it's chaired by johnson and bobby scott of virginia. there are an estimated 4500 federal crimes in the u.s. code and there were 452 new federal criminal offenses enacted between 2000 and 2007. the task force committee this morning will look to possible changes in the criminal code and penalties. there's bobby scott of virginia in the center of your screen. those testifying this morning include the chair of the u.s. sentencing commission along with representatives from the justice department as well as a federal public defender. it should get under way shortly. it's an early day on the house side of capitol hill with the house gaveling in at this hour. in fact, we expect votes in the house in about an hour and a half or so, 10:30 eastern, as they wrap up their legislative week. also getting under way at this hour, house energy and commerce with a hearing on health care. our companion c-span2 is covering that. >>> judiciary senate member jeffrey bacchus, also scott on the right. they're looking into the task force of overcriminalization.

that's why congressman jason chavez and bobby scott have introduced the public safety enhancement act. low risk nonviolent offenders exchange time in prison as long as they can complete the program with a proven track but. is the point. nonviolent low-risk offenders, don't lock them up and throw away the key. get them in counseling, get it in training, help them we join and contribute to our society. treachery, great focus. finally -- carl orf, great focus. a lot of families are going to get ahead but washington is simply getting in the way. so i would pose, proposed a very simple rule for future regulations. if you are a federal agency and you want a regulation that would unduly burdened low income families, you've got to go to congress. if they want it to have to fight for it and have to do so on the record. it's your government and you deserve a voice and a vote. look, all of these are good ideas. they are just the start. what we are releasing -- releasing today were calling a discussion draft because this is meant to start a discussion. we want to do for people. we want people to

that's why congressman jason -- and bobby scott introduced the public safety enhancement act. as long as they complete a program with a proven track record. here's the point. nonviolent, low-riecks offenders, don't lock them up and throw away the key. get enemy counseling, training, help them rejoin and contribute to our society. great focus there. finally, we need to cut down on bureaucratic red tape. people are trying to get ahead but washington is getting in the way. propose a very simple rule for future regulations. i if you're a federal agency and you want a regulation that would unduly burden low income families you have to go to congress. if they want it, they have to fight for it on the record. it's your government and you tee serve a voice and a vote. all of these are good ideasment they're just the start. what we're really -- we're calling a discussion draft because this is meant to start a discussion. we want to hear from people. we want people to send us this ideas. we want constructive feedback. to please e-mail us at expanding opportunity at milhouse.gov. when i

that's why congressman jason shavitz and bobby scott have introduced the low time act. they just need to complete a program with a proven track record. here's the point. non-violent, low-risk offenders. don't lock them up and throw away the key. get them in counseling, get them in training, help them rejoin and contribute to our society. carl orf, great focus there. finally, you know what we need to do, we need to cut down on bureaucratic red tape. a lot of families are trying to get ahead, but washington is simply getting in the way. so i would propose a very simple rule for future regulations. if you are a federal agency and you want a regulation that would unduly burden low-income families, you have to go to congress. if they want it, they have to fight for it and do it on the record. it's your government and you deserve a voice and a vote. all of these are good ideas. they're just a start. what we're releasing today we're calling a discussion draft, because this is meant to start a discussion. we want to hear from people. we want people to send us their ideas. we wa

that's why congressman jason chaffetz and bobby scott introduced the act that would exchange time in prison for time in pre-release custody, as long as they complete a program with a proven track record. here's the point. non-violent, low-risk offenders, don't lock them up and throw away the key. get them in counseling, get them in training, help them rejoin and contribute to our society. finally, we need to cut down on bureaucratic red tape. a lot of families are trying to get ahead. but washington is simply getting in the way. so i would pose a very simple rule for future regulations. if you are a federal agency and you would want to unburden low-income families, you've got to go to congress. they have to fight for it and do so on the record. it's your government and you deserve a voice and a vote. all of these are good ideas. they're just the start. what we're releasing today, we're calling a discussion draft. because this is meant to start a discussion. we want to hear from people. we want people to send us their ideas. we want constructive feedback. so, please, e-mail us at expa

at this time in time i yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia, bobby scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one minute. mr. scott: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of the work force innovation and opportunity act. as our nation continues to recover from the great recession, we must continue to prepare our nation's workers for the jobs of the future. the work force innovation and opportunity act will make long-needed improvements in the work force investment programs and services including many that will benefit those who are often left behind. this legislation contains and enhances the definition of individuals with barriers to employment that explicitly -- explicitly includes workers over the age of 55 as well as the long-term unemployed. this means that state and local work force plans must include goals and strategies for serving these and other disenfranchised groups. additionally, the bill requires that 75% of youth funding in the bill support out-of-school youth. once a juvenile falls off the right track

this debate where rand paul get to talk about what differentiates him from ted cruz, from scott walker, from bobby jindal, so many people who are, you know, really a players, that sat good hinge, make them all better candidates. >> give me an analysis of cruz versus fall, they are different, they are both conservatives, which has more appeal for the people who are part of harry jackson at this stage? >> i think both of them are great, look when rand paul stood on the floor of the senate filibustering and asking a question of the president of the united states, my wife who is a democrat i admire that asking tough questions and totally reasonable question and because he took the tough stand he got his answers and i think he turned a lot of people on to the republican party, i think when you look at ted cruz and everything that has gone on with obamacare it was an honorable effort to put as much emphasis behind obama care and trying to is stop it last october, it is a shame the .. would make sure to make this sure failing law went forward, so he is excited and that is what is exciting about the repub

a healthy debate where rand paul gets to talk about what differentiates him from ted cruz, scott walker, bobby jindal, so many people who are players, that is a good thing. >> give me an analysis of cruz versus paul. a are different. which has more appeal? them arek both of great. when rand paul stood on the floor of the senate filibustering and demanding an answer from the president of united states, my wife am a democrat said i admired that. here is somebody standing on the for asking tough questions. it is a reasonable question. because he took that tough stand he got his answer. he turned a lot of people onto their publican party. when you look at ted cruz, everything that has gone on with obamacare, it was an honorable effort to put if this is behind obama care trying to stop it last october. it is issue and the president was going to go to the links that he did to make sure this law when forward. he is exciting. that is what is exciting right now. you go through rand paul, ted cruz, marco rubio. these are exciting people. there's a lot of excitement across the party. compared to four yea

scott walker in wisconsin, bobby jindal, christie in north carolina, mike pence, even john kasich in laying the foundation. i think all four, five of them have an opportunity here. perry certainly has fans, but carrie's point is dead on. his problem in 2012 was not that he forgot a line on a debate stage, but he was on the wrong side of the party on immigration. >> do you think rick perry can raise the type of money needed to a or one of the things where the donors have made up their minds. >> it's too early to say how much money he can raise. an issue that was highly problematic for him in 2012 was playing out to be a good issue for him going into 2016. that can be something he continues to capitalize on. i think the fact that an issue that, you know, he could speak to in a good way in texas didn't always line up in a national sort of message in 2012, i think he's finding a moment because of the president is struggling, optics of immigration. he's finding a way to say the president has dropped the ball. >> and quickly. do you think he's changed mentally and knows what it takes. it w

last week, we heard scott walker governor in wisconsin, paul ryan house budget, chairman, among others, bobbyindal. republicans are picking up this issue. getting ready to go home and head to their districts. we are looking at how much it can have an impact. the districts 100 days away from 2014 and looking forward to 2016 as well. >> thank you. a prominent massachusetts democrat adding road stops in 2014 to get some to begin to wonder if there's wiggle room and a promise not to run. i'm not talking elizabeth warren. deval patrick is in maine and circling back to new hampshire. he may had a few more stops down the road. i talked to the governor not that long ago. he insisted, no, no, no, no. he is not running for president in 2016. his top aids tell me, that has not changed, not at all. but, he raised more curiosity this week. he gave an interview in boston where he worries hillary clinton has a sense of entitlement about the nomination. he said it's not like we are the best of pals. that has some people curious. some think no means no. mrs. patrick is a firm no for him running. some see deva

bobby jindal, the governor of louisiana, scott walker, paul ryan. governor christie -- christie's actually pretty good on most of these 11 points. he's very good on the life issue, pretty good on the life issue. and also christie has what rubio and ted cruz and rand paul have which is also what ronald reagan has -- had which is a be not afraid attitude. they don't care what the media says about them, and that's really, really, really important. because no matter what, no matter what they say, they're 234e6r going to -- never going to vote for you. they want us to nominate a jeb bush or another john mccain or a charlie crist or somebody like that. i like jeb bush. he actually has most of these 11 as well. but the media tries the pick out -- to pick out moderate republicans that they tell us to nominate that they think they can beat. but i think someone like a marco rubio, a rand paul be, ted cruz -- rand paul, ted cruz, a ticket with two of those three on it in 2016 would beat hillary clinton. >> okay, next question? oh, down in front here. oh, no, s

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