institution gets weakened, even when the party changes hands, it's sometimes hard to restrengthen that institution. are you concerned that, should you have the good fortune of having the ability to be speaker, it will be hard to restore some of these powers? >> no. our concern right now is on getting things done for everyday americans and tackling the being that is in front of you, making sure we have a farm big that makes sense for the american people. making sure we can fund a government that invests in economic opportunity, invests in the health and the public safety of the american people, making