mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from maryland, the democratic whip, for yielding. on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour debate and noon for legislative business. the house will recess no later than 5:00 p.m. to allow a security sweep of the house chamber prior to the president's state of the union address. the house will meet again at approximately 8:35 p.m. in a joint session with the senate for the purpose of receiving an address from the president of the united states. on wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. during the week the house will consider at least one bill under suspension of the rules which will be announced by close of business tomorrow. in addition we will consider h.res. 38, a resolution reducing nonsecurity spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less and a bill of the public's choosin

mr. cantor. mr. cantor: thank you, mr. speaker.i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: t clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 5, resolved, that the rules of the house of representatives of the 111th congress, including applicable provisions -- mr. cantor: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the reading is dispensed with. the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one hour. for what purpose does the gentleman from -- the gentlewoman from the district of columbia rise? . norton: mr. speaker, i rise to offer a motion that is at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the motion. the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: i offer a motion. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will first report the gentlelady's motion. then we'll recognize the majority leader. the clerk will report the gentlelady from the district of columbia motion. the sp

mr. cantor: and, mr. speaker, it's now my honor to yield to the gentlewoman from florida for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the leader for the time. just a few days ago one of our own, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, was gravely injured as a result of a terrible act of an unbalanced individual. americans were profoundly shocked and saddened and continue to be, this deplorable act of violence which resulted in the unjust deaths of six innocent individuals and a struggle to survive for others including our own gabby. for those who lost their lives we know that the list is lamentably long, the honorable john roll, a federal judge who went by just to say hi to his friend gabby, and christina taylor green, a 9-year-old girl who had just been chosen to serve in her school's student council and who was taken to gabby's congress on your corner event by a family friend who wanted to get her interested in public affairs. an

mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from maryland, the democratic whip, for yielding. on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour debate and noon for legislative business. the house will recess no later than 5:00 p.m. to allow a security sweep of the house chamber prior to the president's state of the union address. the house will meet again at approximately 8:35 p.m. in a joint session with the senate for the purpose of receiving an address from the president of the united states. on wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. during the week the house will consider at least one bill under suspension of the rules which will be announced by close of business tomorrow. in addition we will consider h.res. 38, a resolution reducing nonsecurity spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less and a bill of the public's choosin

mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from maryland, the democratic whip, for yielding. on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour debate and noon for legislative business. the house will recess no later than 5:00 p.m. to allow a security sweep of the house chamber prior to the president's state of the union address. the house will meet again at approximately 8:35 p.m. in a joint session with the senate for the purpose of receiving an address from the president of the united states. on wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. during the week the house will consider at least one bill under suspension of the rules which will be announced by close of business tomorrow. in addition we will consider h.res. 38, a resolution reducing nonsecurity spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less and a bill of the public's choosin

mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i now yield two minutes to the chairman of the republican conference, the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, let me offer 1.6 million reasons why we should repeal obamacare. that's the number of jobs that will be lost from just one provision, the employer mandate, according to the nfib, the largest small business organization in america. the half in trillion in taxes, 1099 form, all job-crushing regutions. mr. speaker, when it comes to obamacare, you cannot help the job seeker by punishing the job creator. let me offer 2.6 trillion more reasons we must repeal obamacare, that is the true cost of this legislation. $700 billion more added to the deficit. now i know my friends on the other side of the aisle will contend something else, but somehow in their accounting, they left out the $115 billion to implement, they double counted lf a trilon dollars in taxes, social security, c

mr. cantor. mr. cantor: thank you, mr. speaker.i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 5, resolved, that the rules of the house of representatives of the 111th congress, including applicable provisions -- mr. cantor: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the reading is dispensed with. the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one hour. for what purpose does the gentleman from -- the gentlewoman from the district of columbia rise? ms. norton: mr. speaker, i rise to offer a motion that is at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the motion. the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: i offer a motion. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will first report the gentlelady's motion. then we'll recognize the majority leader. the clerk will report the gentlelady from the district of columbia's motion.

mr. cantor: and, mr. speaker, it's now my honor to yield to the gentlewoman from florida for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the leader for the time. just a few days ago one of our own, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, was gravely injured as a result of a terrible act of an unbalanced individual. americans were profoundly shocked and saddened and continue to be, this deplorable act of violence which resulted in the unjust deaths of six innocent individuals and a struggle to survive for others including our own gabby. for those who lost their lives we know that the list is lamentably long, the honorable john roll, a federal judge who went by just to say hi to his friend gabby, and christina taylor green, a 9-year-old girl who had just been chosen to serve in her school's student council and who was taken to gabby's congress on your corner event by a family friend who wanted to get her interested in public affairs. an

mr. cantor: i ask the gentleman to repeat the question. mr. hoyer: what time do you expect to conclude business on wednesday? mr. cantor: i would say to the gentleman, madam speaker, that it is our intention toonclude by 7:00 p.m. on wednesday. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that response. in light of the fact that you have made -- your side has made a pledge to allow ample time for members to read and consider, and notwithstanding that they've already not pursued that as vigorously as i think you would have hoped and perhaps we would have hoped as well, in the 112th congress, i was wondering if the gentleman can enlighten us on what he expects to consider the rest of january after next week so members might have opportunities to anticipate issues that you're going to be bringing forward. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman, madam speaker. as to the inquiry about openness and the ability for members to have time to read the bills, as well as for the public to realize its right to know, we on our side believe in making sure there is that ad

mr. cantor: mr.er, i thank the gentleman from maryland, the democratic whip, for yielding. on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday the houseill meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour debate and noon for legislate business. the house will recess no later than 5:00 p.m. to low a security sweep of the house chamber prior to the president's state of the union address. the house will meet again at approximately 8:35 p.m. in a joint session with the senate for the purpose of receiving an address from the president of the united states. on wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. during the week the house will consider at least one bill under suspension of the rules which will be announced by close of business tomorrow. in addition we will consider h.res. 38, a resolution reduci nonsecurity spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less and a bill of the public's choosing via the youc

mr. cantor: i ask the gentleman to repeat the question. mr. hoyer: what time do you expect to conclude business on wednesday? mr. cantor: i would say to the gentleman, madam speaker, that it is our intention to conclude by 7:00 p.m. on wednesday. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that response. in light of the fact that you have made -- your side has made a pledge to allow ample time for members to read and consider, and notwithstanding that they've already not pursued that as vigorously as i think you would have hoped and perhaps we would have hoped as well, in the 112th congress, i was wondering if the gentleman can enlighten us on what he expects to consider the rest of january after next week so members might have opportunities to anticipate issues that you're going to be bringing forward. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman, madam speaker. as to the inquiry about openness and the ability for members to have time to read the bills, as well as for the public to realize its right to know, we on our side believe in making sure there is that

mr. cantor: and, mr.ow my honor to yield to the gentlewoman from florida for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the leader for the time. just a few days ago one of our own, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, was gravely injured as a result of a terrible act of an unbalanced individual. americans were profoundly shocked and saddened and continue to be, this deplorable act of violence which resulted in the unjust deaths of six innocent individuals and a strugg to survive for others including our own gabby. for those who lost their lives we know that the list is lamentably lg, the honorable john roll, a federal judge who went by just to say hi to his friend gabby, and christina taylor green, a 9-year-old girl who had just been chosen to serve in her school's student council and who was taken to gabby's congress on your corner event by a family friend who wanted to get her interested in public affairs. and gave zimmerman, a

mr. cantor: and, mr.r to yield to the gentlewoman from florida for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the leader for the time. just a few days ago one of our own, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, was gravely injured as a result of a terrible act of an unbalanced individual. americans were profoundly shocked and saddened and continue to be, this deplorable act of violence which resulted in the unjust deaths of six innocent individuals and a struggle to survive for others including our own gabby. for those who lost their lives we know that the list is lamentably long, the honorable john roll, a federal judge who went by just to say hi to his friend gabby, and christina taylor green, a 9-year-old girl who had just been chosen to serve in her school's student council and who was taken to gabby's congress on your corner event by a family friend who wanted to get her interested in public affairs. and gave zimmerman, a member

mr. cantor: no, mr. speaker, i withdraw my reservation. the speaker pro tempore: four does the gentleman rise? mr. cantor: to respond to the motion to recommit. thank you, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. in begins to respond to the minority's motion to recommit, all i can say is this is an attempt to derail the appeal of the obamacare bill, without question. the depositing of this motion to recommit and the substance of that recommit is almost inexplicable if one could be deemed to be offering a legitimate policy proposal. the notion that somehow the repeal position that the majority has taken -- frankly the majority of the american people desire, the notion that that is somehow connected with denying a better way forward, again, is inexplicable and i think again, mr. speaker, i would say it is not a serious attempt to add towards how we get to a better way in health care. now, the question before this body is simple, do you support the new health care law? yes or no? the motion to recommit is simply an effort to protect oba

mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i now yield two minutes to the chairman of the republican conference, the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, let me offer 1.6 million reasons why we should repeal obamacare. that's the number of jobs that will be lost from just one provision, the employer mandate, according to the nfib, the largest small business organization in america. the half in trillion in taxes, 1099 form, all job-crushing regulations. mr. speaker, when it comes to obamacare, you cannot help the job seeker by punishing the job creator. let me offer 2.6 trillion more reasons we must repeal obamacare, that is the true cost of this legislation. $700 billion more added to the deficit. now i know my friends on the other side of the aisle will contend something else, but somehow in their accounting, they left out the $115 billion to implement, they double counted half a trillion dollars in taxes, social secur

mr. cantor: thank you, madam speaker. your committee on apointed on the house to join a like committee on the part of the senate to notify the president of the united states that a quorum of each house has been assembled and is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make has prmed that duty. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under clause 5d of rule 20 the chair announces to the house that the whole number the house is 434. the chair customarily takes this occasion at the outset of a congress to announce his or her policies with respect to particular aspects of the legislative process. the chair will insert in the record announcements concerning first privileges of the floor, second, introduction of bills and resolutions, third, unanimous consent requests for the consideration of legislation, fourth, recognition for one-minute speeches, fifth, recognition for special orders -- order speeches, six, decorum in debate, seventh conduct of votes by electronic device, eight, use of handouts

mr. cantor: i would say to the gentleman, madam speaker, that it is our intention to conclude by 7:00 p.m. on wednesday. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that response. in light of the fact that you have made -- your side has made a pledge to allow ample time for members to read and consider, and notwithstanding that they've already not pursued that as vigorously as i think you would have hoped and perhaps we would have hoped as well, in the 112th congress, i was wondering if the gentleman can enlighten us on what he expects to consider the rest of january after next week so members might have opportunities to anticipate issues that you're going to be bringing forward. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman, madam speaker. as to the quiry about openness and the ability for members to have time to read the bills, as well as for the public to realize its right to know, we on our side believe in making sure there is that adequate time and we posted on monday legislation coming to the floor for this week and next. so i would say to the gentleman from maryland, madam speaker, that it is our int

mr. cantor misspoke.that would be helpful. >> what i would say to the gentleman is that what we're attempting to do is not a surprise to the american public, nor to any member of congress that has been reading about the expectations of performance. this was a promise that was made during the campaign and the election where people would decide who they would want to be their member of congress. i believe that the gentleman, mr. cantor, the majority leader of the united states congress, has forthrightly said that he beliefs that we're -- believes that we're going to schedule a hearing today, which we are doing. he believes that we will then have a vote on the rule, and he believes on or about wednesday allowing the time for dissemination, discussion and a full vetting of the process for there to be a vote where the american people understood what this is about, and every member of congress knew what they were doing. as it relates to whether this will be an open or closed rule, i think the gentleman knows th

mr. cantor. mr. cantor: article 1, section 2. the house of representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature. no person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the age of 25 years and been seven years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. the actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the congress of the united states and within every subsequent term of 10 years in such manner as they shall by law direct. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the minority whip, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer: article 1, continuation of section 2. the number of representatives shall not exceed one for every 30,000, but each state shall have at least one representative, and until such enumeration shall be made

mr. cantor. mr. cantor: article 1, section 2. the house of representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature. no person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the age of 25 years and been seven years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. the actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the congress of the united states and within every subsequent term of 10 years in such manner as they shall by law direct. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the minority whip, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer: article 1, continuation of section 2. the number of representatives shall not exceed one for every 30,000, but each state shall have at least one representative, and until such enumeration shall be made

mr. cantore, and it is still coming down, sir. >> eddie: he meant hockey time. >> mike: okay.n trying to throw one in front. that didn't work. now it's crosby. handing back to martin again. sidney crosby dealt it back to martin. lets it go. deflected in front. popped wide to the corner. malkin sets up crosby. a shot, spot off by varlamov. taken by crosby. they have to regather at center again. all around but not in. moving it back across, letang fed it back but it's tipped out of play and where we might be able to reach it if we could run fast enough in front of us. >> eddie: nice play by karl alzner after john carlson stepped up in the middle of the ice, a three-on-one chance for the penguins. there's a quick play, malkin to crosby, then a good stick by carlson. first round pick from calgary. >> mike: goligoski takes this. alzner, a member of the calder cup champion hershey bears, the primary farm team of washington. they had a 1-0 win at consol energy center here two days ago. the top farm teams played. a big collision that would delight anybody that has ever coached or play

mr. cantor, the majority leader of the united states congress has forthrightly said that he believes that we are going to schedule the hearing today, which we are doing. he believes that we will then have a vote on the rule, and he believes on or about wednesday allowing the time for dissemination, discussion and a full vetting of the process for there to be a vote where the american people understood what this is about and every member of congress knew what they were doing. >> right, right. >> as it relates to whether this will be an open or closed rule, i think the gentleman knows that at the end of this hearing, before we vote on the rule, there will be a discussion about that, and then we will decide that. >> so mr. cantor spoke prematurely. >> you know what, i believe that the gentleman is entitled to an opinion about what he believes, and i will take the gentleman at his word. >> well, let me ask the three gentlemen here. would you support an open rule for the discussion of this next week? >> yes, mr. klein. >> i thank the gentleman. i think that we have been very clear as a party,

mr. cantor: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i yield one minute to the speaker of the house, the gentleman from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio, the speaker of the house, is recognized for one minute. the speaker: madam speaker, my colleagues today, we are called here to mourn. an unspeakable act of violence has taken six innocent lives and left several more, including our colleague, gabrielle giffords, battling for theirs. these are difficult hours for our country. among the fallen is gave zimmerman, a member of congresswoman giffords' staff, a public servant of the highest caliber, one of our own. and even in our shock, we are composed and determined to fulfill our calling to represent our constituents. this is the great cause for which gave gave his life. we swore an oath to uphold the constitution and at the time of the attack, he was engaged in the most simple and direct of democratic rituals. listening to the people. listening to his neighbors. the brutality that shattered saturday mor

mr. cantor: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume.re: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cantor: this week most members of the house will gather briefly here in washington, but our hearts and spirits will be in arizona. the unspeakable tragedy in tucson last saturday came as a complete shock, casting a pall over the entire nation. with this resolution we join 300 million americans and millions of others around the world in showing our solidarity with congresswoman giffords and the rest of the victims. gabby serves arizona's eighth district with distinction and thoughtful leadership and we are all praying for her speedy recovery. saturday's cowardly crime was more than just an attack on dozens of innocent americans at a grocery store. it was an attack of the very essence of democracy and representative government. an assault on the open exchange of ideas between legislators and the people to whom they are accountable. this resolution honors the memory of christina taylor green, dorothy morris, judge john roll, phyllis schneck, dorwan sto

mr. cantor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one minute. mr. cantor: thank you, madam speaker, and i thank the gentleman from california, the chairman of the rules coittee. madam speaker, november 2 marked the culmination of a long, arduous and ultimately clarifying debate over the kind of role government should play in the economy. by overwhelming margin voters rejected an approach that spends money we don't have and concentrates too much control and power in washington. instead they voted for a better way. republicans are determined to deliver results by instilling a culture of opportunity, responsibility and sucss. madam speaker, our majority is dedicated tout and growth. cut spending and job-destroying regulations, grow private sector jobs in the economy. today we have the opportunity to take a significant step toward repairing america's deteriorating fiscal condition. this resolution directs the budget committee chairman to spending levels so we return nondefense discretionary spending to 2008 levels or below. ifou think the government didn

mr. cantor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one minute. mr. cantor: thank you, madam speaker, and i thank the gentleman from california, the chairman of the rules committee. madam speaker, november 2 marked the culmination of a long, arduous and ultimately clarifying debate over the kind of role government should play in the economy. by overwhelming margin voters rejected an approach that spends money we don't have and concentrates too much control and power in washington. instead they voted for a better way. republicans are determined to deliver results by instilling a culture of opportunity, responsibility and success. madam speaker, our majority is dedicated to cut and growth. cut spending and job-destroying regulations, grow private sector jobs in the economy. today we have the opportunity to take a significant step toward repairing america's deteriorating fiscal condition. this resolution directs the budget committee chairman to spending levels so we return nondefense discretionary spending to 2008 levels or below. if you think the governm

mr. cantor: i would say to the gentleman, madam speaker, that it is our intention to conclude by 7:00 p.m. on wednesday. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that response. in light of the fact that you have made -- your side has made a pledge to allow ample time for members to read and consider, and notwithstanding that they've already not pursued that as vigorously as i think you would have hoped and perhaps would have hoped as well, in the 112th congress, i was wondering if the gentleman can enlighten us on what he expects to consider the rest of january after next week so members might have opportunities to anticipate issues that you're going to be bringing forward. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman, madam speaker. as to the inquiry about openness and the ability for members to have time to read the bills, as well as for the public to realize its right to know, we on our side believe in making sure there is that adequate time and we posted on monday legislation coming to the floor for this week and next. so i would say to the gentleman from maryland, madam speaker, that it is our inte

mr. cantor. the chair: the majority leader of the house, mr. cantor. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman. mr. chairman, over the past two years, the schedule of this house was dominated by spending money, not cut spending. but after the people voiced their displeasure in november, the discussion in this town is now focused on rolling back the unchecked growth of government and federal expenditures. our majority is dedicated to cut and grow, cutting spending and job-destroying regulations, growing private sector jobs and the economy. yesterday we directed the budget committee chairman to set spending levels so we returned nondefense discretionary spending to 2008 levels or below. today, the american public through the youcut program has put on the chopping block an example of unnecessary government waste. specifically, this bill would eliminate the presidential election campaign fund, an outdated mechanism that provides federal tax dollars to candidates in presidential primaries in the form of matching funds and general elections and subsidies for the democratic and republican national conv

mr. cantor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one minute. mr. ntor: thank you, madam speaker, and i thank the gentleman from california, the chairman of the rules committee. madam speaker, november 2 marked the culmination of a long, arduous and ultimately clarifying debate over the kind of role government should play in the economy. by overwhelming margin voters rejected an approach that spends money we don't have and concentrates too much control and power in washington. instead they voted for a better way. republicans are determined to deliver results by instilling a culture of opportunity, responsibility and success. madam speaker, our majority is dedicated to cut and growth. cut spending and job-destroying regulations, grow private sector jobs in the economy. today we have the opportunity to take a significant step toward repairing america's deteriorating fiscal condition. this resolution directs the budget committee chairman to spending levels so we return nondefense discretionary spending to 2008 levels or below. if you think the governmen

mr. cantor. mr. cantor: article 1, section 2. the house of representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature. no person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the age of 25 years and been seven years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. the actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the congress of the united states and within every subsequent term of 10 years in such manner as they shall by law direct. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the minority whip, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer: article 1, continuation of section 2. the number of representatives shall not exceed one for every 30,000, but each state shall have at least one representative, and until such enumeration shall be made

mr. cantor. so when it comes to their local politics find it very difficult to endorse even modest cuts. and remember what the secretary gates said. i'm going to save that money but i'm going to spend it elsewhere inside of the pentagon budget. so it's not a net decrease, it is a reallocation of funds. host: baltimore for steve bell of the bipartisan policy center as we talk about raising the debt ceiling and the federal debt. good morning to you, sir. caller: good morning. i just want to say that people are playing a really serious game of chicken here and that republicans specifically aren't or the tea party is not realizing that if you don't raise the debt ceiling what that's going to do to america. what it's going to do to interest rates. what it means if america defaults on its current obligations. and that really it keeps talking about that, unless you're willing to cut military spending, significantly, as well as cutting entitlements like medicare and social security you're never going to

mr. cantor,nt mr. mccarthy, the gentleman from texas,n from mr. hensarling, the gentleman from texas, mr. sessions, then m gentleman from georgia, mr. price, the gentleman from the state of washington,ington,r ms. mcmorris rogers and theri gentleman from texas. the gentleman from california the gentleman from connecticut, mr. larsen the gentleman from new york, mr. israel, and the gentlewoman from alabama, ms. sewell. the vice president: the president of the senate at the direction of the body appoints the following senators as members of the committee on the part of the senate to escort the president of the united states into the house. the snavert from nevada, mr. reid, the senator from illinois, mr. durbin, the senator from new york, mr. sumer, the senator from washington, ms. murray, the senator from michigan, ms. stab now, the senator from alaska, enator f early he, the senator from kentucky,ro mr. mcconnell, thece senator from arizona,rizona, mr. mr. kafeel, the senator from tennessee, mr. the alexander, the senator from wyoming, from mr. ba

mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman, madam speaker. it's a great honor to call up the rules package for the 112th congress. two months ago voters sent a clear message of repudiation against a government that failed to deliver results. government for too long has operated under the flawed assumption that growing bigger and controlling more is necessarily better. consequent washington has grown inefficient, unfocused and wasteful. spending has gone progressively higher while results for all americans have not been realized. our new majority stands for a different and better way. we believe in a government that controls less and spends less but accomplishes more. we believe in a smarter government, a more efficient government, a more focused government. the new house majority will be about cut and grow. we're going to cut spending and job-killing governme regulations angrow the economy and private sector jobs. madam speaker, each day we will hold ourselves accountable by asking the following questions. are our efforts addressing job creat

mr. cantor. mr. cantor: article 1, section 2. the house of representatives shall be composed of members chosen eve second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature. no person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the age of 25 years and been seven years a citizen of the united states, and who sll not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. the actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the congress of the united states and within every subsequt term of 10 years in such manner as they shall by law direct. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the minority whip, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer: article 1, continuation of section 2. the number of representatives shall not exceed one for every 30,000, but each state shall have at least one representative, and until such enumeration shalbe made, the st

mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman, madam speaker. it's a great honor to call up the rules package for the 112th congress. two months ago voters sent a clear message of repudiation against a government that failed to deliver results. government for too long has operated under the flawed assumption that growing bigger and controlling more is necessarily better. consequently washington has grown inefficient, unfocused and wasteful. spending has gone progressively higher while results for all americans have not been realized. our new majority stands for a different and better way. we believe in a government that controls less and spends less but accomplishes more. we believe in a smarter government, a more efficient government, a more focused government. the new house majority will be about cut and grow. we're going to cut spending and job-killing government regulations and grow the economy and private sector jobs. madam speaker, each day we will hold ourselves accountable by asking the following questions. are our efforts addressing job

mr. cantor has offered, and h.res. 9, which i have introduced, thatalls for our committees to work in a bipartisano develop solutions to the challenges that we have out there in ensuring that every american has access to quality health care. with that i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balancof his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: good morning, madam speaker. i appreciate my gentleman friend, mr. dreier, for yielding me time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: what a week it's been. since we've been sworn in, the republican broken promises have been dizzying. one summed up the week up nicely when he said, quote, i don't think it would be possible to fall from grace any faster than this end quote. in november, the republican leadership, d by speaker boehner, traveled to suburban virginia and made a pledge to america. their constituents, including tea party patriots, like mr. mecker, listened intently as the republican party pledged to be f

mr. cantor on his taking a title that i really like to have. you can keep calling me that if you want. i will not object. but i understand that elections have consequences. the fact of the matter is that the american public want to see progress, not division. they want to seek jobs, not simply political rhetoric. they're not interested in just hearing about us reading the constitution as will be done on thursday, they are hopeful that we will accomplish what the constitution envisioned and that was the betterment of the general welfare of all americans. so i congratulate the speaker on the appointment of debbie wasserman schultz and henry cuellar of vice chairs of our policy committee, joining george miller and rosa delauro, making sure that we keep the faith with the american people who want to see a better america. a growing economy. and the confidence in the future. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, mr. leader. i congratulate ms. wasserman schultz and mr. cuellar for the tournament responsibility. we look forward to working with them, how proud we are of their leadership,

mr. cantor has offered, and h.res. 9, which i have introduced, that calls for our committees to work in a bipartisan way to develop solutions to the challenges that we have out there in ensuring that every american has access to quality health care. with that i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: good morning, madam speaker. i appreciate my gentleman friend, mr. dreier, for yielding me time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: what a week it's been. since we've been sworn in, the republican broken promises have been dizzying. one summed up the week up nicely when he said, quote, i don't think it would be possible to fall from grace any faster than this end quote. in november, the republican leadership, led by speaker boehner, traveled to suburban virginia and made a pledge to america. their constituents, including tea party patriots, like mr. mecker, listened intently as the republican

mr. cantor has offered, and h.res. 9, which i have introduced, that calls for our committees to work in a develop sotions to the challenges that we have out theren ensuring that every american has access to quality health care. with that i reserve the balance of my time. . e speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: good morning, madam speaker. i appreciate my gentleman friend, mr. dreier, for yielding me ti and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: what a week it's been. since we've been sworn in, the republican broken promises have been dizzying. one summed up the week up nicely when he said, quote, i don't think it would be possible to fall from grace any faster than this end quote. in november, the republican leadership, led by speaker boehner, traveled to suburban virginia and made a pledge to america. their constituents, including tea party patriots, like mr. mecker, listened intently as the republican party pledged to be fiscal

mr. cantor has offered, and h.res. 9, which i have introduced, that calls for our committees to work in a bipartisan way to develop solutions to the challenges that we have out there in ensuring that every american has access to quality health care. with that i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: good morning, madam speaker. i appreciate my gentleman friend, mr. dreier, for yielding me time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: what a week it's been. since we've been sworn in, the republican broken promises have been dizzying. one summed up the week up nicely when he said, quote, i don't think it would be possible to fall from grace any faster than this end quote. in november, the republican leadership, led by speaker boehner, traveled to suburban virginia and made a pledge to america. their constituents, including tea party patriots, like mr. mecker, listened intently as the republican

mr. cantor, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. pelosi, will each control 15 minutes. the gentleman from minnesota, mr. kline, the gentleman from mr. fuller, the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, each will ol control 45 minutes. the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. ryan, the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen, the gentleman from maryland, mr. smith, the gentleman from maryland, mr. conyers, the gentleman from missouri, mr. graves and the gentlewoman from new york, ms. ve laz quezz each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. ryan. mr. ryan: i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ryan: i'm going to begin by saying why we're doing this i want to get into the accounting of all this later in the debate but let me say why we are here. we are here because we heard the american people in the last election. we are here because we believe it's really important to do in office what you said you would do. we said we would have a straight up or down vote

mr. cantor has offered, and h.res. 9, which i have introduced, that calls for our committees to work in an way to develop solutions to the challenges that we have out there in ensuring that every american has access to quality health care. with that i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: good morning, madam speaker. i appreciate my gentleman friend, mr. dreier, for yielding me time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: what a week it's been. since we've been sworn in, the republican broken promises have been dizzying. one summed up the week up nicely when he said, quote, i don't think it would be possible to fall from grace any faster than this end quote. in november, the republican leadership, led by speaker boehner, traveled to suburban virginia and made a pledge to america. their constituents, including tea party patriots, like mr. mecker, listened intently as the republican party pled

mr. eric cantor on his taking a title that i would really like to have -- you can keep calling me that if you want. i will not object. elections have consequences. the fact that the matter is, the american public wants to see progress, not division. they want to see jobs, not just political rhetoric. they are not interested in just hearing about us reading the constitution as will be done on thursday. they are hopeful that we will accomplish what the constitution envisioned, and that was the betterment of the general welfare of all americans. so i congratulate the speaker on the apartment of debbie and henry as a vice chairs of our policy committee and joining in george miller and rosa who cochairs the policy committee. thank you very much. >> and thank you very much, mr. leader. i congratulate them for their new responsibilities and thank them for their leadership. we all look forward to working with them. how proud we are of their leadership, debbie and henry. with that, we would be pleased to take some questions that you may have. >> you have talked a lot about jobs and the dead. have

we will be having representative cantor and and mr. hoyer who went over the schedule this week and we appreciate the sensitivity in dealing with this issue and the expression of concern that there will not be a vote this week. there were certainly be tributes put forward for those who lost their life and the continued hope and fervent prayers and well wishes for gabrielle and all the victims as well with regard to their recovery. we will be holding a joint caucus conference on wednesday that the speaker has called for. again we thank him in this great time of need for the house, the people of arizona, and the country. i think all members on the phone conversation and subsequently, hopefully that out of this tragic circumstance, that greater comity within the house and discourse across this country and the camaraderie that we hope will ensue in a way where we are all in this together to improve the lives of the people that we are sworn to server. with that, i'll take a few questions. and then we will go. >> what did the sergeant of arms