mr. casey, you talked about congress having the power of the purse and using it wisely, with discretion to enact spending reforms which are desperately needed. mr. hoagland talked about going back to regular order, something we all believe needs to happen. you also mentioned temporary, extraordinary measures that are currently being used and talked a little bit about prioritization. and i want to bring that up again in a moment. mr. foster, you spoke about process not being a substitute for real policy reforms. we all agree with that. i think both sides could agree with that. but the bottom line is this, we have a spending problem, and we have to also recognize that in the context of how it plays out in the economy. it's not just spending, but it's also a need for growth. this is why we want to do tax reform, real tax reform, fundamental tax reform that puts our tax code on a 21st century basis that promotes american competitiveness and growth. now, historically -- and i went back and read a cr

. >> thank you could recall mr. casey allen. since he's not in the audience we do have the file in the record, reappointment. served in the bicycle committee since 1999; an appointment from supervisor avalos's staff. we will open up for public comment. >> my name is -- hill chair of the bicycle advisory committee. mr. allen could not make it today apparently but i do want to speak in support of him. casey has been on the bac longer than any other member, handling roberts rules of order. also has an incredible knowledge of the city. he has bicycle for a long time and is highly unusual in the fact that his profession as a local landscape architect in gardner with specialty of the native plants of san francisco. works exclusively in returning front yards to its original health, huge volunteer effort. what is most important about that is he doesn't entirely with his bicycle. we want more people who do the business on a bicycle, especially landscape design and architecture. he lives what he walks. he is a wonderful community member i

mr. casey of pennsylvania. mr. corker of tennessee. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? the group: i do. the vice president: congratulations. [applause] the vice president: the clerk will call the names of the next group. the clerk: mr. cruz of texas. mr. donnelly of indiana. mrs. feinstein of california. mrs. fischer of nebraska. the vice president: please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental res

mr. casey of pennsylvania. mr. corker of tennessee. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god the group: i do. the vice president: congratulations. [applause] the vice president: the clerk will call the names of the next group. the clerk: mr. cruz of texas. mr. donnelly of indiana. mrs. feinstein of california. mrs. fischer of nebraska. the vice president: please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reser

. >> thank you, mr. casey. >> thank you, mr. chairman. 20 thank you for calling this hearing. were gratefully to the word. the one quick comment is when we go to the attending physician as members of congress, where the doctor available to us in the capital and that the are in a sense is our quarterback, who can make determinations about our health and refers to does that help us. one of the conclusions were one of the goals of all of this work in the hearing and otherwise this everyone has their primary care doctor, and a quarterback at midlife who can treat them, but also get them access to specialists and the best care. thanks. >> senator casey. senator hagan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member and the committee met for holding this hearing today. this is a critical issue facing our country today. in north carolina we have more than a million people who don't have asked is to primary health care because of a shortage of providers. i know when patients can see a primary health care doctor, they frequently end up getting care obviously. what happens and i don't have t

mr. casey, you talked about the congress having the power of the purse and using it widely. mr. hoagland talked about going back to regular order. something we all believe needs to happen. you also mentioned temporary, extraordinary measures that are currently being used and talked about priorityization. mr. foster, you spoke about process. not being a sub stuse for real policy reforms. we agree with that. i think both sides can agree with that. the bottom line is this, we have a spending problem. we have to also recognize that in the context of how it plays out in the economy, it is not just spending but also a need for combrothe. this is why we want to do tax reform, real tax reform, fundamental tax reform that puts our tax code on a 21st growth that puts us in line for economic growth. i went back and read a c.r.s. report that a short term bed limit increases have been used to buy time in order to get where you couple it with real spending reforms. it has happened historically. we're not talking about something out of the ordinary as we talk about this current proposal on the

mr. casey, we will begin with you. you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman and members of the committee. it is an honor and privilege to appear here today to discuss the critical issue of the federal debt ceiling. . . i would like to address the more fundamental constitutional questions of whether there must be a congressionally mandated limit to federal borrowing, and the extent to which the president may ignore these restraints or simply raise that limit and borrow money on his own authority. i believe that the answer is clear. under the constitution, congress alone has the power to decide how, when and why federal spending should take place, and the extent to which that spending may be supported by taxation and or borrowing. the debt limit or ceiling is, of course, a statutory device that dates to the first world war. although the debt limit in its current form is not constitutionally mandated, some type of congressionally controlled limit on executive branch borrowing is required and, whatever precise form that limitation takes, it is constituti

mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator casey? >> mr. chairman, i'll submit a statement for the record. thank you for calling this hearing. it's a critically important issue, and we're grateful you did the work. one quick comment i'll make is when we go to the attenning physician as members of congress, we have a doctor available to us here in the capitol, and that doctor, in a sense, if our quarterback. makes determinations about our health and can refer us to all specialists and others that help us, and we hope that one of the conclusions that results or one of the goals here, i guess, is a better way to say it, of all of this work in the hearing and otherwise, is that everyone has that primary care doctor, quarterback in their life to treat them, but also gets them access to specialists and the best care. thanks. >> thank you. >> thank you much, mr. chairman, and ranking member enzi. thank you for holing the hearing today. it is a critical issue facing the country today. in my state of north carolina, we have more than a million people who don't have access to a primary health care b

mr. harper: ski unanimous consent to enter into the record a statement from david rive ken jr. and lee case -- ripken jr. and lee casey who are private practice attorneys with experience in administrative law. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. harper: the no budget, no pay bill was written specifically to ensure it complies with the 27th amendment to the constitution. it does not vary the amount of compensation and is therefore constitutional. it only changes when representatives and senators are paid if they fail to adopt a budget resolution as required by law. currently, representatives are paid monthly and senators are paid twice a month this bill simply says if the house does not adopt a budget resolution that members of that house instead get paid at the end of that term of congress. in 1789, james madison, when he introduced the 27th amendment, spoke of preventing changes in compensation from being for the benefit of those determining them. the clear purpose of the amendment, which as we know was not ratified until 1992, was to prevent members from drawing higher salary fless public treasury withou