david dreier is the sixth member to announce his retirement when the term expires shaking up the political clout in washington because of the stability over the years. david drier is chair of the house rules committee, and he made the announcement onb the floor of the house of representatives this morning. >> mr. chairman, what i am about to announce is not going to come as much of a surprise, but we all know that the institution has an abysmally low approval rating and the american people are asking for change in congress. and so, i'm announcing today that i will leave the congress at the end of this year. now, i take the unusual step of announcing it from here in the well of the house, because i am a proud institutionalist. i believe that this institution is as great as it has ever been. and mr. speaker, i announce it from here, because between the rules committee upstairs where you serve with me, mr. chairman, protem, and the house floor, this is where the people of california sent me to represent them. now, as we look at the challenges that lie ahead, they are very, very great. i delib

welfare people went out to get a job is it there no you david gentlemen i want to go to new york david dreier and janice we have free time you want to say oh no telling when you play i have to go to new york ok lou i think it's one of the interesting things that's happened right now is that and i would tend to agree with you and particularly in looking at europe and in the construction of the welfare state which was very popular with people in europe after the war but as the financial ization of the economy occurred you have this double whammy where the state can or cannot produce protect these people anymore and you see slashes in budgets and all that austerity doesn't create jobs at all that's a double whammy and that's another reason why the middle class at least in europe is being crushed and there's very little prospect of seeing them coming back. in fact a. note on a do not g.'s turned on extremist case of welfare state is that it's not good it's not intrinsically good or bad the problem is in many western countries the heights and always that we are who bad with states such as not inve

david dreier from california doesn't really have a district to run in. republican. he's been here since 1981. came in the reagan sweep in 1980. he raised $10,000, $20,000, something like that in the last quarter. it seems clear to everybody that he's not going to run for re-election. he has not said that yet but i think everybody in washington expects that to happen. i think there will probably be at least a couple of others. >> on your question, jonathan, to steve israel about superpacs and the amount of money going toward republican superpacs versus democratic superpacs. he said it keeps him up at night. what do you make of that? >> it should keep him up at night, there's a lot of money flowing into these races from outside that republicans really are dominating right now. that money chase. maybe the democrats will find a way to keep up but it sounds like at every level they're having difficulty with that and we saw that last time around, we saw outside groups, the crossroads groups come in and spend a lot in congressional races. so this is something that democrat

. >> a brief foot note, david dreier came in with the reagan land slide and now from california, rules committee chairman, veteran, don't need to tell you how important he is among the republican hierarchy there, he is not going to seek re-election. a lot of change coming from long standing members of both house and senate in the republican party. thank sos much, chris, that shock that was sent through capitol hill will chris broke the story. snowe announcing she will not run for re-election. a departure that takes a lawmaker to reach across the aisle and led the smart money to predict that a the democrats have a good shot at holding on to the snts. senator, first of all, why have you decided not to seek re-election for a fourth term? >> well, andrea, it was a very difficult decision to say the least. but, i decided during the recess, you know, having a milestone birthday helps you to focus, about whether or not i was prepared to commit to another six years in the united states senate. and particularly in the context of the times that we are in in the senate, where it's very, very diff

. >>> to politics now where long time california congressman david dreier is retiring. he announced it on the house floor and this another blow to republicans because democrats have a shot of picking up the seat. we told you moments ago that olympia snowe announced her retirement yesterday. >>> president obama's super pac is getting into the ad race. they plan to spend $61,000 in the columbus, ohio, media market starting tomorrow. but that is a fraction of what mitt romney's super pac has spent there. more than $1 million on tv and radio ads. >>> a new new jersey poll shows that even with chris christie as a running mate, mitt romney would still lose that state. the poll shows a 49/43 wip for president obama. >> and speaking of vice presidents, it looks like joe biden's speech will have to compete with the first nfl game of the year, and usual will they game is on a thursday, but that is when the president is speaking, so mark your calendars for wednesday, september 5th for vice president biden or football. >>> and tonight's the first feud with rod blagojevich's wife, p

chairman paul ryan and the chairman of the rules committee, chairman david dreier, have been working on fundamental budget reform for a decade. and what is it that neither party has had the courage to bring this forward until now, i do not know, but i stand here with pride to be associated with it today. mr. speaker, if you want to create jobs, call your senator, call your senator from your home state, mr. speaker, and share with them the importance of moving the pro-jobs agenda that is sitting on their doorstep. i understand, mr. speaker, i wouldn't hold it against you if you can't remember all of the jobs bills we've passed, there have been so many. but you can see them. it's on the web. jobs.gop.gov. you can see it there, every single one. and you can see their status. now, in fairness to the senate, of the more than 30 bills we've passed, they've done a handful, and mean literally a handful, but dozens more sit there waiting. i want to say to you, mr. speaker, if the pitch from my colleague that we're abdicating our responsibility to focus on jobs took any root with you at all, l

i'd like to begin by acknowledging the service of david dreier to this house of representatives and to this country. there will be many more opportunities prior to his departure to acknowledge his work for his country. but our chairman today announced that he will be retiring at the end of this session. chairman dreier said, quote, we all know that this institution has a low approval rating and the american people are asking for a change in congress. so i'm announcing today that i will leave congress at the end of the year. i would like to reassure my chairman that the change that the american people had in mind was not in fact his retirement. that will be a tremendous loss to this body. david dreier is a proud constitutionalist, swb -- institutionalist, somebody who has capably served this body, has been a ranking member and now chair of the powerful rules committee and somebody that i've had the opportunity and the privilege to work with on a number of bipartisan issues around trade and u.s.-mexico relations. his retirement will be -- constitute the loss of not only a well of knowled

. >>> also there's this, just crossing the wires, congressman david dreier, long time republican congressmania, announces that he will not seek reelection. so we're getting a lot of these announcements coming in. we heard from limb po snow -- olympia snowe late yesterday. that gives something for folks to chew over as they think about the next election for congress. >> i need your support. i'm asking for you to get out and vote. and i'm asking you to go on mitt romney.com and pledge your support in every way possible. we didn't win by a lot but we won by enough and that's all that counts. bill: two for two, mitt romney is, and he's ready for hoiz and supertuesday -- for ohio and supertuesday. >> reince, how you doing? >> doing great, bill. bill: how do you evaluate romney in arizona and michigan from last night? >> he obviously had a good night last night, and you know, the reality is that supertuesday has over 400 delegates -- delegates at state, so far we've awarded 172, so this thing is going to be kicking into full steam ahead mode, starting today. and so i think it was a good night for

speaker, last week i was grateful to be part of a congressional delegation led by chairman david dreierhat established a partnership with the plarlment of kurdistan. -- parliament of kurdistan. we traveled as -- kurdistan. we traveled to build stronger legislatures. following parliamentry elections in 2010, they completed the first peaceful transation after an open and competitive election. the new president is committed to parliamentry democracy. under the leadership of speaker hasselbeck, the parliament and the h.t.p. will work together to strengthen committee operations, budget analysis, constituent relations, and other institutional reforms. it's a bright star in central asia with a growing economy, dedicated president, the prestigious american youth of central asia, and a dynamic parliamentarian membership working with an engaged population to establish a democracy. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek r

i yield to the gentleman from california, chairman david dreier such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. dreier: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dreier: thank you, madam speaker. first i rise to congratulate my friend from north charleston a hardworking committee of the rules committee for his stellar work on this rule. and a pretty good job is being done by my friend from fort lauderdale, i must say. madam speaker, i will say i listened to the opening statement of my colleague from fort lauderdale, and as he talked about the plight of those in florida, constituents of his who are struggling, i was thinking about the fact that today i deal with in excess of 14% unemployment rate in the area i represent in southern california. when i hear the stories all across this country of people who are suffering, it does resonate. it leaves me to say, madam speaker, why is it that we're here tod