mr. bartlett, former reagan aide and former aide to george h.w. bush, both republican presidents, goes on to say, evidence supporting mr. cantor's contention that deregulation would increase unemployment is very weak, said mr. bartlett. one can see the number of layoffs -- is minuscule, according to mr. bartlett, and shows no evidence of getting worse during the obama administration. . mr. reagan was quoted, we have a nice quote, i'm sure you've seen it, that indicates that people ought to pay their fair share of taxes as well. the president has offered the american jobs act. he's offered the american jobs act and economists -- economist after economist after economist says that it will create jobs. it will create jobs by creating an environment, by giving more money to small businesses, giving more money to consumers in their pocket, i know your side's talked a lot about that. and that as a result of both businesses having more money in its pocket and consumers having more money in their pocket, that that environment that of which you speak will b

mr. bartlett, he says, the g.o.p.opposes additional government spending for jobs programs and in fact favors big cuts in spending that would be likely to lead to further layoffs at all levels of government. he goes on, but the specific takeaway that impressed me in his article that i wish to share is, in my opinion regulatory uncertainty is a canard invented by republicans that allows them to use current economic problems to pursue an agenda supported by the business community year in and year out. in other words, it is a simple case of political tunism, not a serious effort to -- opportunityism, not a serious effort to deal with high unemployment. and i want to address the subject of revlation because it seem -- regulation because it seems that someone -- i keep hearing this thing that the business community needs certainty. well, the american people need certainty as well. and certainty about their health and certainty about employment and certainty about housing and toward that end i don't just distinguish one litt

mr. bartlett, he says, the g.o.p. opposes additional government spending for jobs programs and in fact favors big cuts in spending that would be likely to lead to further layoffs at all levels of government. he goes on, but the specific takeaway that impressed me in his article that i wish to share is, in my opinion regulatory uncertainty is a canard invented by republicans that allows them to use current economic problems to pursue an agenda supported by the business community year in and year out. in other words, it is a simple case of political tunism, not a serious effort to -- opportunityism, not a serious effort to deal with high unemployment. and i want to address the subject of revlation because it seem -- regulation because it seems that someone -- i keep hearing this thing that the business community needs certainty. well, the american people need certainty as well. and certainty about their health and certainty about employment and certainty about housing and toward that end i don't just distinguish one lit

mr. bartlett is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman.rity and the president is of your own party you have an obligation to defend that president to some extent. i would also point out that we have been trying to get the facts on solyndra for about six months, and it took a subpoena request to finally get some documents and every member of the minority vote against that subpoena request. we got a fairly extensive document done right at five or 6 o'clock, and to the minority's credit, their staff spent all weekend apparently dillinger the documents, found some documents that the minority felt were worthy of being released and the exercise their right to do that. i took my hat off to them for that. they worked harder and maybe they were tipped off. who knows. but they took advantage of the situation and did a thing they felt made sense. you know, ms. degette said in her opening statement she wants to get the facts on the table. that is what we are trying to do. there is going to be no lack of witnesses called before the subcommittee from th

mr. bartlett for his courtesy. i have to preside at noon and the house is not in session now and when you don't show up at noon, people get uptight very quickly. i am also quite perplexed by the discussion about all of this money that could be lost in internet poker. i know quite the few people that play poker and don't admit to losing. [laughter] i will also point out that new hampshire is as we all know first in the nation presidential primary and will remain so. it also happens to be the first state to adopt a statewide lottery in 1964. it's raised over $4 billion provided about $1.3 billion for public education and the state. my question and only question is for my former colleague from new york, senator d'amato. the senator representing the poker players coming in your organization's opinion, what impact with the passage of legislation permitting internet gambling have on the state lottery? second, would your organization have any objection to allowing were giving the state lottery the opportunity to also comp

mr. bartlett. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ms. mills, i represent pennsylvania's 11th congressional district in northeastern pennsylvania. my district has one of the highest unemployment rates in the state of pennsylvania. on september 8, after hurricane irene and tropical storm wade, we have experienced the worst flooding in history of our area. many people, many businesses, as you can see, have lost everything. many people did not have flood insurance as they were told they were not in a floodplain. as i traveled, traveled around talking to the residents there, many businesses were saying they're not going to open again. they just don't know what they are going to do. many of the folks there, a lot of them senior citizens, again asking what were the federal government do to help us? and what i have to tell them was that they could qualify for an sba loan if you're an individual, get a loan at 2.7% interest. if you're a business and you can't get credit anywhere else will give you a loan at 4%. but if you could get credit somewhe

mr. bruce bartlett indicated in a column just the other day. he is an economic advisor from the reagan administration and first the bush administration. he said it would have been minuscule effect on jobs. this legislation we believe would have an effect on over 1 million jobs. i urge republican leadership to put the currency. on the floor of when we return to session and to start working with democrats to create jobs and move our economy forward. i am very pleased to be joined off by one of the real leaders in this effort, the sponsor of the bill along with tim ryan and betty's son -- betty sutton. he has been leading the effort on a discharge petition so we can get this to the floor. i am pleased to yield to my friend and our leader on the ways and means committee, senator levin. >> this is all the more reason to screen the currency build from the curtain and sometimes iron curtain that has been put up by the house leadership. they do not want this bill on the corp. for one reason, because it would pass. the argument is that currency is not t

mr. bruce bartlett. as you know mr. bruce bart little was in the reagan and george h.w. bush administrations and served on the staff of representative jack camp and ron paul. he's never been on our press staff. and he says the focus on these regulations as if they're job creators or job destroyers are inaccurate. that does not mean we shouldn't pay attention to them. we should. but, ladies and gentlemen, we ought to have on this floor jobs legislation. job creation legislation. bring to the floor the president's bill. if you don't like it, vote against it. if you don't like it, amend it. but give the american public, the american people a chance to have a jobs bill considered on this floor to give them hope and opportunity and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the chair would again remind all members to address their comments to the chair and not to each other. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. carter: move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. . short period of time that an enviro

bartlett. [applause] >> thank you, mr. president. good afternoon, my name is john riley bartlett.'s county police officer and i'm the son of a firefighter, the father of a teacher and police officer. that makes me very proud. today i'm pleased to be representing our national fraternal order of police president canterberry. i snore administration's effort to ensure that the act will support the local and state agencies, fire departments, have the resources to keep our streets and neighborhoods safe. thank you mr. vice president. thank you for being here today. thank you for standing with the fraternal order of police and our friend at the international association of firefighters. not just your efforts of the last two weeks but years of efforts of supporting public efforts as a u.s. senator and now as our national vice presidents, he has always made public safety job number one. these are tough times. we all know it. budgets are leaner. resources are thinner. but reducing budgets should not mean reducing public safety. cuts in public safety cause crime to rise and neighborhood scho

mr. cain, but you're the one picking winners and losers. all the experts agree, former reagan adviser bruce bartlett, says the plan is, quote, a huge tax cut"the washington post" calls it deceptive and unfair. and the center for american progress said it would, quote, bankrupt the country. but that must be why republicans love it. cain delivers big for the top 1%. his plan raises taxes on the poor, lowers taxes on the rich, and adds to the deficit. herman also has some bad ideas for medicare and social security. he says, quote -- get the federal government out of the way. this will allow states, cities, churches and charities, and businesses to offering a helping hand instead of a handout. translation, in the safety net as we know it. joining me now, nbc analyst alex wagner, and kneeia malika henderson, reporter for "the washington post." alex, isn't this a classic plan, take from the poor and give to the rich? >> it's something else, i'll say that, reverend. there are solid mathematics to back the assertion this would absolutely raise taxes on the poor, shift the burden to them. the rich don't spend as much of their income as the poor do.

bartlett says the plan would make the poor pay more while massively increasing the budget deficit that exists. way to go, mraain. joining me now is analyst richard wolffe and jared bernstein, former chief economist for vice president biden, now a senior fellow with the center for budget policy and priorities. richard, won't we see a failure to address the jobs crisis on the stage tonight? i mean, i told my friends it's like -- i used to tell friends at a mike tyson fight. if you're looking for a substantive job plan tonight, don't get a soft drink because you might miss it. >> right. well, you know, to quote rick perry, the question is whether these people have a heart about the unemployed. that's one side of it. you know, it's often in spite of the politics, in spite of the house republicans saying they wanted to campaign on jobs, jobs, and jobs, every time someone talks about jobs you get accused of being a democrat or a progressive. it would be nice for republican candidates to express some concern about the unemployed, unlike the tea party folks you just interviewed who seem to think that their position

mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for his leadership. i would like to quote bruce bartlett who was the economics advisor to both president ronald reagan and president george h.w. bush. he said this in an article in "the new york times" this week, in quotes, on august 29 the house majority leader, eric cantor of virginia, sent a memorandum to members of the house republican conference telling them to make the repeal of job destroying regulations the key point in the republican jobs agenda. but evidence supporting mr. cantor's contention that deregulation would increase unemployment is very weak. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. whitfield: may i ask how much time we have remaining? the chair: the gentleman from kentucky has four minutes. the gentleman from massachusetts has 1 1/4 minutes. mr. whitfield: i'd like to yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from wisconsin, mr. duffy. the chair: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for two minutes. mr. duffy: i appreciate the gentleman from kentucky yielding. i come from central and norther