and assistant democratic leader james clyburn of south carolina.ber of the bipartisan deficit group led by vice president biden. gentlemen, thank you both for being with us. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. >> woodruff: congressman ros kum, do you first. almost all the congress watchers we've been talking to say this is a purely symbolic vote with no real substantive meaning to it. >> it's very substantive in that it's a request of the president of the united states. uts one that he has affirmed over and over and over again and that is to simply raise the debt ceiling without any reforms or no substantive spending cuts. in order to move the debate forward what we're going to see today is that the country overwhelming rejects that approach. i predict it won't pass but it won't just be republicans that are going to vote against this. it will be democrats that will vote against it as well. but it's on the floor because it's the request of the president of the united states. >> woodruff: it's symbolic because republicans don't typically salute

clyburn? >> i would be open to this type of engagement and conversations but to my knowledge a lot of this whether it is labeled or not is happening in the bureau. so i think we are having the benefit of some of the engagement even if it is not called back. >> chairman jeneane beck genachwoski? >> as a general matter this is what we do. they require us to consider all arguments presented to us and we certainly get arguments about market issues affirmatively something we can and should do. there are cases when the reasons are different. if it is public safety regulation, disabilities, etc. it doesn't make sense but in many situations what we're doing is designed it would make sense we do it as a matter of practice and they would require us to do. >> my time is expired i will turn to my colleague from ms. california. >> thank you mr. chairman and to the chairman of the commission and the commissioners for your testimony and your ideas. i want to congratulate you for what you've already done and

clyburn. >> thank you, mr. a lawyer. thank you, leader policy. i just want us to really keep in mind that yesterday's resolution does not end this fight anymore than 9/11 started it. i am very respectful of the families of 9/11 but last night and this morning i found myself thinking about the family's of those men and women at the uss cole, one of whom was a constituent of mine from charleston, south carolina. i thought about anton, the regional director of an agency, his brother was on the uss cole. i thought about the family from the district -- no, nairobi. the embassy in nairobi. 1998, i believe. cole was 2000. these issues have been there for a long time. president clinton started this on this path. president bush kept us there. president obama has opened a new chapter in this fight. and i congratulate him for doing it in such a way that it restores the faith and confidence of the people around the world and gives a tremendous surge of adrenaline to our citizens, to our men and women in uniform -- this is the surge we have been waiting for.

clyburn: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, last month republicans voted to end medicare. according to the nonpartisan congressional budget office, their plan would raise seniors' health care costs by more than $6,000 per year. doubling their out-of-pocket costs. now, this week republicans want to cut training for new primary care doctors. this is another part of their attempt to repeal health care reform piece by piece. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman from maryland is correct, the house is not in order. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. members are advised to take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. clyburn: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, there is bipartisan agreement that we need more primary care physicians. yet republicans are bringing up a bill that will make sure that even fewer primary care doctors are trained to meet the growing demand. this is a terrible idea. but not surprising. i oppos

clyburn. mr. clyburn: thank you so much, thank you for yielding me the time, mr. speaker. i rise to give thanks to all those who played roles in the operation that resulted in the death of osama bin laden. first and foremost, president obama, who came into office determined to renew the focus on osama bin laden and he has delivered. his gutsy decision to proceed with the raid as he did, as opposed to striking the compound from the air, will go down in history as one of the great presidential decisions of all time. next, the navy seals who carried out the mission, the unparalleled courage, dedication and physical and mental strength are truly awe-inspiring and were crurenl for the success of the operation -- crucial for the success of the operation. we have been trying to eliminate the threat to our homeland since 1993 and the effort has continued unabated as the white house and the congress have switched hands several times. nothing can bring back the lives lost in the world trade center back in 1993, our embassies in nairobi, kenya, and tanzania, the u.s.s. cole and the t

clyburn. >> thank you, mr. hoyer. i just want us to really keep in mind that yesterday's resolution does not end this fight any more than 9/11 started it. i am very respect all of the families of 9/11, but last night, and this morning, i found myself thinking about the families of those men and women of the u.s.s. cole, one of whom was a constituent of mine from south carolina. i thought about the brother of anton gunn, the regional er wasor of hhs, his broth on the u.s.s. cole. i thought about the families, some of them from your district, on the embassy in nairobi in 1998. cole was 2000. have been there for a long, long time. president clinton started us on this path, president bush kept us there, and president obama has opened a new chapter in this fight. and i congratulate him for doing it in a way that it restores the faith and confidence of the people around the world. it gives a surge of of adrenaline to our citizens, to our men and women in uniform. this is the surge we have been waiting for . to what occurred

clyburn. >> thank you.t want us to really keep in mind that yesterday does not end this fight any more than 9/11 started it. respectful of the families of 9/11 both last night and this morning i found myself thinking about the family's of those men and women of the uss cole, one of whom was a constituent of mine from south carolina. anton is the reasonable -- regional director. his brother was on the u.s. as cold. i thought about the families in my district for the embassy in nairobi in 1998, i believe, the cole was 2000. president clinton started us on this path, president bush kept us there, and president obama has opened a new chapter in this fight. and i congratulate him for doing it in such a way that restores the faith and confidence of the people around the world, a tremendous surge of resemblance to our citizens, to our men and women in uniform, this is the surge that we have been waiting for. >> thank you, all. [unintelligible] >> good afternoon, everybody, and thanks for being here. senator collin

clyburn, the gentleman from new york, mr. israel, the gentleman from california, mr.. ackerman, the gentleman from california, mr. berman, the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. lowey, the gentlewoman from nevada, ms. berkley, the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. schakowsky, the gentleman from california, mr. schiff, the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. schwartz, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, and the gentleman from florida, mr. deutch. vice president biden: the senators as members of the committee to escort his excellency, mr. binyamin netanyahu, into the house chamber. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin, the senator from michigan, mr. levin, the senator from massachusetts, mr. kerry, the senator from wisconsin, mr. cole, the senator from connecticut, mr. lieberman, the senator from california, ms. feinstein, the senator from california, ms. boxer, the senator from arizona, mr. kyl, the senator from south dakota, mr. thune, the senator from texas, mr. cornyn, the senator from indiana, mr. luger, and the se