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congressman eric cantor of virginia is the house republican whip. er in the new house with john boehner as speaker. congressman cantor, thanks for joining us. >> katie, good to be with you. >> couric: let me ask you about health care reform. i know in the republicans' pledge to america, repealing health care is a major step on the agenda, but how exactly do you propose to do that? >> well you know, katie, tonight's election is about listening to the people and that was the message that's being sent across this land is they don't like this health care bill and they want to see us focus on jobs, and there's just been no results that match the expectations of the people. so i believe that when we take majority of in january, i hope that we're able to put a repeal bill on the floor right away, because that's what the american people want. they understand that this bill is going to bankrupt this country and take away the health care that they -- most people in this country know and like. the problem is, katie, we haven't focused on the problem, which is t
congressman eric cantor of virginia is the house republican whip. er in the new house with john boehner as speaker. congressman cantor, thanks for joining us. >> katie, good to be with you. >> couric: let me ask you about health care reform. i know in the republicans' pledge to america, repealing health care is a major step on the agenda, but how exactly do you propose to do that? >> well you know, katie, tonight's election is about listening to the people and that was the...
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agenda with eric cantor who is expected to become the new majority leader. paul ryan, set to head the budget committee. and darrell issa, poised to take over the oversight committee and investigate the obama white house. cantor, ryan, and issa, only on "fox news sunday." then, president obama looks ahead after the midterm defeat. >> we can't spend the next two years mired in gridlock. >> chris: we'll ask our sunday panel will the white house really work with republicans? and we'll take a final look at the 2010 elections "on the trail." all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. with their big election victory, house republicans must now prepare to start governing. here to talk about their plans, we're delighted to have the man who is set to become the next house majority leader, eric cantor. congratulations. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> good to be here, chris. >> chris: nancy pelosi announced friday that she is going to run to stay on as the leader of democrats in the house. now the republican national committee
agenda with eric cantor who is expected to become the new majority leader. paul ryan, set to head the budget committee. and darrell issa, poised to take over the oversight committee and investigate the obama white house. cantor, ryan, and issa, only on "fox news sunday." then, president obama looks ahead after the midterm defeat. >> we can't spend the next two years mired in gridlock. >> chris: we'll ask our sunday panel will the white house really work with republicans?...
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. >> we have a terrific presentation from the soon to be majority leader, eric cantor's staff. they have looked every alternative. they have done studies on what works and what has not. they were able to lay out historically what has happened and then some alternatives. what i have tried to do is create a transition team environment where we can bounce all kinds of ideas and not have somebody do shoot them down. in this business, when an idea leaks out and somebody runs with it, somebody shoots it. i am trying to maintain that business attitude of let's throw everything out there. some of them sound crazy, but that may lead to something better. know of a rank-and-file member who is satisfied with the existing house scheduled in terms of personal quality of life, but just how absurd it operates. one of our principles has to be to get certainty. let's improve the operation of the house so you get certainty in the hearings. it is absolutely rude and nearly reprehensible that we invite very talented people to testify before committees and let them sit there for a couple of hours wh
. >> we have a terrific presentation from the soon to be majority leader, eric cantor's staff. they have looked every alternative. they have done studies on what works and what has not. they were able to lay out historically what has happened and then some alternatives. what i have tried to do is create a transition team environment where we can bounce all kinds of ideas and not have somebody do shoot them down. in this business, when an idea leaks out and somebody runs with it, somebody...
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virginia congressman eric cantor is expected to become majority leader. current speaker nancy pelosi is expected to stay on as minority leader. a regional task force will unveil ideas to improve medical. -- improve metro. the council recommended that it install a ceo. with limitations on public periods and a better attendance from the board. >>> still ahead, brandy against bristol palin. we will tell you about the surprise in the dancing finals. >>> changing the course of the british crown, the latest on the royal engagement. >>> and a stormy night and a windy day, adam caskey will have detail ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ when my husband got sick and couldn't work anymore, it was up to me to support our family. karri danner went back to school, to become a nurse. my education made all the difference but now some in washington want regulations
virginia congressman eric cantor is expected to become majority leader. current speaker nancy pelosi is expected to stay on as minority leader. a regional task force will unveil ideas to improve medical. -- improve metro. the council recommended that it install a ceo. with limitations on public periods and a better attendance from the board. >>> still ahead, brandy against bristol palin. we will tell you about the surprise in the dancing finals. >>> changing the course of the...
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rention chose john boehner as speaker of the house and eric cantor will be the majority leader. lisa murkowski won a write-in campaign. she launched that campaign after losing to joe miller in the republican primary. miller says he is not conceding. he is considering a recount. >> now, the f.d.a. has put four alcohol energy drinks on notice saying they can lead to a dangerous state of being wide awake drunk. the company has 15 days to respond. the maker of one agreed to remove calf freen its drinks. wal-mart is planning to open stores in the distribute for the first time ever. they want to open four stores and hire 1,200 employees by 2012. georgia avenue northwest, new york avenue and new jersey avenue northwest and east capital and 58th street. there is a tent city that is set up in arlington this morning and it is all in the name of free food. chick-fil-a's first 100 competition is back in town again. every time the restaurant chain opens a new location it gives away free food for a year for for the first 100 people in line. many fans travel country and go to as many of these
rention chose john boehner as speaker of the house and eric cantor will be the majority leader. lisa murkowski won a write-in campaign. she launched that campaign after losing to joe miller in the republican primary. miller says he is not conceding. he is considering a recount. >> now, the f.d.a. has put four alcohol energy drinks on notice saying they can lead to a dangerous state of being wide awake drunk. the company has 15 days to respond. the maker of one agreed to remove calf freen...
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somebody alert eric cantor. >> hopefully when congress goes back in session next week we can actuallyee the president come to our direction. >> i understand why you want that but why would he do that exactly? as we have been talking about since even before the elections the tax cut issue was a perfect issue for democrats. the only difference between the parties' positions is republicans want big tax cuts for the richest americans and they are willing to lard 700 billion dollars onto the deficit to pay for them. here it is in red, white and blue and a little bit of black. all of the different lines going down the screen represent different income groups. as you go down the line the income level gets larger. the size of the bubble represent it is size of the tax cut. these are two proposals. democrats in blue and republicans in red. the blue bubble is how big the democratic tax cut would be by income group. the red is how big the republican tax cut would be by income group. the democratic and republican plans are almost exactly the same in terms of how much people get in terms of tax cu
somebody alert eric cantor. >> hopefully when congress goes back in session next week we can actuallyee the president come to our direction. >> i understand why you want that but why would he do that exactly? as we have been talking about since even before the elections the tax cut issue was a perfect issue for democrats. the only difference between the parties' positions is republicans want big tax cuts for the richest americans and they are willing to lard 700 billion dollars onto...
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we know where eric cantor stands, for instance. hensarling is the choice of most of the leaders. that's been the indication, that they are not happy about having michelle bachman doing the leadership. do you really think michelle bachman is qualified to be in leadership given some of the things the unsupported claims she's made? should she be the spokeswoman for the conference? >> i would say that it's up to the conference to decide who they think is going to be the best person in that position. the competition is healthy. it makes us all work harder and i think the conference will make the best decision in the end and that will happen next week, and both michelle and jeb bring a lot to the table, and it's good for to us have -- good for us to have the debate. >> i'm just a little taken aback, because healthy debates are not always useful when it comes to working together. these are the kinds of things most political parties are trying to avoid. you don't want this kind of in-fighting. it creates civil wars. >> well we have a very diverse conference. we have members from all diff
we know where eric cantor stands, for instance. hensarling is the choice of most of the leaders. that's been the indication, that they are not happy about having michelle bachman doing the leadership. do you really think michelle bachman is qualified to be in leadership given some of the things the unsupported claims she's made? should she be the spokeswoman for the conference? >> i would say that it's up to the conference to decide who they think is going to be the best person in that...
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>> well, i think on the republican side eric cantor and kevin mccarthy and paul ryan. kevin mccarthy is a young member from the... was a member of the republican legislative leadership out in california. did an amazing job of recruiting candidates in places where they've never had candidates before. and paul ryan is like a one-man think tank providing content for republican candidates and eric cantor was as well. and pete sessions and the republican congressional committee. i think they ended up doing a real good job, too, when all is said and done. and on the senate side john cornyn was a fabulous chairman of the republican senatorial committee. but the thing is, democrats... there was no failings on the part of the democratic house and senate committees at all. because they performed heroicly. frankly, as republicans did back in '06. but the things... thing is, when there's a tidal wave you can have the best strategists in the world and when there's an enormous wave hitting you, you can save a couple people here or there but you can't stop the wave. it's just too big
>> well, i think on the republican side eric cantor and kevin mccarthy and paul ryan. kevin mccarthy is a young member from the... was a member of the republican legislative leadership out in california. did an amazing job of recruiting candidates in places where they've never had candidates before. and paul ryan is like a one-man think tank providing content for republican candidates and eric cantor was as well. and pete sessions and the republican congressional committee. i think they...
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nternet under title t2 i am certainly willing in conjunction with coronation with john maynard and eric cantor, moving the bill quickly that says they cannot. i would think they could read the tea leaves as well as anybody and know that is something they should not go forward with. >> on election night here on c- span, we were taking calls all night, as you well know. we were talking about the legislative agenda of the republicans and democrats. a couple of callers brought up the issue of net neutrality. i want to play one for you and get your response. >> and 20 years old and i want to talk about a specific issue that is often overlooked by both parties, which is net neutrality. this is one of the biggest issues of overtime, definitely a first amendment issue. i think republicans seem to talk about how they want to keep the constitution, and that is there for running thing. i noticed the republicans do republicans often overlook this as an issue and would rather let the internet become a tiered. >> i wish i had been on and that young man was asking his -- engaged in his phone call. republican
nternet under title t2 i am certainly willing in conjunction with coronation with john maynard and eric cantor, moving the bill quickly that says they cannot. i would think they could read the tea leaves as well as anybody and know that is something they should not go forward with. >> on election night here on c- span, we were taking calls all night, as you well know. we were talking about the legislative agenda of the republicans and democrats. a couple of callers brought up the issue of...
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either way, there is a 22 page document that was issued today by eric cantor, which you can download, which talks about the steps that the house republican envisioned putting into effect. now, one of the items is that to bar the irs for any and hhs from the funds that it takes to implement the health care bill. this is not only a savings. one of their administrative savings, but it's a way of throttling the implementation of the health care bill. well, if they just don't appropriate the money, and this inhibits the ability of the administration to follow through on health care reform and could be the makings if there's a big defunding, could be jamaicans of a government shutdown among many. i don't see it coming to terms here on health care. you had two basic philosophical differences between the parties on this issue. the democrats and the administration believed that their highest priority was to extend -- give access to health insurance to the 51 million people who were uninsured. all the republicans cared about was lowering the cost of health insurance and the government set the r
either way, there is a 22 page document that was issued today by eric cantor, which you can download, which talks about the steps that the house republican envisioned putting into effect. now, one of the items is that to bar the irs for any and hhs from the funds that it takes to implement the health care bill. this is not only a savings. one of their administrative savings, but it's a way of throttling the implementation of the health care bill. well, if they just don't appropriate the money,...
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how early in 2009 did eric cantor begin laying his plans for taking back the house? >> they started remarkably early. you could say that in gnu 2009 they already determined they had a possible of taking the house back from the democrats that you have to remember the atmosphere back there. president obama had just won an enormous victory, all parts of country seem to be turning blue. the democrats have delivered their second successive shellacking of republicans. and it seemed like the best the republicans could hope for in the midterm, just to gain a few seats and retaking how seemed very remote. but republicans did feel like they had a chance because there were so many democrats and swing district and difference have been won by john mccain. but they felt they had a shot. but i think it's very much fair to say that as early as january '09 they were already planning, they're already playing a process that resulted in what we saw last night. >> why didn't be labeled by the democrats the party of no stick with republican? >> i think it would have under other circumstan
how early in 2009 did eric cantor begin laying his plans for taking back the house? >> they started remarkably early. you could say that in gnu 2009 they already determined they had a possible of taking the house back from the democrats that you have to remember the atmosphere back there. president obama had just won an enormous victory, all parts of country seem to be turning blue. the democrats have delivered their second successive shellacking of republicans. and it seemed like the...
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congressman eric cantor of virginia was also chosen to be minority leader, -- he was chosen to be the majority leader in the next congress, kevin mccarthy will be the republican whip, jeb hensarling of texas is conference chairman, this is the job michelle bachmann was going after, happying -- hoping to bring a tea party voice to the leadership but that was turned aside. martha: we'll talk to jeb hensarling this morning so we'll look forward to that. thank you very much. >> you bet. bill: the election is still going on. did you know that? new york's newly elected congressman, tom reed, taking his oath of office today. reed is a republican, filling the seat left vacant by eric massa, massa resigned in march amid allegations he sexually harass dollars a male 5*eud, the house wants to swear in reid because -- reed because that house has been without district representation for many, many months. martha: history made in alaska, projecting lisa murkowski the winner of the senate race there, making her first -- the first one to win as a write-in candidate since 1954. she beat out, and it's
congressman eric cantor of virginia was also chosen to be minority leader, -- he was chosen to be the majority leader in the next congress, kevin mccarthy will be the republican whip, jeb hensarling of texas is conference chairman, this is the job michelle bachmann was going after, happying -- hoping to bring a tea party voice to the leadership but that was turned aside. martha: we'll talk to jeb hensarling this morning so we'll look forward to that. thank you very much. >> you bet. bill:...
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i want to let our viewers know that house republican whip eric cantor was on this morning saying that they will move on to reforming the health care law. i also wanted to show viewers "usa today," a little bit about exit polls, what they were able to figure out. we talked about how independence had a 33 point swing toward republic -- how independents had a 34-point swing. four years ago they had backed democrats by 12 points. seniors, most skeptical of the health care law, moved to the gop. those 65 olbers -- those 65 and older back to republicans by 19 points. middle-class americans turned out to republicans. those families with incomes of $50,000 a year to $75,000 a year supported democrats in 2008, but backed republicans this time by six. voters with only a high-school education did the same. in 2008, they supported democrats by 12 points. tuesday they backed the gop by six. the latest numbers on all of these races -- house, senate, governors -- can be found on our web site, c-span.org. host: bob cusack, we have not talked about mitch mcconnell this morning. is he going to be a pow
i want to let our viewers know that house republican whip eric cantor was on this morning saying that they will move on to reforming the health care law. i also wanted to show viewers "usa today," a little bit about exit polls, what they were able to figure out. we talked about how independence had a 33 point swing toward republic -- how independents had a 34-point swing. four years ago they had backed democrats by 12 points. seniors, most skeptical of the health care law, moved to...
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the big winners, including nevada democratic senator harry reid, virginia republican congressman, eric cantor carolina republican senator jim demint. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> good enough for government work. >> the democrats declare victory in li
the big winners, including nevada democratic senator harry reid, virginia republican congressman, eric cantor carolina republican senator jim demint. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> good enough for government work. >> the...
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. >> we had a terrific presentation from the soon to be majority leader eric cantor's staff.hey went back to the beginning days of congress and they were able to lay out for us historically what has happened and some alternatives. what i have tried to do is create a transition team environment where we can bounce the most -- all kinds of ideas and not have somebody just shoot them down are, which you know in this business an idea leaks out and somebody shoots it. i'm trying to maintain the business attitude of let's throw everything out there. and some will sound crazy but it may lead to something that is better. here is what is important. i don't know of a rank and file member who is satisfied with the existing house schedule, not in terms of their perform quality of life but how absurd it operates. you never have certainty. one principle has to be get certainty. two, let's improve the operation of the house so you get certainty in the hearings. it is rude and nearly reprehensible that we invite very talented people to testify before our committees and let them sit there for
. >> we had a terrific presentation from the soon to be majority leader eric cantor's staff.hey went back to the beginning days of congress and they were able to lay out for us historically what has happened and some alternatives. what i have tried to do is create a transition team environment where we can bounce the most -- all kinds of ideas and not have somebody just shoot them down are, which you know in this business an idea leaks out and somebody shoots it. i'm trying to maintain...
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. >> reporter: that strategy was embraced by eric cantor of virginia who is expected to be second in command of the new house majority. in a 22-page document outlining his agenda, cantor also calls for more investigations into the administration with "one major oversight hearing each week." that worries democrats who remember what happened the last time republicans controlled the house during a democratic presidency. >> the president also denied having sexual relations... >> a barrage of damaging probes, one of which ended in impeachment hearings. congressman darrell issa of california will chair the powerful house oversight committee. democrats have said you're going to start a witch-hunt against the president if republicans take control. >> certainly there are a lot of things that every administration would like to not have looked at. in our case, what we have to look at is the growth of government and the waste in government. and that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi is talking to democrats to try to figure out her next move, but already one democr
. >> reporter: that strategy was embraced by eric cantor of virginia who is expected to be second in command of the new house majority. in a 22-page document outlining his agenda, cantor also calls for more investigations into the administration with "one major oversight hearing each week." that worries democrats who remember what happened the last time republicans controlled the house during a democratic presidency. >> the president also denied having sexual relations......
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we received word from the house republicans and john boehner and eric cantor, the incoming house speakerve house speaker and incoming presumptive majority leader, saying earmarks have become symbol of dysfunctional congress. next week, the house republican conference including all of our newly elected members, they write, will vote on a measure that would impose immediate ban on earmarks at the start of the 112th congress. we welcome president obama's remark on earmark reform and it goes on to say what they are hoping to do, washington failed to prioritize the way taxpayers dollars are spent. shutting down the earmark process is a good first step to right the ship. thoughts on that before we do friday lightning round stuff. >> keyword "symbol" in the statement. this is a symbol. it won't save a dime because money is appropriated anyway. but the question is who decides, congressman or bureaucrat in washington. symbolism is important. i'm not against it. won't make a difference in the budget. in the way the new speaker is going to go by airplane on commercial rather than in the special mil
we received word from the house republicans and john boehner and eric cantor, the incoming house speakerve house speaker and incoming presumptive majority leader, saying earmarks have become symbol of dysfunctional congress. next week, the house republican conference including all of our newly elected members, they write, will vote on a measure that would impose immediate ban on earmarks at the start of the 112th congress. we welcome president obama's remark on earmark reform and it goes on to...
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>>> coming up a little bit later on "the early show," we will hear from republican congressman eric cantorthe meeting at the white house today. also more on the new guidelines for vitamin "d" and calcium. and supermodel adriana lehman stops by with a preview of tonight's victoria's secret fashion show on cbs. that's the "morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. . ,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> defending their dream. bay area students call on congress to give them a chance at
>>> coming up a little bit later on "the early show," we will hear from republican congressman eric cantorthe meeting at the white house today. also more on the new guidelines for vitamin "d" and calcium. and supermodel adriana lehman stops by with a preview of tonight's victoria's secret fashion show on cbs. that's the "morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. . ,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is...
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. >> eric cantor now. >> we are energized to assume the responsibility that the majority will afford us in the 112th congress. we realize that the public has given us a second chance. a golden opportunity to live up to the expectations that thes -- the voters have for this congress and our party. we are going to be a result-driven congress. job one is for us to cut federal spending and to remove the uncertainty that is hampering job creation in the last several years. the 112th congress. >> thru go. the new leadership is telling us what they have planned to accomplish and how to get there. bret baher will have that at 6:00 eastern time and 5:00 central on fox news. >> we have talked about airport security and the methods that the transportation security administration is using to screen passengers before the flights. today we ran across pictures from the denverpost.comand shows why it is such a big issue. look at this picture. this should be happening? some of the photos, tsa agent is doing what he is told to do. he got the pictures at denver international yesterday. there it is. bef
. >> eric cantor now. >> we are energized to assume the responsibility that the majority will afford us in the 112th congress. we realize that the public has given us a second chance. a golden opportunity to live up to the expectations that thes -- the voters have for this congress and our party. we are going to be a result-driven congress. job one is for us to cut federal spending and to remove the uncertainty that is hampering job creation in the last several years. the 112th...
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how early in 2009 did eric cantor begin laying his plans for taking back the house? >> and started remarkably early. you could say that in january 2009 they already determined had a possibility of taking the house back from the democrats. you have to remember the atmosphere back in. president obama had just won this enormous victory. the democrats had delivered their second shellacking of republicans, and it seemed the best republicans could hope for in the midterm was to gain a few seats. republicans did feel like they had a chance, because there were so many democrats in swing districts that they felt they had a shot. it is very much fair to say that as early as january 2009 there were already planning a process that resulted in what we saw last night. >> why did being labeled the party of no stick with the republicans? >> because the economy did so poorly the past couple of years, and to some degree that prompted the rise of the tea party movements, and the obama administration's policies, for whatever reason, proved to be less than popular, it paid off. it turned
how early in 2009 did eric cantor begin laying his plans for taking back the house? >> and started remarkably early. you could say that in january 2009 they already determined had a possibility of taking the house back from the democrats. you have to remember the atmosphere back in. president obama had just won this enormous victory. the democrats had delivered their second shellacking of republicans, and it seemed the best republicans could hope for in the midterm was to gain a few...
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will hear from incoming majority leader eric cantor, incoming majority whip kevin mccarthy, and paul ryan. they spoke at american university. >> my name is george levitt and i am the director of the kennedy political union. [applause] i am very pleased tonight to join the american university college republicans and center for congressional presidential studies in welcoming congressmen eric cantor, kevin mccarthy, and paul ryan. congressman eric cantor has served in congress since 2001, working to limit regulation, strengthen small businesses, and encourage entrepreneurship. in 2008, he was elected minority whip and is set to become the majority leader in the 100th of congress. 12th congress. paul ryan has represented since 2009. he is author of "a road map for america's future," which outlines some of america's most pressing issues such as health care, medicare, medicaid, and tax reform. mr. ryan is a ranking member on the house budget committee and will become chair this january. congressman kevin mccarthy was elected to serve california in 2006. "newsweek magazine" called him one o
will hear from incoming majority leader eric cantor, incoming majority whip kevin mccarthy, and paul ryan. they spoke at american university. >> my name is george levitt and i am the director of the kennedy political union. [applause] i am very pleased tonight to join the american university college republicans and center for congressional presidential studies in welcoming congressmen eric cantor, kevin mccarthy, and paul ryan. congressman eric cantor has served in congress since 2001,...
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doesn't mean it's time to relax now the republicans have control they also have subpoena power eric cantor has already said the republicans plan to publicize one major oversight hearing every single week and essence any papers left on shred it will be looked over and that is if playing nice is really can do any good at this point we're now hearing from press secretary robert gibbs that the obama administration is considering a discussion about extending those bush era tax cuts for the rich and idea that they were so vehemently opposed to in previous months so after huge pete's defeat they're still planning on more compromise it makes us wonder if they care about their liberal base at all maybe they just haven't understood that some already giving up altogether more earlier today i caught up with markos moulitsas the founder of the daily coast but before getting into obama i first wanted to ask who himself was banned from the cable network m s n b c what he thought of today's news that keith olbermann had been indefinitely suspended without pay once the network found out that he donated to
doesn't mean it's time to relax now the republicans have control they also have subpoena power eric cantor has already said the republicans plan to publicize one major oversight hearing every single week and essence any papers left on shred it will be looked over and that is if playing nice is really can do any good at this point we're now hearing from press secretary robert gibbs that the obama administration is considering a discussion about extending those bush era tax cuts for the rich and...
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boehner was also re-elected to lead his party, all but ensuring he will take the speaker title and eric cantorajority leader. you can read more about the political stories on foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment but first, bret previews "special report." hi, bret. >> bret: hey. coming up, the senate majority leader shelves a vote on earmark ban despite pushback from his party. 12 in 2012 series continues with look at congressman mike pence. join us in 25 minutes for "special report." now back to glenn. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> glenn: we're talking tonight just a little bit about this nonsense that is happening in our airports. with these body scanners. let me tell you something, in 2001, 2002, i flew to israel. i flew an airline i have never flown before. el-al. i was going for the press. i went on a trip. i didn't even really know where i was going. somebody else arranged this. a ticket was purchased right away. it was -- i sent off every warning signal i could. they kept me and questioned me for three hours. they made me plug in all of my broadcast equipment and everything else. i didn't know if we w
boehner was also re-elected to lead his party, all but ensuring he will take the speaker title and eric cantorajority leader. you can read more about the political stories on foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment but first, bret previews "special report." hi, bret. >> bret: hey. coming up, the senate majority leader shelves a vote on earmark ban despite pushback from his party. 12 in 2012 series continues with look at congressman mike pence. join us in 25 minutes for...
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i like eric cantor. there's a bunch of them out like like michele bachmann. i wouldn't want her to be my senator but i think she's great. so, anyway. you know, on health care, i can't believe that, you know, they're trying to tell us that it's going to get cheaper and, of course, it's already going up and, of course -- if they had just dealt with immigration they wouldn't be dealing with health care. i mean, that's the way i see it. that's a personal opinion, probably. don't you see it -- i watched it for years and i think you're great. guest: thank you. caller: tell me your real personal opinion on john boehner. guest: look, i think john boehner -- you hear things about john boehner. he's not well-known. i have been told, anyway, by a number of republicans who dealt with him over the years and, look, you're going to have trouble believing this, beneath his partisan republican is the heart of a real reformer. look, we're going to find out. the reason he's moving up to speaker, everybody moves up a notch. eric cantor moves from whip up to majority leader and c
i like eric cantor. there's a bunch of them out like like michele bachmann. i wouldn't want her to be my senator but i think she's great. so, anyway. you know, on health care, i can't believe that, you know, they're trying to tell us that it's going to get cheaper and, of course, it's already going up and, of course -- if they had just dealt with immigration they wouldn't be dealing with health care. i mean, that's the way i see it. that's a personal opinion, probably. don't you see it -- i...
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john boehner and eric cantor inventing an entirely new house gop position, specifically intended to beed to a freshman member of congress. no title, no job description as of yet. the gop is floating christine gnome of south dakota. or token tea party rookie of the year award. last week, ms. gnome would not commit to supporting mr. boehner for speaker. >>> another congressman has a job opening after his chief of staff bails out. joyce coffman, who previously suggested if ballots don't work, bullets will, once proposed hanging illegal immigrants is blaming the media for her sudden departure. i will not be used in an electronic lynching by proxy. i will not participate in you desiring to destroy him. her resignation comes one tape after a threat put 300 south florida schools on lockdown. coffman was the inspiration behind the threat. mr. west vowing he will continue to seek her counsel. >>> let's turn to political analyst and washington post editor and the author of "disintegration." eugene robinson. let's start with earmarks. am i dreaming this? is it a false memory put in somewhere? was
john boehner and eric cantor inventing an entirely new house gop position, specifically intended to beed to a freshman member of congress. no title, no job description as of yet. the gop is floating christine gnome of south dakota. or token tea party rookie of the year award. last week, ms. gnome would not commit to supporting mr. boehner for speaker. >>> another congressman has a job opening after his chief of staff bails out. joyce coffman, who previously suggested if ballots don't...
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john boehner and eric cantor says the gop conference will hold their own vote and say the democrats do the same. boehner and cantor are in line to become the speaker and majority leader in january. house democrats have ended their fight over who will take the number two leadership position when they become the minority. nancy pelosi brokered a deal that will let cindy hoyer welcome the minority whip. and if you're on social security, you're going to like this one. house dems want to pass a bill that would give you a one-time, $250 check, they say it is a top priority when they get back to d.c. on monday, supposed to make up for another year without benefits increase. >>> winter making a grand and early entrance. a foot of snow falls within 24 hours, blanketing the midwest and causing travel problems, and it's a disease affecting millions of older americans and many victims of alzheimer's wander away from their home. new ways for families to keep better track of their loved ones. >>> and bono. he's going to join us live. why the release of aung san suu kyi from house arrest after two de
john boehner and eric cantor says the gop conference will hold their own vote and say the democrats do the same. boehner and cantor are in line to become the speaker and majority leader in january. house democrats have ended their fight over who will take the number two leadership position when they become the minority. nancy pelosi brokered a deal that will let cindy hoyer welcome the minority whip. and if you're on social security, you're going to like this one. house dems want to pass a bill...
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congressman eric cantor congratulations.hanks very much for taking the time to be with us this morning. >> thank you harry. >> here's maggie. >> thanks harry. >>> also in washington cbs news political analyst john dickerson going over the exit polls for us. good morning. >> good morning, maggie. >> independent voters made up 28% of the electorate and supported president obama in a big way back in the presidential election but 8 out of 10 said that they're now angry or dissatisfied with the current government. and 63% feel that the government should be doing less. so is it increasingly clear that this is the bloc of voters that candidates dwoont ss want to go after? they decide the election? >> yes. they went after the independents and you saw the role played in the house victories. you know republicans didn't just win in district that is traditionally go to republicans. they went in to democratic territory and in order for republicans to win in those kinds of districts, to run up the numbers as they did, they had to win inde
congressman eric cantor congratulations.hanks very much for taking the time to be with us this morning. >> thank you harry. >> here's maggie. >> thanks harry. >>> also in washington cbs news political analyst john dickerson going over the exit polls for us. good morning. >> good morning, maggie. >> independent voters made up 28% of the electorate and supported president obama in a big way back in the presidential election but 8 out of 10 said that they're...
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. >> reporter: number two in the republican leadership team is expected to be virginia's eric cantor. somebody with a proven ability to get under the president's skin. >> i'm going to keep on talking to eric cantor, someday, sooner or later. he's going to say, boy, obama had a good idea. >> reporter: well, not yet. >> the way that the american people spoke last night, they said that the obama administration's agenda for the last 20 months has failed. >> reporter: the number three house republican leader is expected to be california's kevin mccarthy. and tea party heroine michele bachmann announced on her facebook page that she will run for the number four position. against jeb hensarling of texas. setting up the first battle between the republican party establishment and the tea party movement. bat batchman is a lightning rod. and has a knack for making controversial statements and for rubbing gop leaders the wrong way. as for outgoing speaker, nancy pelosi, she told diane sawyer that she hasn't made a decision about whether or not to stay on as the democratic leader. that would now b
. >> reporter: number two in the republican leadership team is expected to be virginia's eric cantor. somebody with a proven ability to get under the president's skin. >> i'm going to keep on talking to eric cantor, someday, sooner or later. he's going to say, boy, obama had a good idea. >> reporter: well, not yet. >> the way that the american people spoke last night, they said that the obama administration's agenda for the last 20 months has failed. >> reporter:...
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congressman john boehner and eric cantor want to slash the federal bureaucracy with a freezeond new hires and pay raises. a new usa today study found that federal workers making $150,000 or more per year has doubled since president obama took office. >>> president obama is in seoul, south korea, for the two- day g-20 summit. the u.s., germany, china, brazil and ind yua are among the countries. the president called on other countries to pull their weight. especially when it comes to the world economy. he also said a strong u.s. economy is vital for a global recovery. >> my instructions to my team, including secretary geithner, is to focus every single day on how we can grow our economy, how we can increase exports, how we can make sure that even as we're buying goods from places like south korea, we're also selling goods to places like south korea. >> president obama also paused to honor u.s. troop this is veteran's day. >>> a major online book retailer on defensive about selling a book about pedophilia. what they are saying about their decision. >>> and keeping your child safe is a priori
congressman john boehner and eric cantor want to slash the federal bureaucracy with a freezeond new hires and pay raises. a new usa today study found that federal workers making $150,000 or more per year has doubled since president obama took office. >>> president obama is in seoul, south korea, for the two- day g-20 summit. the u.s., germany, china, brazil and ind yua are among the countries. the president called on other countries to pull their weight. especially when it comes to the...
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norman la boon admitted to threatening eric cantor in a video you put up on you tube.eral prosecutors say he pled guilty yesterday. in that video he called the congressman a liar and loosiver and threatened to shoot him. he could face up to 15 years in prison. >>> the palin family all in the spotlight with the debut of their new reality show. but daughters willow and bristol making headlines this morning for a facebook faux pas with a posting left some offended this morning. >>> and we talked yesterday at length about the announcement of the royal engagement so the question now, will there be a royal prenup? you know it would come up. >> why are we talking about this already? >> we're talking about it across the pond but to do that we have to go to los angeles and hollywood and the center of all things prenuptial. we talk to dax about the answer after the break. 9:26. ♪ ♪ yes! ♪ look, they fit! oh my gosh, are those the jeans from last year? how'd you do it? eating right...whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who eat more whole grain tend to have healthier body wei
norman la boon admitted to threatening eric cantor in a video you put up on you tube.eral prosecutors say he pled guilty yesterday. in that video he called the congressman a liar and loosiver and threatened to shoot him. he could face up to 15 years in prison. >>> the palin family all in the spotlight with the debut of their new reality show. but daughters willow and bristol making headlines this morning for a facebook faux pas with a posting left some offended this morning....
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i know eric cantor does. it will be number two. i think kevin mccarthy does. but most of all, the person who understands it the best is paul ryan who will be chairman of the house budget committee and he'll write the republica budget. host: on this issue of spending and tackling the deficit, the president deficit commission comes out with their report in december. should republicans, like you said, paul ryan, compromise on tackling this deficit and look at the idea of increasing taxes in order -- and combined with cutting spending in order to get at the deficit problem? guest: well, i don't know exactly what paul ryan's going to do wit tom coburn, also a big spending cutter, who is also on that committee -- that commission. i think it would depend on the ratio. spending cuts to t increases. if it's 1-1 i think the republicans will vote against it. if it's 3-1 spending cuts to tax increases i think they might go for it. this is a recommendation. remember, this is just a recommendation of a commission. it's not actually something that congress has to adopt or wi
i know eric cantor does. it will be number two. i think kevin mccarthy does. but most of all, the person who understands it the best is paul ryan who will be chairman of the house budget committee and he'll write the republica budget. host: on this issue of spending and tackling the deficit, the president deficit commission comes out with their report in december. should republicans, like you said, paul ryan, compromise on tackling this deficit and look at the idea of increasing taxes in order...
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[applause] congressman eric cantor has served in congress since 2001. he has worked to lower taxes, eliminate excessive regulation, strengthen small business, and encourage entrepreneurship. he was elected minority whip and is now set to become the majority leader. [applause] yan is then paul ran author of "the road map for america's future." in addition, he is the ranking member of the house budget committee and will become chairman this january congressman kevin mccarthy -- he has beedescribed as one of the most persuasive and compelling members. "roll call" clinton the rookie of the year. he was named chief deputy whips congressman mccarthy is slated to become the next majority whip. [applause] these three congressmen and founded the young guns program. house republican to dedicated to identifying, recruiting, and mobilizing a new generation of conservative leaders. young guns was about finding candidates that will solve problems. pete sessions adopted the program as a candidate recruitment and training program for house republicans. the results to d
[applause] congressman eric cantor has served in congress since 2001. he has worked to lower taxes, eliminate excessive regulation, strengthen small business, and encourage entrepreneurship. he was elected minority whip and is now set to become the majority leader. [applause] yan is then paul ran author of "the road map for america's future." in addition, he is the ranking member of the house budget committee and will become chairman this january congressman kevin mccarthy -- he has...
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recall perhaps that recently i think within the last couple of weeks ray suarez talked to him and eric cantor. he has sort put an interesting spin on this. he referred to this as a generational changeing election. he's talking about all the candidates who we're seeing win tonight who have no or very little electoral or governing experience. many of them young. many of them coming, he thinks, with pressure ideas. he says this signals a rude awakening for seniority in washington. i said rude awakening for both parties? he didn't want to go all that way. he said yes really, both parties need to take stock about who is coming in and especially the sort of young energy that's going to be at work. and then i asked him about and kwame was just referring to this, president obama's press conference tomorrow, prident obama is going to come out at 1:00. i asked kevin mccarthy, what do you want to hear him say? very brief answer. very quick. the era of big government is over. >> woodruff: i believe we heard a democratic president say that about a decade ago. >> they want to hear it again. >> woodruff: th
recall perhaps that recently i think within the last couple of weeks ray suarez talked to him and eric cantor. he has sort put an interesting spin on this. he referred to this as a generational changeing election. he's talking about all the candidates who we're seeing win tonight who have no or very little electoral or governing experience. many of them young. many of them coming, he thinks, with pressure ideas. he says this signals a rude awakening for seniority in washington. i said rude...
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wasn't just lamar alexander, it was mitch mcconnell and john kyle and jim demint and tom price and eric cantort to name a few. they said the gm bailout would not work and it worked. gm's first day on the stock market was today. it was the biggest ipo in american history. they made more money in its initial stock offering than any company ever. it was bigger than google's first day or ebay's. gm raised more than $20 billionç also in the past week, the car that more than anything gm is staking its future on, the chevy volt, won motor trends car of the year. this is not a we feel sorry for you, way to make an effort, most improved kind of award. this is motor trends car of the year. this is like best car, period. the point is it's a very good time for general motors. gm, because of the government bailout, did not go out of business. a brand-new study found the bailout saved 1.4 million jobs. with the new financial headlight of the company, gm is on track to have its first profitable year since 2004 and to pay the government back the bailout money. it is a success. it's one thing to predict someth
wasn't just lamar alexander, it was mitch mcconnell and john kyle and jim demint and tom price and eric cantort to name a few. they said the gm bailout would not work and it worked. gm's first day on the stock market was today. it was the biggest ipo in american history. they made more money in its initial stock offering than any company ever. it was bigger than google's first day or ebay's. gm raised more than $20 billionç also in the past week, the car that more than anything gm is staking...
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republicans chose john boehner as the next speaker, eric cantor, majority leader, kevin mccarthy majority whip, jeb hensarling republican conference chairman, and cathy mcmorris rodgers as conference vice chair. democrats elected currency financing policy as minority leader, steny hoyer minority whip, john larson democratic caucus chairman, and hottie are becerra, vice chair. asera, vice chair. nancy pelosi talked to reporters after her vote. >> i am proud to announce that we have just come from the democratic organization colchis and have a lot of the leadership for the 112th congress. i want to recognize nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, jim clyburn, javier basera and chris van hollen. this extraordinary caucus has been come together on behalf of the american people whose members, several of home we met with yesterday's vote won't be returning to this caucus or uplifting in their encouragement in arabis suit on behalf of jobs in this economy and the fighting on behalf of the american people. is what brings us together and unifies us behind our great leader, nancy pelosi >> thank you very much.
republicans chose john boehner as the next speaker, eric cantor, majority leader, kevin mccarthy majority whip, jeb hensarling republican conference chairman, and cathy mcmorris rodgers as conference vice chair. democrats elected currency financing policy as minority leader, steny hoyer minority whip, john larson democratic caucus chairman, and hottie are becerra, vice chair. asera, vice chair. nancy pelosi talked to reporters after her vote. >> i am proud to announce that we have just...
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host: eric cantor for majority leader. tom price for policy committee chairmanship.e pence of indiana announced he was resigning from house leadership. it also goes on to say in a different article from cnn that michele bachmann has made sounds of are running for the conference chairmanship position in the republican party after majority leader and majority whip. it has just been announced that dan malloy has been elected to gov., another very close election. that is just coming over the wire as well. at 1:00, 25 minutes, the president will hold his news conference at the white house. we will bring that to you live. in the meantime, one of the incumbent senators who was beat last night was russ feingold, democrat of wisconsin. ron johnson won by five or -- actually by seven points. we want to show you ron johnson and russ feingold from last night. an[applause] >> thank you. wow. thank you. thank you, all. wow, this is a fabulous site. and you all for coming. -- thank you all for coming. thank you. thank you. i got a call from senator fine gold. he is very gracious. h
host: eric cantor for majority leader. tom price for policy committee chairmanship.e pence of indiana announced he was resigning from house leadership. it also goes on to say in a different article from cnn that michele bachmann has made sounds of are running for the conference chairmanship position in the republican party after majority leader and majority whip. it has just been announced that dan malloy has been elected to gov., another very close election. that is just coming over the wire...
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jewish community in the weeks to come i wouldn't be surprised if we see people like representative eric cantorout and saying this is unacceptable because this truly is a sacred realm in america, that's something the jewish community has accomplished here and we won't let it slip away. >> at this point he has been described as a jewish nazi collaborator, puppet master which is almost all the cliches except some of the physical skriepgss. simon greer, thanks for your perspective and insights? thanks so much, keith. >>> there is an ironic post description to the glenn beck puppet master conspiracy theory. soros is pulling the strings of every progressive in the media and government particularly the strings of an advocacy group he founded in washington, the house. how about this connection david brock of media matters and rupert murdoch fortunately it's just for lunch and then there's the treat we do our best to offer every friday, "fridays with thurber" a friend of the earth no friend of thurber's and when rachel joins you at the top of the hour, a beard, the latest in the alaska senate vote coun
jewish community in the weeks to come i wouldn't be surprised if we see people like representative eric cantorout and saying this is unacceptable because this truly is a sacred realm in america, that's something the jewish community has accomplished here and we won't let it slip away. >> at this point he has been described as a jewish nazi collaborator, puppet master which is almost all the cliches except some of the physical skriepgss. simon greer, thanks for your perspective and...
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john boehner, eric cantor, the house leadership and i think everyone in the house has gotten the messagethey going to push for an ear mark ban. just about every new republican freshman is pushing for the ear mark ban. i think we will win the vote because most of the republicans in the senate have gotten the clear message from the american people that we need to stop wasteful spending. >> chris: you say that most people have gotten the message. apparently not all of the top republicans in the senate because a lot of them think that banning ear marks was a mistake. here is what the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said just this week. >> you could eliminate every congressional ear mark and you would save no money. it is really an argument about discretion. >> chris: their argument is that congress is going appropriate whatever they want to appropriate. the question is who gets to decide where to spend some of that money. an administration bureaucrat or a senator from south carolina who wants to spend som some oft money in his state and knows better where the money should be spent.
john boehner, eric cantor, the house leadership and i think everyone in the house has gotten the messagethey going to push for an ear mark ban. just about every new republican freshman is pushing for the ear mark ban. i think we will win the vote because most of the republicans in the senate have gotten the clear message from the american people that we need to stop wasteful spending. >> chris: you say that most people have gotten the message. apparently not all of the top republicans in...
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republicans voted john boehner speaker of the house while eric cantor becomes the new majority leader. and maryland's steny coyyer remains the number two man. hoyer says he is honored to retain the position, and is looking to work with both parties to create jobs and help growhe economy. >>> a new jersey pastor wants his church leaders to quit facebook to save their marriages. the revend cedric miller is the senior pastor of the living word christian fellowship church in neptune, new jersey. he says reconnecting with old romances could lead to marital problems miller is on vacation and he spoke about the issue by telephone. >> -- shows up and reaches out and conversations start, and most times they start innocently before you know it, the conversation -- find out. >> the pastor says he will delete his facebook account, as well. he will make the announcement this weekend. >> on the flip side, a lot of people have connected with old good frien and made business connections. so it has worked the other way >> brothers, sisters, parents, old bosses. >> 6:21. time for weather and traffic to
republicans voted john boehner speaker of the house while eric cantor becomes the new majority leader. and maryland's steny coyyer remains the number two man. hoyer says he is honored to retain the position, and is looking to work with both parties to create jobs and help growhe economy. >>> a new jersey pastor wants his church leaders to quit facebook to save their marriages. the revend cedric miller is the senior pastor of the living word christian fellowship church in neptune, new...
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eric cantor will be majority leader. kevin mccarthy will be the number three vote counting whip. two members of the incoming freshman class kristi noem and tim scott tapped as leaders to the leadership team. house and the senate republicans and democrats have leadership teams in place for next year. but this year they still have to pass legislation to keep the government operating and to deal with the expiration of the bush era tax cuts. there is no sign of any progress or any date to do that before thanksgiving. bret? >> bret: karl, so is this a major setback when it comes to the earmark ban and what does it mean for republicans who have been really trying to get this on the agenda? >> well, they are not going to give up. senator coburn says they will come back after thanksgiving and do it again and continue to do so over and over. their idea that the democrats are beginning to grow numbers put together more democrats who would support this. they believe as s. a clear signal that the earth is beginning to shift and perhaps, they hope, democrats are beginning to see it we will se
eric cantor will be majority leader. kevin mccarthy will be the number three vote counting whip. two members of the incoming freshman class kristi noem and tim scott tapped as leaders to the leadership team. house and the senate republicans and democrats have leadership teams in place for next year. but this year they still have to pass legislation to keep the government operating and to deal with the expiration of the bush era tax cuts. there is no sign of any progress or any date to do that...