kantor of virginia. >> thank you. there is one thing everyone in this chamber should be able to agree on. we need to focus on job creation and relieve the burden on middle-class families and not increase it. the evidence suggests that by picking up this bill we are abandoning this fundamental mission. according to an mit study, this legislation will force middle- class families to pay as much as $3,100 in higher prices every year. the epa estimates that a family of four will eventually pay an additional average of $1,100 each year. the impact on jobs is equally dismal. a study found the legislation will cost america 2.3 million jobs. this is a time when hundreds of thousands of workers are losing their jobs every month. in the middle of a severe recession, why would we even contemplate a plan that amounts to a growth killing at milestone around small businesses and all american consumers? it is not the utility's and the other producers. we are the know that the companies will pass higher costs along to the consumer an

i want to thank leader maintainer, whip kantor and roy blunt for the great job they have done and allhat worked on this to make a sensible program for americans that they will enjoy as we move forward. thank i. >> i'm from florida and guess what. i have the highest number of people on medicare. and every day 8,000 additional people are going on medicare as they turn 65. medicare is having severe financial problems. the other day when the president spoke before the a.m.a. this were points where he obviously was not very well received. let me tell you, the doctors in my district and drinks around america are not booing but they are informing their patients both medicare around non-medicare patients about the dangers of the obama health plan and what the democrats are proposing. people want to have access and they certainly want affordability. one of the reasons why i'm very excited about the plan, i also have a large number of people who are 55 to 64 who moved to florida as to many districts and they then start to have some health problems. this offers them availability and affordabilit

kantor from virginia. >> i think the gentlemen. madam speaker, there is one thing that everyone in this chamber should be able to agree on. we need to focus on job creation and relieve the burden on middle-class families, not increasing it. the evidence suggests that by taking up this cap and a trade bill, we are abandoning this fundamental mission. according to an mit study, the legislation before us will force america opposing middle- class families to pay as much as $31 million in high prices every year. the epa estimates that a family of four will eventually pay an additional average of $1,100 each year. the impact on jobs is equally dismal. an international study finds that the legislation will cost america 2.3-2.7 million jobs. this at a time where hundreds of thousands of workers are losing their jobs every month. in the midst of a severe recession, why would we even contemplate a plan that amounts to a growth killing milestone are around the neck of small businesses and all american consumers. madam speaker, it is not the u

kantor, our esteemed republican whip, a leader on issues related to iran. >> i thank the gentle lady. mr. speaker, the iranian regime's brutality is on full display for the whole world to the whole. i rise today in sympathy with the victims of iranian political oppression who have been injured or killed protesting the outcome of their election. i salute the leadership of the gentle lady from florida, the dillon from california in bringing this resolution forward. as well as the gentleman from indiana and his leadership on this and so many issues the way that delayed from nevada spoke. it is america's moral responsibility to speak out on behalf of the protection of human rights wherever they are violated. regardless of the outcome of the iranian election, make no mistake where the power in iran lies. it lies with a clerical regime who conducts its most egregious activities in the dark, hidden from the world's eyes and thus escaping media attention. the iranian revolutionary guard corps wiley funnels weapons and bunning in to terrorist groups from iraq to afghanistan to 11 on to gaza. t