host: anthony carnavale the senate is in session as well. senate democrats and republicans have been working on some sort of deal to avert the debt ceiling default. we are learning the house republicans land to push their own legislation to reopen the government. it would include a two-year delay of the medical device tax. the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., october 15, 2013. re

host: anthony carnavale the senate is in session as well. senate democrats and republicans have been working on some sort of deal to avert the debt ceiling default. we are learning the house republicans land to push their own legislation to reopen the government. it would include a two-year delay of the medical device tax. the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., october 15, 2013. hereby appoint the honorable bill huizenga to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall