i'll start with you, congressman messer, is it frustrating, are you still hopeful?do you think about the state of being able to get things done? >> i was taught by my mom if people ask what you're doing in life, just say great, i've had to change my answer. i feel challenged but hopeful. listen, this country's come through a lot of big challenges before. working together, we can get there. we won't leave our principles mind, but there's a lot more that can get done. >> congressman delaney, is it different than you thought or hoped it would be? >> i would say it's similar. i came to congress with a view our government is designed so if we don't agree as a country, it's hard to get things done, and if we agree, it's easy to get things done. that's the way our founding fathers designed it. i share luke's hopefulness, we can fix all of these problems, and compared to the challenges we faced historically, these in many ways are relatively modest challenges, but we have to find common ground and i think politically the parties that will be successful will be the ones that

on the issue with representative luke messer. francine kiefer of the "christian science monitor" on our story but the democrats' plan to highlight income inequality in 2014. [video clip] this administration declares war on poverty in america. today,0 years ago resident lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty in a joint session before congress. of you and ask are we winning the war on poverty in this country? the phone lines -- you can also send us a tweet or post your comments on facebook.com/c-span. us,can also e-mail journal@c-span.org. the front page of "the wall street journal" frames the issue of poverty with the headline -- we want to get your thoughts this morning. start dialing and now. it can also go to our social media pages and join the conversation there. the wall street journal says this as well. those six republicans joined all including senators ayotte, murkowski, portman, and coats. the washington post reports this morning the president obama made coat -- made phone calls to sever all those republicans and urged

then the republican perspective on the issue with representative luke messer. francine kiefer of the "christian science monitor" on our story but the democrats' plan to highlight income inequality in 2014. [video clip] this administration declares war on poverty in america. today,0 years ago resident lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty in a joint session before congress. of you and ask are we winning the war on poverty in this country? the phone lines --

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i hereby appoint the honorable luke messer to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. we lain conroy: loving god, give you thanks for giving us another year. we give you thanks, also, for e first session of the 113th congress and your sustaining us with your presence, wisdom, patience and love. we ask that the efforts of the first session might prove fruitful and the benefits redowneding to our nation and its people. we ask as well your forgiveness for the smallness of actions on some occasions and the inability to work together when so many were adversely affected. we know that this is not what you wish for us, not what the american people wish for our nation and not what the members of this people's house have been elected for. we ask now your blessing on each member of congress that they might be their bestselves and representing not only their constituents but also the entire american citizenry. they have taken oaths

messer, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. i am pleased today to rise to honor the life of a great hoosier, one of indiana's finest public servants, representative andy jacobs. i didn't know andy as well as some of my other hoosier colleagues, but i met him several times during his three decades representing indiana in congress. and i certainly knew andy by his stellar reputation. what impressed me most about him on those occasions that we met was the humbleness with which he approached his job. and the respect and civility he showed for his constituents and his colleagues. regardless of their party affiliation or political ideology. andy never took himself too seriously. he drove a beat up oldsmobile and dressed like an average guy, which he was. yet his humble -- yet this hum many and decent man was a fierce advocate for civil rights and senior citizens. and built a remarkable record of public service on behalf of his constituents. that's why he was held in such unusually high regard by republicans and democrats alike. andy

i hereby appoint the honorable luke messer to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication from the sergeant at arms. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, as you are aware, the time previously appointed for the next meeting of the house is 1:00 p.m. on tuesday, january 21, 2014. this is to notify you pursuant to clause 12-c of rule 1 of an imminent impairment of the place of reconvening at this time. it is due to the weather. signed sincerely, sergeant at arm. the speaker pro tempore: under clause 12-c, the speaker established this time for reconvening and notified members accordingly. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. haplain conroy: let us pray. god of life, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as the members of this people's house, our home with family and taking time to meet with constituents, our nation has paused to remember a period of america's history when the ide

after that, luke messer of indiana with the republican take on the issue. the spotlight on magazines features the christian science monitor on her piece about democrats' plan to highlight income inequality in 2014. "washington journal" is live every morning it c-span. >> wednesday morning, thomas donohue gives his annual state of american business speech. you can see it live starting at 9:30 a.m. on c-span three. later, the receipt -- release of university ofe virginia. that is also on c-span three. >> if i were to identify -- identify the single most important challenge to overcome muslims, it would be the notion that -- is just as available. i read somewhere that it is no -- not only a historical but anti-historical. hundreds of years of diversity. it subscribes to be i give it to be a muslim you just have to first its edicts from the , seventh century and the very lifted short. of time. i think our journey as american muslims has to be about refusing being told by clerics who speak and itshat islam, ideals, is a seventh century reality. muslims whocans a

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messer: their the kind that require long hours of work for little pay. with few or no benefits. they're the kind whose paychecks don't go as far as they used to because necessities like gas, food, education and health care cost more and more. they're the kind that -- where people work harder but fall farther behind. that's not the america i grew up in. my america, our america, is one where those who work hard and play by the rules can afford life.sic necessities of and then have a little left over for once -- wants, not just needs. it's time for congress to spend more time working for these hardworking americans and less worrying about those who either don't need government or already have a government that works for them. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized. >> mr. speaker, today is the 50th anniversary of president lyndon johnson's historic war on poverty.

host: and back at our table, congressman luke messer. he's freshman president and also a member of the budget committee. i want to begin where we began with congresswoman barbara lee on marking the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty. is it working? guest: well, i think 50 years later it's hard to say it's working. i mean, clearly there are admirable goals there, but if we declared a war on poverty and the idea was to end the war and end poverty completely, obviously that's not happened. i think as the congresswoman mentioned, the real solutions here are about more than just -- >> well, you can see all of that conversation in our video library at c-span.org. we've cleared up the technical difficulties. the democratic leader of the house has arrived. we'll take you live to the news conference on capitol hill. >> good morning, everyone. >> good morning. >> this is going to be a very good year for the american people. here we are starting a new session of congress at the beginning of a new year and on the very first day under the leaders

messer: that's why school choice matters. school choice is about the freedom of parents to choose the best educational environment for their child to succeed. for some that means open enrollment. for others that means a public charter school. some may prefer a magnet school or private school, or even a virtual school. others may want to homeschool their children. whatever the choice national school choice week is about celebrating those choices and recognizing that applying market-based principles and technology to education can enhance student achievement and lead to better results. that's why i'm creating the congressional school choice caucus which will be dedicated to expanding educational freedom and promoting policies that increase high quality education options for all children. i urge my colleagues to join us and empower parents with a choice so their kids have a chance for success. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan se

i hereby appoint the honorable luke messer to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a.