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mrs. boehner. and then he started to cry again. >> what set you off that time? use she's proud of you. he cries all the time? >> no. no but he's going through an emotional period, too. >> boehner's crying over his new job. let me ask you, folks, do you think that he cries for the unemployed in this country or the people in america who saw their jobs shipped overseas? is that the american dream that he's crying about? how about the american dream of owning a home or the millions of americans that have been forced to leave because of foreclosure? after losing their job, couldn't keep up with the payments, do you think that he's crying about that. it doesn't have to be with his dream. it's a reality of what he and his party stand for and what they have done to this country over the last eight years. i think boehner seems almost guilt-ridden over his rise to power. it'sing how his parents were kennedy democrats. i wonder how they would feel about the income disparity in this country. would his parents be proud that he is willing to throw working families under the bu

mr. boehner was the one who urged republicans in the house to vote as a bloc... >> boehner: hell, no, yout! >> stahl: ...against all of mr. obama's initiatives-- health care, the stimulus, and on and on. and he escalated the attacks during the campaign. >> boehner: your government is out of control. do you have to accept it? >> no. >> boehner: do you have to take it? >> no. >> boehner: hell, no, you don't! >> stahl: his strategy of defiance worked. and on election night, in his victory speech... >> boehner: this is a time to roll up our sleeves. >> stahl: ...the public saw something they probably never expected from mr. "hell no." it was called "the sob heard 'round the world." >> boehner: i've spent my whole life... chasing the american dream. >> stahl: we learned two things that night-- that the speaker- elect is one emotional guy... >> boehner: i put my... myself through school, working every rotten job there was. >> stahl: and that if ever there was an american dream story-- up from nothing-- it's john boehner's. does this look like it did when you were a kid...? >> boehner: kind of.

mr. boehner, where are the jobs? i'm keith olbermann. good night and good luck. >>> it's my party and i'll cry if i want to. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, one down, one to go. the senate has just passed the tax bill that angered so many on the far left and the far right, a number of progressives are still promising to fight it in the house but our latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows americans left, right and center approve of the bill, which raises two questions. why is the minority making all the noise and why is the majority staying silent? two great questions. and speaking of today's poll, it has some surprisingly good news for president obama. contrary to the buzz, voters have not given up on the president. that includes independent voters. truly alarming, by the way, in terms of numbers, are the latest test scores that show american schoolchildren falling behind further and further the rest of the world. is it because unions keep us from firing bad teache

are going to be more responsible for governing because the liberals the democrats can be saying mr boehner where the jobs you know you're on now it's their turn to start your start pointing finger you have a hand in this that they're going to be held accountable but what about is there going to be some tension i mean there has been in the past at least between boehner and counter they don't necessarily see eye to eye and like you said boehner is not a tea partier so are we going to start seeing this whole g.o.p. momentum start you know fraying falling apart i think they're going to be pretty united because obama unites them unless they beat obama you know i think that is going to be a driving force mitch mcconnell as you said in your piece there that's his goal but it's interesting because cantor and boehner are rivals people on the hill have already talked about their relationship these are two you know ambitious politicians the republicans neither of them are tea party members i'm interested to watch some of these. new members come in to see how they react to the leadership decisions if

mr. boehner as speaker boehner. >> yeah. john? >> well, i really like michael steele.en a fairy mediocre chairman. from the standpoint of money, especially, you know, the rga and all these other outside groups really thrived because people just didn't want to give money to the rnc because they didn't know what michael steele was going to do with the money. you can't have this in a presidential year. you need someone who is an honest broker and who will be gaffe free and be able to run an organized campaign revitalize the republican party. it's not going to be michael steele. >> two things. there are two rules. one is the spokesman rule, the other -- presidential candidate in george h.w. bush, the president, they were the spokesmen. then you get guys under him, really raise the money. i think that's combination is good. the problem is we don't have a president who can make that selection. >> here's michael steele last night on the phone according to prepared remarks that were distributed after the call. who you will elect as our, that's republican, next chairman will sp

mr. boehner, "he is known to crime he cries sometimes when we are having a debate on bills f i cry, it'sout the personal loss of a friend or something like that but when he comes -- it comes to politics, no, i don't cry. i have deep emotion about the american people f i were to cry for anything, i would cry for them and the policies --" oh, come on. just too much talk about this from these -- is this comparative crying? >> exactly. my tears are more normal than your tears it makes no sense whatsoever. it is ridiculous. >> i don't think the public cares. >> michelle and very given men permission to cry so we have got a bipartisan consensus here. the two of us say men, go ahead and cry. >> go for it. >> go for t. >> more guys have cried over women who have given them a hard time than you will ever know about. >> oh, god. don't -- >> nothing we can do that about that. >> true emotions in the boy/girl department not in politics, i can assure you, based on long-ago history. >> you come from where john boehner has become, get this education and become the speaker of the house as he soon will b

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mr. boehner as speaker boehn boehner. >> he has been a fairly mediocre chairman.om the standpoint of min especially. the rga and these outside groups really thrived because people didn't want to give money to the rnc because they didn't know what michael steele was going to do with it. you need someone who is an honest broker and who will be able to run an organized campaign to revitalize the republican party. >> two things. there are two rules. one is the spokesman rule, the other -- and gorge bush. they were the spokesmen. then you get guys under him, really raise the money. ipg that combination is good. the problem is we don't have a president who can make that selection. >> here's the president, prepared remarks -- that reference was taken on what -- did report -- is he saying if you dump me for a white guy, you're dumping a black guy for a white guy. >> lincoln did not pick a black guy in those years, chris. there's no question about it that one of the attributes steele's got is that he was an outspoken republican who won a credible race hand thought he would

mr. boehner as speaker boehner. >> greta: i think the second criteria that i would look for if i were pickingairman, money. what is the bottom line right now? you any money? >> we do. >> greta: how much you got? >> our last cash on hand, the beginning of december, another report in january to reflect a longer period from december 2nd to january 17th, or so about 3 1/2, 4 million cash on hand. >> greta: what did you have when you assumed the reins? >> we had 20 something and raised another 89. >> greta: how much did you have two years ago when you became chairman? >> after the '08 election there was money transfered from the mccain campaign after the election. about 20 some million. >> greta: now you are down to three. >> we spent a lot of money. you can't look at it in terms of where you begin and what you end. you are talking two periods. one election which you had 13, 14 million dollars spent on governor races of virginia and new jersey, massachusetts and hawaii. you are talking about helping the other party committees, nrcc payoff their debt in 2009. you can't look in absolute terms. you l

mr. boehner, where are the i'm keith olbermann. goodnight and good luck. now to discuss what is not being achieved in the senate, here is rachel maddow. merry christmas. have a good new year. >> if you think i'm going to leave you alone between now and the new year, you've got another thing coming. thank you, keith. >>> thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. we start with breaking news out of washington. what we were expecting to bring you at this hour was a high stakes showdown on the senate floor between democrats and republicans. we expected to show you democrats calling the republicans' bluff over a spending bill that democrats hoped to pass before the end of the year. it's the spending bill to fund the government. it's the spending bill to fund the entire u.s. government through the next year. earlier it today, republicans threatened to paralyze the senate by having that bill, 1,924 ages read out loud on the senate floor. even though it was a bill they helped author and a handful of senate republicans reportedly said they would s

mr. boehner, can you even say your name without crying? [ laughter ] >> of course, i can. it's my name. name. [ laughter ] [ applause ] [ crying ] 60 -- 61 -- 61 years ago. [ laughter ] it's john. you know why i can say my name -- [ clearing throat ] -- without crying? look, i can't. this press conference is over. [ laughter ] i don't want to talk anymore. it's over. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: there you go, guys. that was great. [ cheers and applause ] that was the great john boehner. i like that guy. he's very, very emotional and very handsome. we'll be right back with bette midler, everybody! come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ don't forget mrs. collier. i won't. ♪ [ female announcer ] clear some snow. ♪ or spread a little warmth. maxwell house gives you a rich full flavored cup of coffee so you can be good to the last drop. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back. our first guest this evening is true show business royalty whose new special, "bette midler: the showgirl must go on," will debut exclusively on hbo at 9:00 p.m. new year's eve, baby. please welcome a su

mr. boehner and others went to the white house and sat down with the president and had an agreement goinga bipartisan solution, at least a mechanism for that solution and he felt that they had an agreement. >> they had an agreement to talk. >> so why can't they bring up a vote -- >> this is what he said. >> i believe, at this moment in time, everybody, no tax hike whatsoever, it should be a situation where there's $250,000 and under. i think for everybody -- momentarily. >> there's no economic reason for that. because the fact of the matter is, for people who makeover $250,000, study after study after study has shown that money does not end up in the economy. it doesn't have a stimulating effect on the economy. >> we've got to take a quick break. we'll continue with this when the party in one moment. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. >>> convicted murderer steven hayes wi

mr. boehner. is he stable?ould president obama be president obama if he acted like this on the campaign trail? >> no. that's easy. short answer. no. i don't know what to say. look, he cries a lot and he cries inexplicably. when he talks about his humble ornlgsens, maybe he's crying because he feels guilty about the fact he sided with the rich and powerful against the interest of people like the family he comes from. i don't know. i can't psychoanalyze the guy. it is a little bit strange that it seems to detached from anything that would necessarily trigger tears. unlike speaker pelosi. >> and this is a man who has obviously very -- he's very sensitive. he says no to the unemployed repeatedly and beyond that, he says he rejects compromise. isn't it a jekyll and hyde? >> it's clearly a jekyll and hyde. he's not cries for the growing number of families living in poverty. the growing number of children living in poverty. the people who have been kicked

mr. boehner, can you even say your name without crying? [ laughter ] >> of course, i can. it's my name.is name. [ laughter ] [ applause ] [ crying ] 60 -- 61 -- 61 years ago. [ laughter ] it's john. you know why i can say my name -- [ clearing throat ] -- without crying? look, i can't. this press conference is over. [ laughter ] i don't want to talk anymore. it's over. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: there you go, guys. that was great. [ cheers and applause ] that was the great john boehner. i like that guy. he's very, very emotional d very handsome. we'll be right back with bette midler, everybody! come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ girl's voice ] do you wanna be my boyfriend? [ chuckles ] sure! great -- gimme your melt. myy--melt? [ male announcer ] get your own subway melt -- like the melt-tastic new chipotle chicken & cheese fresh-toasted on flatbread. subway. eat fresh. fresh-toasted on flatbread. ate something loaded with fat? we got a beef with that. 25 of our campbell's chunky soups give you 100% lean meat and a full serving of vegetables. so, come on. have the chunky s

mr. boehner, where are the jobs, i'm keith olbermann. goodnight and good luck. >>> deadline. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris math use down in washington. leading off tonight the last harrumph. over the tax plan reluctant house democrats are roaring their disapproval one last time before taking a deep breath and then probably voting for the bill. now here's the irony. the closer this gets to passage, the more it's the republicans who are having second thoughts because politics again. they think it's too good for president obama. uh-oh, he likes it. the president likes it, there must be trouble in there somewhere. that's the republican attitude now. and plus the reviews on afghanistan are in and they're not good. yes, we're making some progress in afghanistan, but it's slow-going and here's the killer, pakistan isn't helping enough. and that's not to mention the corrupt afghanistan government. so even if we had to go into afghanistan after 9/11, does the war still make sense today? that's the hot issue that's getting hotter. >>> plus, who's the grinch? did de

mr. boehner. is he stable?

mr. boehner, where are the jobs? i'm keith olbermann. good night and good luck. >>> and now to discuss the game the gop is playing with national security with senator john kerry, ladies and gentlemen, here is rachel maddow. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, keith. thank you for that. and thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. we begin tonight with some big news out of d.c. our long national nightmare may finally be over. the united states senate, which has been the source of a weeks' long republican-imposed logjam is now freed, open, back up for business. you will recall at the beginning of this month, senate republicans stood absolutely yun anied. all 42 members signed on to a letter proclaiming they would block all other senate work until the expiring bush tax cuts issue was dealt with. nothing else could happen in the senate, not even the funding of the united states military until those tax cuts, that whole deal, was resolved. period, end of story. nonnegotiable. well, today senate republicans got their wis

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mr. boehner of ohio, and our new majority leader, mr. cantor of virginia, that we sit down with our stakeholders, with our friends on the soon-to-be minority side of the aisle and let's come up with a system that adequately reflects the will of both parties and also gets buy-in from the stakeholders and reflects the cost of practicing medicine as it is today. i know it's going to be expensive. i know it's going to be difficult. but it will be possible, and i hope we can do that. so with that i would reserve the balance of my time, would ask for a yes vote when it comes time to vote under the suspension calendar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. who seeks recognition? without objection, the gentleman from new jersey will control the time. the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. farr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. farr, is recognized for two minutes. mr. farr: thank you very much, mr. spe

mr. boehner's office. i talked to mr. cantor's floor person about this, mr. mccarthy, about this and we will have better information at 4:00. i would urge all of you to stay here. i know that everybody wants to get home. i want to get home myself. i don't live far from here. within an hour. but i have not been by my house and haven't decorated a single, as all of you know, i live alone, and therefore it's up to me. and i haven't been there. so it's not done. i want to get home just like you do. bear with us. this is our responsibility. we have two houses. we've got to agree. so we'll let you know at 4:00 as we begin the c.r. where we are going from there. and try to have some final word. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the question on suspend the rules and concurring in the senate amendment h.r. 628, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: h.r. 628, an act to establish a pilot program in certain united states district courts to encourage enhancement of exper

mr. boehner has emotional problems. really? ker-elect john boehner was on "60 minutes" last night and, once again, he could not keep himself -- [laughter] from getting really emotional. >> it's such an easy -- [inaudible] >> this guy, i'm sorry, he's going to be speaker of the house, and he's not going to invite me to his christmas party, but this guy has an emotional problem that every time he talks about anything that's not raise taxes, he cries. [laughter] megyn: really? leslie marshall is a syndicated radio talk show host, and lars larson is also. all right, leslie, barbara walters -- who is the queen of making people cry, that is what she is known for -- she says that these tears suggest to her that our speaker-designate has emotional problems. and then others have dubbed him already, i don't know, the weeper of the house, i think, is the term they're using. [laughter] what's your reaction to it? >> i have to say, megyn, i did grow up in new england where boys don't cry. but i do feel male or female, politicians -- all of t

mr. john boehner who wrote the following, beware of men who cry.true those who cry are in touch with their feelings, but the only words theyend to be in touch with are their own. >> yes, i wrote that. >> you remember writing that. >> i remember that. >> you remember something. >> i do remember some things. >> apply this to john boehner. >> i thought that as i watched it. because you always see that kind of scenario that they're writing of the poor little child grew grouing new the bar. it wasn't so moving to me. >> this has been very helpful to me because i cry more than you realize. to the point where it puzzles me why i cry. now i know. it's just a completely self-centered exercise. >> i think crying is very narcissistic. i don't mean to call you a narcissist. i don't mean to do that. >> no, i got there first. >> i'm just saying -- >> in "i remember nothing" to not have those things wandering around. >> they're pinging at this wall. there's no room. for example, i am trying very hard not to know the difference among the kardashians. you know? >>

mr. boehner cares deeply about what he's doing. jack, you can never lose what you don't have.said, given the current state of the economy, he is reflecting how the rest of us feel. my favorite is from bob in ohio. always tan, lifetime career in the same field, willing to take what part is available and able to cry on cue. are we talking about george hamilton here? if you want to read more go to my blog at jack cnn.com/cafferty. >> there are things that are difficult to cry about. i remember as a kid, i went to a lot of different schools, and see the kid s running around -- >> why are you crying? >> making sure that these kids have a shot at the american dream. like i did. it is important. >> and to say that boehner had a tough childhood and obviously, he has a lot of emotion around it, so it is how he explain ins. >> i guess. but it makes me uncomfortable to watch that. >> it is. >> and it creeps me out a little bit. >> you are not an emotional guy, are you, jack? a weeper? >> well, i don't know if i'm a weeper, and i had a kind of tough childhood, too, and the world is full o

mr. boehner gave us a preview of coming attractions in an interview on "60 minutes".: >> okay, compromise something. >> i i am not going to compromise on my principles, nor am i going to compromise the will of the american people. >> you're saying i comont ground but i'm not going to compromise. i don't understand that, i really don't. >> when you say the word compromise, a lot of americans look up and go oh, they're going to sell me out. and so finding common ground, i think, makes more sense. arthel: all right. so can common ground without compromise get anything done for america? bob beckel worked at the carter white house, he's also a fox news contributor, and the co-author of the book common ground, how to stop partisan wars that are destroying america, andrea tantaros is a fox news contributor and conservative columnist. bob, you might have to change the name of the your book because you can't say compromise! >> you know, i tell you, where the distinction is, first of awcialg it's a good thing boehner is talking about common ground, number one. number two, it's

mr. boehner. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the chairman and ranking minority member of each standing committee and each subcommittee be permitted to extend their remarks in the congressional record up to and including the records last publication and to include a summary of the work of that committee or subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that members may have until publication of the last submission of the congressional record authorized for the second session of the 111th congress by the joint committee on printing to revise and extend their remarks and to include brief related extraneous material on any matter concerning -- occurring before the adjournment of the second session sine die. the speaker pro tempore: withou

mr. boehner. he has done it again. did you see this? he got himself all choked up.ere is the speaker of the house in waiting speaking to leslie stahl on last night's "60 minutes" about. >> i can't go to schools anymore. i used to. you see all these little kids run around. can't talk about it. >> why? >> making sure that these kids have a shot at the american dream like i did. it's important. >> all right. tearful moment number one. here he goes again. this time it was his wife debbie who set him off. >> more proud of him. he'll do a good job. we're proud of him. >> you know what's happening over here? >> my nose is running. >> no, it's not. what set you off that time? because she's proud of you. he cries all the time? >> no. no. but he's going through an emotional period, too. i mean, this isn't -- as you say, this is not any ordinary job. whoever would have thought that he'd be in this position. he was a janitor on the night shift when i met him. he's come a long way. >> a man can cry. and i guess his wife, debbie, getting accustomed to it. apparently we the americ

mr. boehner is asked about what is the difference between compromise and common ground. in your opinion, what is it? is a bigm not sure there difference between compromise and common ground. in a compromise, well, this is not exactly what i wanted. but it is going to be what is best for the country. that way you did not compromise your principles because if you are leading, you need to look beyond your personal or party's desires. i don't know. thank you very much. host: cleveland, ohio. democratic line. caller: thank you for taking my call. for me, compromise vs common ground. common ground is the tax bill. the tax bill that they negotiated should be for the highest good of all americans. that is the common ground. the compromise is when you are idealistic and you give up a little bit of your ideals so both sides can come to an agreement that most people in this country benefit from. and another fact i don't want us to forget is that the super rich were going to get a tax cut on their first $250,000. to often we leave that out of the conversation. it is the bonus tax cu

mr. boehner has a tough problem with dealing with the ideologues in his own party. those people came here banging the drum about firing nancy pelosi and more killing health care. -- and repeal in health care. now we will see. host: want to throw out a figure that was thrown out there by yourself, $200,000. what is your definition of middle-class? guest: i would say middle-class would be considered up to $500,000. the middle-class and poor has extended itself. that's not a healthy situation. it is tough for people to pay their mortgages, to pay their property taxes -- is different in every state. it's difficult to send their kids to college and along those lines. getting beyond the cliches, this is a difficult time. we were close to the edge. we were close to going into a depression. this happened. we doubled unemployment between 2001 and 2008. this did not fall out of the sky. the best way to deal with this is to come together. the president has the intellect to do this. will we be able to come together, even though we have a divided government? you cannot hide unde

mr. boehner. saying that i will believe it when i see it because we have heard it before and, in fact, the democrats said the same thing and it did not work out that way either. there are incentives -- there are all kinds of incentives to cut corners. the process is designed to allow everybody to get involved and to offer their amendments and develop compromise and to come to the table and bring forth good ideas. sometimes the process just takes too long and no one else wants to provide for the golan. they will just shut the door -- for the bill. they will just shut the door. there will have to decide if they want to cut a program a week, removed useless items, caps spending. by the way, a lot of this has agreement by the obama administration. everybody is looking at the budget, realizing we are in dire straits. we have to figure out ways to save money and stop spending. that part is not the issue. how you do it is the partisan issue. host: a liberal mom a tweet in -- guest: right, well, again, th

mr. boehner spoke on "60 minut minutes" last night about finding common ground. >> consensus. >> and here'sne, this isn't about five or six people in a state capital or the nation's capital. this is about americans across the country being able to come together. when you're by yourself and you think there's nobody else who thinks like you do, you'll sit by yourself. but when you start to connect with other people, that's when you make things happen. that's when people who are living in the middle will move this country forward. >> speaking of coming together, it was quite a surreal photo op on friday when the current president brought the former president clinton into the briefing room to answer questions about this compromise. let's listen to a little snippet. >> i'm going to let them speak briefly, and then i've got to go over and do some -- one more christmas party. >> first of all, i feel awkward being here and now you're going to leave me all by myself? >> here's what i'll say -- i've been keeping the first lady waiting for about half an hour, so i'm going to take off. >> i don't want

mr. boehner is making promises along with this transparent -- transition team about transparency, openness, listening, access. if we went into the library, we would see every speaker in modern times making the same promises. what happens to the execution? >> this is a town in which it is very difficult to achieve change. the things that happened in this town, the power exercised behind closed doors or smoke- filled rooms, it benefits those with power. leaders get into power and they intend to do something then, but they figure out that if you want to exercise power and control, they need to do behind closed doors. or by offering bills on the floor in which there have been no chance to amend the them. in the words of lord acton, absolute power corrupts absolutely. in this case, the town will continue to have a hard time resisting that because of the age of the internet, a story came out maybe eight months ago about a member whose race is in doubt. a democrat member who went home, went on to be with his family, all women confronted him are about the bill. he decided to debate her in this res

mr. boehner on how democrats are handling the votes on these tax hikes. listen. >> i don't know what my colleagues across the aisle didn't hear during the election. >> american people spoke pretty loudly. they said stop all the looming tax hikes. and cut spending. house leader is going to come down this path of gerrymandering the process and members only have one option and that's to vote on only providing some tax relief to the american people. the american people said election day, stop the games. stop the spending. stop the living tax hike. >> by the way, one senator has come forward, tom harkin said you know what? i'm going to extend all taxes for everybody for two years. so just put it up to one vote. >> good start. >> we'll have two other votes. >> i like the fact that you always look at the glass half full. >> yeah. >> i was sucked into monday's or tuesday's meeting. i thought now, we're finally getting along here. >> let's do some of your headlines for a thursday. the censure of new york democratic congressman charlie rangel expected today and our

mr. boehner and mr. cantor and mr. mccartney, all of whom i've talked to about this effort.ow, i don't know most of the new members who have come on the republican side, i know all the democrats, all being nine. a lamentable fact but true, but there are many more republicans. but let me say this, you know, i've been in politics for a long time. in 1964 long before your, maybe before your parents were born, maybe not quite -- [laughter] in 1964 it was reported that the republican party was on life support and may not survive. lyndon johnson had a huge victory. in 1968, of course, the republicans won the presidency. in 1972 the democrats were assessed as being almost gone. we won one state and the district of columbia, maybe two states and the district of columbia. two years later the president who won that 1972 election resigned. in one of the biggest political crisises that's confronted our country. and in 1976 we won the presidency. four years later you know it went to ronald reagan, and it goes back and forth. in 1994, of course, republicans won a big victory in the house.

mr. boehner of ohio, and our new majority leader, mr. cantor of virginia, that we sit down with our stakeholders, with our friends on the soon-to-be minority side of the aisle and let's come up with a system that adequately reflects the will of both parties and also gets buy-in from the stakeholders and reflects the cost of practicing medicine as it is today. i know it's going to be expensive. i know it's going to be difficult. but it will be possible, and i hope we can do that. so with that i would reserve the balance of my time, would ask for a yes vote when it comes time to vote under the suspension calendar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. who seeks recognition? without objection, the gentleman from new jersey will control the time. the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. farr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. farr, is recognized for two minutes. mr. farr: thank you very much, mr. spe

mr. boehner the incoming speaker, and i did it at the request of president bush, the bailouts that they keep flailing about, every single bailout that exists in america today was initiated by president george w. bush. every single one. a.i.g., the tarp, the automobiles. it was george bush who do it. and george bush after the election, conveniently, said that it was the tarp to save the economy from the consequences of the mistakes made during his presidency, i think. what there are saying is this we put an end to any new money. give existing money, given the clear documentation there have been abuses and errors and some cases fraud in the foreclosure process, although they were paperwork errors in some cases, beleaguered homeowners trying to save their homes, trying to keep theirselves and their family from being kicked out of a home, in case there was a mistake, if everything is in lawyer, the lawyers can't save them. we are saying given what's been documented let's take some of the money that's already been voted in the tarp. and put it there. secretary geithner told me personally he suppo

mr. boehner -- >> let me extepid my poag -- extend my apologies to chikhi rod rei goes. >> mr. leader -- >> yes, because you're being persistent. [laughter] >> what are the tax cut hearings meetings actually and the staking points -- sticking points if any if they hurdled, anything you can share with us in terms of what's going on with that in >> well, i think there are substantive discussions going on with the administration to stop all the tax hikes and to cut spending. i'm hopeful those conversations will continue. >> is it deficit commission able to get 14 votes, would you agree to bring it to the floor next year? >> if hands and butts were candy and nuts, every day would be christmas. you'll have to ask the majority. >> is senator mcconnell predicted it's not a matter of whether all the tax cuts will be extended, but republicans extend unemployment insurance if that's part of extending all tax cuts for some period? >> we'll see. >> you're not ruling it out? >> this morning paul ryan said the one take away from the election is the third rail is no longer third rail. republi