clintonville, and started his career with wbay as a sports reporter in 1983. he made the jump to evening news in 1998. bill's legacy extends far beyond the news room. it lives in his wamplet, w -- warmth, wit and unwavering dedication to our community. in fact, bill is known for not being able to say no to any charitable cause where he can make a difference. he's been a familiar voice, m.c.ing, speaking or judging countless local fundraisers and events for charitable organizations, including the c.p. teleon this and make a wish's gourmet wishes. throughout his career, it is estimated that he dedicated more than 5,000 hours of community service. while all of us in northeast wisconsin will miss bill's news coverage, thankfully we will still get to hear the voice of lambeau during green bay packer home games. thank you, bill, for your many years of service to northeast wisconsin and congratulations on your retirement. may this next chapter be as fulfilling as the legacy you leave behind. and, mr. speaker, with that, i yield

relief is about a $4.5 trillion exercise as scored by the joint committee on taxation and the congressional budget office. and to accommodate that, to have the headroom to do these things in a permanent basis, you would have to use a current policy baseline. the current law baseline had been more traditionally used, we would argue that if you are extending existing tax policy, you shouldn't have to offset all of that. what you're seeing is we're just extending the policies that we see today. by the way, when we did this in 2017, i was on the finance committee at the time and the principal objectives, at least on the business side of the tax code, it was at lower rates and foster cost recovery to create growth for the economy. and it did. but it generated more revenue than what the prognosticators predicted. about $1.5 trillion in more revenue. and i think that can happen again. but, to answer your question, a bill, as passed by the house accommodates six at a minimum, 8 and a maximum, years of extending the trump tax cuts. if we want to do them in a way that makes the law permanent, which i

congressional republicans do not like that answer. i am wondering if they love magic math so much, i want to ask the same question in reverse. if the republicans idea of magically not counting the cost of tax cuts for billionaires makes sense, what about not counting the cost of tax cuts for ordinary people? that is for extending the child tax credit? according to republicans magic math, if extending the tax cuts is free, shouldn't a temporary expansion of the child tax credit also be free? mr. faulkender: thank you. the tax cuts and jobs act increased the child tax credit from $1000 to $2000. if we allow the tax cut to expire, it would mean that the tax cut will go back to the $1000. sen. warren: the question i'm asking, if it is free to extend tax cuts for billionaires, isn't it also free to extend tax cuts for poor kids? mr. faulkender: i am not familiar with magic math but what i do know is that the american people look at the current tax code, what they paid last year and what they paid this year as the current environment. the q

the and the congressional support and it could be across the department of defense that sum total the view and it scares people because they would rather go with a policy or process and its standing in my way rather than doing everything i need and it is entirely on me. i think that is the challenge and we have nothing but ability to do it and we get to internalize that we are living at this junction you politically, industrially so and it turns out you have to look at these ideas, they are part defined and the challenge and they don't have the ways in which they can do this in getting information and timely way and purpose and incredible so how do you put them in the authority and vision and knew how to make the process to enact more about the same problem. >> the manufacturing let us know the technologies in the private sector and not only can do differently let's ask you are seeing. >> it's something we introduced in the coming days i'm happy to talk about but the premise today is, how can we bring colleges in the department and take that to manufacturing? you up building a prototy

in south carolina's seventh congressional district, which i representative kim it telephone cooperative is bridging the digital divide. you can tell where county lines are because they have been stalled so much -- they have installed so much fiber and connected so many people, tens of thousands across the county, and expanding into others. they have made major investments in high-speed internet. without these streamlined policies, their ability to provide that affordable broadband is at risk, and they are not the only ones. we must fix those programs, preserve the universal service, uncut the red tape, and improve the grant programs. i look forward to hearing how we can modernize that. we have heard a lot of that testimony today. mr. hale, what role does the usf venture in broadband access generally? mr. hale: as i stated before, usf is the essential program. it is not necessarily designed to bridge the digital divide completely with capital projects, but it does provide that in south carolina, it does provide that in every state. if you want it to last long term and be there 10 years f

relief is about a $4.5 trillion exercise, as scored by the joint committee on taxation and the congressional budget office. to accommodate that, to have the headroom to do these things on a permanent basis, you would have to usecurrent law baseline is, e been more traditionally used, we would argue that if you are extending existing tax policy you shouldn't have to offset all that. basically what you're saying is we are extending the policy as it exists today. obviously if the law accident at the end of the 10-year period, and when we did this in 2017 and i was on the finance committee at the time, the principal objectives on the business side of the tax code was lower rates and faster cost recovery, creating growth for the economy. it generated more revenue than what the prognosticators predicted. about $1.5 trillion in more revenue. to answer your question, the bill has passed by the house accommodates six at a minimum, ate at a maximum years of extending the truck tax cuts. if we want to extend them and do them in a way that makes the law permanent which i think provides certainty in the

mother of four to put food on the table to keep children healthy who republican -- of -- eighth congressional district trade by voting to take away for health care. thank you. and to erik, an army veteran and a front-line worker at the va hospital. we want to tell you we will not get distracted by the lies that you heard last night. we are going to keep the focus on where it deserves, and a focus on what the president does , not what he says. these stories are happening all over the country. and sadly, it is only going to get worse. it did not have to be this way. but trump and house republicans refused to prioritize the needs of everyday americans. the american people were told this version of the president would be different. we were told this version of the president would bring down prices on day one. instead, prices are going up. the economy is in a freefall. and trumps reckless™ will make it worse. the only focus in his passing massive tax giveaways for corporations and billionaires. we were told this version of president trump could be trusted to lead our country in a perilous time in

and there i focused on congressional reform, with a focus on the first branch of government. i worked at some think tanks around town doing the same thing but in a more public way, now a lead the masters program in public affairs at george washington university, because i love the teaching side, too. i love the home at gw, and i can think, write, and political ocesses are top of the list. host: an time to write a book. "we ldhese "truths": "how to spot the myths that are holding america back." a ot from that book -- "the tough to swallow truth about our poti is that there are no quick fixes to our big problems. and we have big problems. many. but there is no savior candidate with a cure-all, and expecting one is a perfect wedding our dysfunction. the sooner we can accept this, the sooner we can have honest conversations about what to do about it. and the sooner we come of the people, can return from our cliff edge of futility and engage in solutions." there are things we could do, lots of them. what are some things we can do? guest: dang, that sounds good, john, did i write t

the clerk: house resolution 61, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 of the rules submitted by the environmental protection agency related to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants -- rubber tire manufacturing. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on passage of the -- passage of the joint resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 215. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 216. the nays are 202. the joint resolution is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous cons

relief is about a $4.5 trillion exercise as scored by the joint committee on taxation and the congressional budget office. to accommodate that, to have the headroom to do these things on a permanent basis, you would have to use a current policy baseline. the current law baseline had been more traditionally used, we would argue that if you're extending existing tax policy, you shouldn't have to offset all that. to accommodate that to do these things on a permanent basis you have to use a permanent policy baseline. current law baseline is, have been more traditionally used, we would argue that if you are extending existing tax policy you shouldn't have to offset all that. basically what you're saying is we are extending the policy as it exists today. obviously if the law accident at the end of the 10-year period, and when we did this in 2017 and i was on the finance committee at the time, the principal objectives on the business side of the tax code was lower rates and faster cost recovery, creating growth for the economy. it generated more revenue than what the prognosticators predicted. abo

the congressional calendar just came out.understanding is that they will only be in session 135 days. explain to me how you can get through the country's business when the congressional calendar is only going to be in session for 100 35 days when there are 365 days in a year? this is my other issue with the 12 appropriations bills that we can never seem to get through. for the past 25 years, the legislative branch has been unable to pass a balanced budget for 25 years. my thing with doge's maybe we should get rid of the entire legislative branch. that would be fabulous. 16% approval rating year after year, pissing money away. isn't that your job, to pass a budget and then follow-up with where the money's going? thank you. guest: yes, sir. i think it's in the last 30 years we have not passed a budget. i was on the budget committee and i was asked to be taken off because it's a worthless committee. you are correct about the number of days. the reality is, i actually do more work when i'm at home in the district. it's not a vaca