signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 74, resolved, that the two houses of congress assemble in the hall of the house of representatives on thursday, september 8, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving such communication as the president of the united states shall be pleased to make to them. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 5:30 p.m. today.

with best wishes i am signed sincerely, karen l. haas, clerk. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada seek recognition? ms. berkley: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from nevada, the honorable mark amodei, be permitted to take the oath of office today. his certificate of election has not yet arrived, but there is no contest and no question has been raised with regard to his election. the speaker: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. rangel: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from new york, the honorable bob turner, be permitted to take the oath of office today. his certificate of election has not yet arrived, but i am not aware of any reason why the house should not see him sworn in today. the speaker: without objection, so ordered. will the representatives-elect and the members of their respective delegations, present themselves in the well of the house. the speaker: members will now rise. the representatives-elect, if you'll

with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on september 27, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. that the senate passed senate 1280. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 2005. that the senate agreed to without amendment senate joint resolution 22, h.con.res. 81. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. culberson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table the bill 2017 with the senate amendments thereto and concur in the senate amendments. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill and report the senate amendments. the clerk: h.r. 2017, an act making appr

with best wished, i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the following enrolled bill was signed by speaker pro tempore wolf on friday, september 16, 2011. the clerk: h.r. 2887, a bill to provide an extension of service and air transportation programs and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lares before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2, i have the honor to transmit a creeled nfl received from the white house on september 19, 2011, at 11:35 a.m., and said to contain a message from the president whereby he submits the fiscal plan entitled, living within our means and investing in the future. the president's plan for economic growth and deficit reduction. with best wished, i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will read the message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states, this continues to be a time of challenge for

with best wished i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the claire lays bmp the house a communication. -- lays before the house a communication. the chair: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to permission granted in the rules of the u.s. house of the representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on september 9, 2011, at 9:04 a.m. tharkts senate agreed to without amendment house con rurnt resolution 67, that the senate agreed to senate concurrent resolution 28. with best wished i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minuter to the -- for the purposes of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield to my friend, the majori

with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house another communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on september 23, 2011, at 3:29 p.m., that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 2646, that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 2343, that the senate agreed to resolution 2347. with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a number of enrolled bills. the clerk: h r. 2943, an act to extend the program of block grants to states for temporary assistance for needy families an related programs through december 31, 2011. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the house stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. onine >> now we're going back to the house hearing on medical shortages. we join it in progress. p

signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. by the direction of the house republican conference, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 395, resolved, that the following named member be and is hereby elected to the following standing committee of the house of representatives, one, committee on small business, mr. shilling. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 392 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 70, house resolution 392.

with best wishes, i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will further postpone motions on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote is objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. recorded votes on postponed questions will be taken after 6:30 p.m. today. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. mr. smith: i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2934, the u.s. re-authorization act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 2934, a bill to provide for the continuing performance of the united states parole commission and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and includ

with with best wishes i am sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today. p.m. eastern on c-span.org and we will reach their the debate on c-span radio. watch more video of the candidates and see what political reporters are saying and track the latest contributions with the website for campaign 2012. it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter feeds and facebook updates. links to c-span media partners in the early primary and caucus states. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >> president obama is going on the road for his jobs plan. there is a round table on this morning's court washington journal" to talk about the president's plan. host: josh bivens is an economist with the economic public policy in tier -- institute and kevin hassett from the economic policy -- from the american enterprise institute. how do you think this would help or not help the economy? josh, what part of the president's plan to you think would do the