mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i might consume. i'd like to respond to some of the comments made by my very good friend, the minority whip. on the issue of cut-go versus pay-go i think it's important to note that in the bipartisan agreement that was put together just last month, supported by president obama, there w an actualmbrace of the john f. kennedy vision of recognizing that economic growth and an enhanced revenue of levels to the federal treasurcome about by keeping marginal rates low. mr. speake that was a bipartisan agreement. and so what we've said is that as we look at growing the economy we are very enthused at the fact that job creators are going to be able to have revenues focused on job creating, therefore enhancing the opportunity for more revenues coming to the federal treasury. second, i think it'slso very important for us to realize that the focus disease need to be on spending -- does need to be on spending. we believe that in the last four years, since we've

mr. dreier: three or four. in light of that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time and look forward to those remarks. ms. slaughter: i'm pleased to yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. daugherty, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. doggett: these republicans take a giant step backwards. they profess such great concern about their ability to cut wasteful spending, but first off, they abandon pay-as-you-go budgeting returning to the bush-cheney approach of endless borrowing. they claim they could cut so much but they reject a rule that requires them to cut spending as one way to offset revenue losses for each new tax break they approve. they're misleading cut-go just cuts fiscal discipline and say, go borrow from the chinese. these republicans are like the fellow who bellies up to the bar and says, just one more round of tax breaks for my buddies, put it on my tab. except it's our tab, all americans will pay for their endless borrowing for endless tax breaks. they a

mr. dreier: mr.speaker, i yield myself such time as i might consume. i'd like to respond to some of the comments made by my very good friend, the minority whip. on the issue of cut-go versus pay-go i think it's important to note that in the bipartisan agreement that was put together just last month, supported by president obama, there was an actual embrace of the john f. kennedy vision of recognizing that economic growth and an enhanced revenue of levels to the federal treasury come about by keeping marginal rates low. mr. speaker, that was a bipartisan agreement. and so what we've said is that as we look at growing the economy we are very enthused at the fact that job creators are going to be able to have revenues focused on job creating, therefore enhancing the opportunity for more revenues coming to the federal treasury. second, i think it's also very important for us to realize that the focus disease need to be on spending -- does need to be on spending. we believe that in the last four years, si

mr. dreier: mr. speaker, runaway federal spending is one of the most significant issues that this congress is facing. our national debt has implications for nearly every major challenge that we must confront. it's tied to our economic recovery. it's tied to our national security. it's tied to our ability to deliver on our constitutional mandate for transparent, limited and responsive government. the time to exercise our power of the purse with discipline and restraint is long overdue. the time for us to exercise our power of the purse restraint is long, long overdue. we must return to pre-bailout, pre-binge spending levels for funding the federal government. we know that a great deal of hard work and tough decisions lie ahead for every single member of this institution. we know that a great deal of hard work is there and we're going to face some very difficult, tough, tough decisions. there are going to be difficult decisions, but, mr. speaker, they are decisions we are going to have to make. first a

mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i might consume. i'd like to respond to some of the comments made by my very good friend, the minority whip. on the issue of cut-go versus pay-go i think it's important to note that in the bipartisan agreement that was put together just last month, supported by president obama, there was an actual embrace of the john f. kennedy vision of recognizing that economic growth and an enhanced revenue of levels to the federal treasury come about by keeping marginal rates low. mr. speaker, that was a bipartisan agreement. and so what we've said is that as we look at growing the economy we are very enthused at the fact that job creators are going to be able to have revenues focused on job creating, therefore enhancing the opportunity for more revenues coming to the federal treasury. second, i think it's also very important for us to realize that the focus disease need to be on spending -- does need to be on spending. we believe that in the last four years, s

mr. dreier: i'm ready to close. ms. slaughter: thank you. mr. dreier: how many more speakers does the gentlewoman have? ms. slaughter: two left. i would like to yield one of those minutes to ms. sutton from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for one minute. ms. sutton: thank you, madam speaker the issue facing this country is jobs. instead of rushing to the aid of the insurance industry to reinstate their right to engage in egregious discrminatory practices of discriminating against adults and children based on pre-existing conditions, instead of allowing the doughnut hole to continue to bear down on our seniors, we should be passing real jobs legislation. urgently we should be bringing up jobs bills that will make a real difference like putting an end to china's currency manipulation. we have heard the numbers, 2.4 million jobs lost across the country. 92,000 jobs lost in ohio. and 5,700 jobs have been lost in my congressional district due to china's deliberate and abusive trade policies. we can do something ab

mr. dreier: mr. speaker, runaway federal spending is one of the most significant issues that this congress is facing. our national debt has implications for nearly every major challenge that we must confront. it's tied to our economic recovery. it's tied to our national security. it's tied to our ability to deliver on our constitutional mandate for transparent, limited and responsive government. the time to exercise our power of the purse with discipline and restraint is long overdue. the time for us to exercise our power of the purse restraint is long, long overdue. we must return to pre-bailout, pre-binge spending levels for funding the federal government. we know that a great deal of hard work and tough decisions lie ahead for every single member of this institution. we know that a great deal of hard work is there and we're going to face some very difficult, tough, tough decisions. there are going to be difficult decisions, but, mr. speaker, they are decisions we are going to have to make. first a

mr. dreier: thank you very much, madam speaker. the native of the show me state, i'm pleased to yield to my friend from st. elizabeth, missouri, one minute, mr. luetkemeyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. luetkemeyer: i'm proud in support of this resolution. a bill that would help committees and our country back into the right direction. it will entail more than tweaking the law, it means replacing the health care bill real reform. last august 71% of missourians went to the poll and said no. as i go about my district and talk to my employers, they tell me instead of premiums going down they have gone up 25% to 40%. instead of improving access to care we actually have doctors retiring in record numbers. true reform should be passing significant laws through reforms so doctors can perform their jobs ever taking their of their patient. i also support increasing access to insurance by allowing small business to pool together to get the best plan for the employees. all along republicans have offe

mr. dreier: i'm ready to close. ms. slaughter: thank you. mr. dreier: how many more speakers does the gentlewoman have? ms. slaughter: two left. i would like to yield one of those minutes to ms. sutton from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for one minute. ms. sutton: thank you, madam speaker the issue facing this country is jobs. instead of rushing to the aid of the insurance industry to reinstate their right to engage in egregious discriminatory practices of discriminating against adults and children based on pre-existing conditions, instead of allowing the doughnut hole to continue to bear down on our seniors, we should be passing real jobs legislation. urgently we should be bringing up jobs bills that will make a real difference like putting an end to china's currency manipulation. we have heard the numbers, 2.4 million jobs lost across the country. 92,000 jobs lost in ohio. and 5,700 jobs have been lost in my congressional district due to china's deliberate and abusive trade policies. we can do something a

mr. dreier, and the gentleman from new york, mr. wiener, each will control two minute the chair recognized the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: the house is not in order, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct, the house is not in order. the royce needs to be in order. members anstaff will take their conversations from the floor. mr. dreier: i'm going to be the only speaker on our side, so i will reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. weiner: i thought that the chairman was going to say he was going to be brief. enough choice with this rule, it's a pretty short one. i just want to say in the brief two minutes that we have here that this is a pretty important issue that we're faced with and i should say just at the outset that i have the greatest respect for my friend, mr. sessions. i consider him to be a friend ani hope to get to know mr. fitzpatrick as well and call him a iend as well. but what we're dealing with today is per

mr. dreier: i'm ready to close. ms. slaughter: thank you. mr. ore speakers does the gentlewoman have? ms. slaughter: two left. i would like to yield one of those minutes to ms. sutton from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for oneminute. ms. sutton: thank you, madam speaker the issue facing this country is jobs. instead of rushing to the aid of the insurance industry to reinstate their right to engage in egregious discriminatory practices of discriminating against adults and children based on pre-existing conditions, instead of allowing the doughnut hole to continue to bear down on our seniors, we should be passing real jobs legislation. urgently we should be bringing up jobs bills that will make a real difference like putting an end to china's currency manipulation. we have heard the numbers, 2.4 million jobs lost across the country. 92,000 jobs lost in ohio. and 5,700 jobs have been lost in my congressional district due to china's deliberate and abusive trade policies. we can do something about this issue tod

mr. dreier: will the gentleman yield? mr. mcgovern: i yield to the gentleman. mr. dreier: i thank my friend for yielding. i'd like to point to my colleaguings, madam speaker, h.res. 38. it's a one-sentence measure, a one-sentence measure which says that our goal is to get to 2008 levels of spending or less. mr. mcgovern: i thank the gentleman. reclaiming my time. i appreciate the brevity of the bill but that doesn't mean the bill has a very negative impact. when we tried yesterday to protect the f.b.i. and enforcement agents from cuts, that was voted down. so we're very concerned. we don't know what the number is. and i think the people in this congress on both sides of the aisle, the american people, ought to know what we're talking about. where is it? and where tho are those cuts going to come from when you keep on exempting programs? with that, madam speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for three minutes. mr. van hollen: thank you, madam speaker. and i tha

mr. dreier: mr. speaker, runaway federal spending is one of the most significant issues that this congress is facing. our national debt has implications for nearly every major challenge that we must confront. it's tied to our economic recovery. it's tied to our national security. it's tied to our ability to deliver on our constitutional mandate for transparent, limited and responsive government. the time to exercise our power of the purse with discipline and restraint is long overdue. the time for us to exercise our power of the purse restraint is long, long overdue. we must return to pre-bailout, pre-binge spending levels for funding the federal government. we know that a great deal of hard work and tough decisions lie ahead for every single member of this institution. we know that a great deal of hard wk is there and we're going to face some very difficult, tough, tough decisions. there are going to be difficult decisions, but, mr. speaker, they are decisions we are going to have to make. first and

mr. dreier: i reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: we have a speaker on the way but looks like you may have additional speakers. mr. dreier: will the gentleman yield? i thank my friend for yielding and say in our capacity as majority i'm simply going to yield to my friend from north carolina so that she can file the rule. would the gentleman like me to do that? okay, i guess we're not doing that right now. i'll reserve the balance of my time then. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i yield myself 1 3/4 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlemanis recognized. mr. mcgovern: the problem with this resolution is has been said over and over again is that it is a press release. it contains no number. people on the other side talked about tough choices, it doesn't talk about any tough choices. it exempts defense spending from any cuts. so fraudulent defense contractors is somehow okay whereas it's not bett

mr. dreier: thank you very much, madam speaker. the native of the show me state, i'm pleased to yield to my friend from s elizabeth, missouri, one minute, mr. luetkemeyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. luetkemeyer: i'm proud in support of this resolution. a bill that would help committees and our country back into theight direction. it will entail more than tweaking the law, it means replacing the health care bill real reform. last august 71% of missourians went to the poll and said no. as i go about my district and talk to my employers, they tell me instead of premiums going down they have gone up 25%o 40%. instead of improving access to care we actually have doctors retiring in record numbers. true reform should be passing significant la through reforms so doctors can perform their jobs ever taking their of their patient. i also support increasing access to insurance by allowing small business to pool together to get the best plan for the employees. all along republicans have offered a co

mr. dreier: thank you very much, madam speaker. tive of the show me state, i'm pleased to yield to my friend from st. elizabeth, missouri, one minute, mr. luetkemeyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. luetkemeyer: i'm proud in support of this resolution. a bill that would help committees and our country back into the right direction. it will entail more than tweaking the law, it means replacing the health care bill real reform. last august 71% of missourians went to the poll and said no. as i go about my district and talk to my employers, they tell me instead of premiums going down they have gone up 25% to 40%. instead of improving access to care we actually have doctors retiring in record numbers. true reform should be passing significant laws through reforms so doctors can perform their jobs ever taking their of their patient. i also support increasing access to insurance by allowing small business to pool together to get the best plan for the employees. all along republicans have offered a

mr. dreier: thank you very much, mr. speaker. great to see you on the chair there. don't look quite as good as your predecessor up there. with that, mr. speaker, i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore:he gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgoverni yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. skelton: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. pascrell: thank you, mr. speaker. i come to the floor today as someone willing to work toward reforms that will create jobs, strengen our middle class and pay down our debt. i'm in favor of comprehensive tax reform with lower rates, i'm in favor of removing regulations that hurt our competitiveness, i'm ready to make the hard cuts we need to pay down our deficit. i think we can all agree on those principles, we might have to change some of the policies. but we agree on the principles. but what we have here today contains no policies, no ideas a

mr. dreier: will the gentleman yield. mr. ellison: i'm out of time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: i yield myself 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. dreier: the gentleman's time did expire. i yield myself 15 seconds to say, as i said to my friend earlier, it's interesting that they continue to say we did nothing. associated health plans which democrats and republicans like, designed to drive down the cost for small businesses to provide health insurance, was submitted from this republican house to the other body, the democrats, in fact, killed that measure, attempts were made to put into place real reform. with that, back by popular demand, the rules committee member from lawrenceville, georgia, for two minutes, mr. wood yawl. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. woodall: thank you for yielding, michigan. i return to the well because i wonder if folks have the same small business people in their district i have in my district? i

mr. dreier: i'm ready to close. ms. slaughter: thank you. mr. w many more speakers does the gentlewoman have? ms. slaughter: two left. i would like to yield one of those minutes to ms. sutton from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for one minute. ms. sutton: thank you, madam speaker the issue facing this country is jobs. instead of rushing to the aid of the insurance industry to reinstate their right to engage in egregious discriminatory practices of discriminating against adults and children based on pre-existing conditions, instead of allowing the doughnut hole to continue to bear down on our seniors, we should be passing real jobs legislation. urgently we should be bringing up jobs bills that will make a real difference like putting an end to china's currency manipulation. we have heard the numbers, 2.4 million jobs lost across the country. 92,000 jobs lost in ohio. and 5,700 jobs have been lost in my congressional district due to china's deliberate and abusive trade policies. we can do something about this

mr. dreier: i'm ready to close. ms. slaughter: thank you. mr. dreier: how many more speakers does the gentlewoman have? ms. slaughter: two left. i would like to yield one of those minutes to ms. sutton from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for one minute. ms. sutton: thank you, madam speaker the issue facing this country is jobs. instead of rushing to the aid of the insurance industry to reinstate their right to engage in egregious discriminatory practices of discriminating against adults and children based on pre-existing conditions, instead of allowing the doughnut hole to continue to bear down on our seniors, we should be passing real jobs legislation. urgently we should be bringing up jobs bills that will make a real difference like putting an end to china's currency manipulation. we have heard the numbers, 2.4 million jobs lost across the country. 92,000 jobs lost in ohio. and 5,700 jobs have been lost in my congressional district due to china's deliberate and abusive trade policies. we can do something a

mr. dreier: thank you very much, madam speaker. the native of the show me state, i'm pleased to yield to my friend from st. elizabeth, missouri, one minute, mr. luetkemeyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. luetkemeyer: i'm proud in support of this resolution. a bill that would help committees and our country back into the right direction. it will entail more than tweaking the law, it means replacing the health care bill real reform. last august 71% of missourians went to the poll and said no. as i go about my district and talk to my employers, they tell me instead of premiums going down they have gone up 25% to 40%. instead of improving access to care we actually have doctors retiring in record numbers. true reform should be passing significant laws through reforms so doctors can perform their jobs ever taking their of their patient. i also support increasing access to insurance by allowing small business to pool together to get the best plan for the employees. all along republicans have offe

mr. dreier: madam speaker, i'd like to yield my friend an additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 30 second. mr. scott: finally, we heard lots of rhetoric of what we're doing to senior citizens and women. what we are facing is an opportunity to stop robbing future generations, to stop the unnecessary impact -- the intergenerational cost without even taking into consideration the intergenerational cost, we consistently impact unborn americans with legislation that passed under the former house. it is good to be in the house with a brand new speaker and thank you, mr. chairman, for allowing me to be part of the rules committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: madam speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, the american people made it very clear in the last election, that they want us to focus on one thing, jobs. but the new republica

mr. dreier. ms. wasserman-schulz. mr. roskam. ms. bass. the members of the ohio delegation -- ms.kaptur, mr. latourette, mr. kucinich, mr. ryan, mr. turner. mr. jordan. ms. fudge. mr. shabat. mr. gibbs. mr. johnson. mr. stuyvants. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. the 112 congress as the u.s. house select john boehner as the 61st speaker of the house. >> or speaker-elect, john boehner, a representative from ohio. [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [cheers and applause] [applause] [cheers and applause] >> it is a high honor to welcome all members of congress and their families to the house of representatives. to the members -- new members and their families, it is a special welcome and congratulations. we all wish you great success. [applause] congratulations to you. we all come here to represent our constituents. our respect for each other is founded in our respect for the people that we represent. this month, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of john f. kennedy as president of the unit

mr. dreier: madam speaker, i'd like to yield my friend an additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 30 second. mr. scott: finally, we heard lots of rhetoric of what we're doing to senior citizens and women. what we are facing is an opportunity to stop robbing future generations, to stop the unnecessary impact -- the intergenerational cost without even taking into consideration the intergenerational cost, we consistently impact unborn americans with legislation that passed under the former house. it is good to be in the house with a brand new speaker and thank you, mr. chairman, for allowing me to be part of the rules committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: madam speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, the american people made it very clear in the last election, that they want us to focus on one thing, jobs. but the new republica

mr. dreier, mr. upton voted for the bill and then voted to repeal it. at least that's what i did. >> we weren't here when the bill came up. i can remember -- >> oh, i think we were. >> anyway -- all right. >> i don't know where you were. >> again, we found out what was in it, like the american people have, and wanted it repealed. >> the thing that has been so distressing to me is we had no fingerprints, we knew nothing about this bill which we all know is not true, that we jammed it down the public's throat which we know is not true, and if that was a jamming, i don't know what you're going to call this. you're going to have to come up -- maybe we'll come up with an adjective on our side that will be appropriate to that. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, mrs. slaughter. let me just respond briefly, and then we'll call on ms. fox. first, this is, technically, designated as an emergency meeting for the following reason: we took the oath of office less than 24 hours ago, and the minority was informed of this meeting at the beginning of this week

mr. dreier: i yield myself 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempor the gentleman is recognized. mr. dreier: everyoneas acknowledged that the legislation that has passed is flawed. everyone has acknowledged that. the president of the united states, when he said that the 1099 issue imposing mandates on small businesses, needed to be rectified, in his first news conference after the election, recognized there are problems. we had, day before yesterday, the distinguished assistant majority leader, the former majority whip, mr. clyburn say, he believes republicans and democrats should work together to improve this bill. 've already had a federal court determine it is unconstitutional to impose this mandate. madam speaker, we need to work together to resolve the very, very great challenges that we have ahead of us. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the spear pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. doggett: with last year's i

mr. dreier: mr. speaker, we have to confront the fact that our government spended more than it takes in. that is -- spend mors than it takes in. that's not sustainable. every day families sacrifice to live within their means. they deserve a government that does the same. those were the words that were stated less than 24 hours ago at 9:00 last night by the president of the united states and i have to say that truer words have never been spoken. and we, mr. speaker, when ms. foxx calls up this rule, will be proceeding with the first modified open rule for debate in four years and we will be putting ourselves on a path towards reducing the size and scope and reach of government so that we will send a signal out there that job creation and economic growth can finally, finally get moving. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. by direction of the committee on rules, i call up

mr. dreier, for yielding me time and i yield back the balance of my time.peaker 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 fiscally responsible and serve the will of the american people. on page 6 of the republican pledge to america, the party states, and i quote, with commonsense exceptions for seniors, veterans and our troops, we will rl back government spending to prestimulus, prebailout levels saving us at least $100 billion in the first year alone and putting us on a path to balance the budget and pay down the debt, end quote. the pledge was solemnly made by re

mr. dreier and mr. upton voted for the bill, and then voted to repeal it. and that's what i did. >> we were here when the bill came up. i can remember looking at it. all right. >> we found out what was in it, like the american people have, and wanted it repealed. >> the thing that has made it so distressing to me is we had no fingerprints, we knew nothing about this bill, which we all know is not true, that we jammed it down the public's throats, which was not true. if you call that a jamming, i don't know what this is. maybe we'll come up with something on our side that will be appropriate to that, thank you very much. >> thank you have,s mrs. slaughter. let me just respond to a couple of comments briefly, and then we'll call on ms. fox. first, this is technically first, this is technically designated as an emergency meeting for the following reason. we took the oath of office less than 24 hours ago. and the minority was informed of this meeting at the beginning of this week, and today is thursday. from my perspective the notice clearly was provided. so th

mr. dreier and mr. upton voted for the bill, and then voted to repeal it. and that's what i did. >> we were here when the bill came up. i can remember looking at it. all right. >> we found out what was in it, like the american people have, and wanted it repealed. >> the thing that has made it so distressing to me is we had no fingerprints, we knew nothing about this bill, which we all know is not true, that we jammed it down the public's throat which was not true. if you call that a jamming, i don't know what this is. maybe we'll come up with something on our side that will be appropriate to that, thank you very much. >> thank you have,s mrs. slaughter. let me just respond to a couple of comments briefly, and then we'll call on ms. fox. first, this is technically first, this is technically designated as an emergency meeting r the following reason. we took the oath of office less than 24 hours ago. and the minority was informed of this meeting at the beginning of this week, and today is thursday. from my perspective the notice clearly was provided. so that's

mr. dreier talked about their goals. what are their impediment to achieving it? >> the big impediment is the senate for house republicans. they're going to run into a democratic-led senate that is not going to agree with them on the size or scope of spending cuts that have promised to the two-party folks. almost any major initiative house republicans have, they will have to find negotiating room with said that democrats to get anything done. piecemeal, you will see health- care proposals move forward. you have the 1099 requirements that businesses report their spending of $500 or more, so you will see some of those things change. but for the most part, they will run to the senate and run to the president and a will run into their own internal battles with some of the more established republicans and folks who want them a more draconian looks at -- and more draconian look at the budget. >> how are they affected by democrats defending 23 state -- 23 seats in the senate? people want to let the federal spending levels. does that change the way the senate might approa

mr. dreier: let me say it's great to see you presiding over this great deliberative body. i'd like to offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: house resolution 10, unless overs ordered by tuesday, february 1, the hour of daily meeting of the house shall be 2:00 p.m. on mondays, noon on tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. on wednesdays and thursdays and 9:00 a.m. on all other days of the week and from tuesday, february 1, 2011, until the end of the first session, the hour of daily meeting of the house shall be 2:00 p.m. on mondays, noon on tuesdays, or 2:00 p.m. if no legislative business was conducted on the preceding monday, nooned on wednesdays and thursdays and 9:00 a.m. on all other days of the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam speaker. the sec

mr. dreier: mr. speaker, last month the economist comported western leaders to more openly and consistently criticize russia for its sham democracy, its brutal treatment of human rights activists and political dissidents and its utter disregard for the rule of law. it was a challenge that should be taken seriously. our approach to russia has been characterized by a failure to be both sufficiently pragmatic and sufficiently idealistic statement. russia is a key player we must engage. that's undeniable and is a permanent member of the security council. it is a key actor in any international effort to contain iran's nuclear ambitions. it it exerts great influence in regions such as central -- -- keeping our engagement with russia as instructive as possible is essential to pursuing our vital securities. in our commitment to promote democracy around the globe and condemn those who brutally oppressive. we must stand up for human rights and rules of law especially when they're undermined by major internatio

mr. johnson. >> thank you, chairman dreier and ranking member slaughter for allowing me to testify today. i'm here to unequivocally oppose the rule and appeal of health insurance reform. mr. chairman, repeal of health care reform will be one small step backwards for the congress, but one giant deep backward for all americans. repeal will allow insurer to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions, women, and older individuals. repeal will balloon the deficit by $230 billion over the next ten years and $1 trillion over the next two decade, according to the congressional budget office. repeal will deny health care to 32 million americans. repeal will end tax credits that help small businesses provide insurance to their employees. repeal would throw many seniors back into the dark depths of the donut hole and increased prescription drug costs. repeal would also eliminate cost savings and medicare's ability to root out waste, fraud, and abuse. i must ask, mr. chairman, why would the congress consider such a cold-blooded piece of legislation? opens -- opponents argue they do have

mr. dreier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. dreier: thank you very much, madam speaker. and i appreciate our distinguished majority leader for yielding me this time. obviously this is, as everyone has said, an extraordinarily challenging time for this institution and we have to remember that this institution is the people's house and so by extension this is a challenging time for the united states of america. when we think about the victims, ranging from age from age 9 to 79, and when we think about our colleague who is at this moment wounded and recovering, it is, as my friend from colorado has just said, extraordinarily far reaching and we need to expend time and energy soul searching and i think that last saturday's tragedy is going to lead all of us to do that. i do believe that engaging in civil discourse is something that is essential and i believe it's what our framers wanted us to do. i regularly say in this house that james madison wanted there to be a clash of ideas and i think that we need to make sure that that conti

mr. dreier put here and according to his order in seniority, mr. tierney is next. >> actually, mr. andrews. >> thank you, i'm older, but not as wise. thank you for the members of the committee who -- >> mr. andrews, i'm very sorry to stop you, but we need to take a recess. >> sure. thank you. >> do you have any idea on the length of the recess? i withdrawal my thanking of you then. [laughter] >> i am sorry i don't know an answer to your question. we'll make it as short as possible. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> so we continue our live coverage here in the lives committee. they are setting up the framework for debate if they finish the work here today. that floor debate takes

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 pledged to be fiscally responsible and serve the will of the american people. on page 6 of the republican pledge to america, the party states, and i quote, with commonsense exceptions for seniors, veterans and our troops, we will roll back government spending to prestimulus, prebailout levels saving us at least $100 billion in the first year alone and putting us on a path to balance the budget and pay down the debt, end quote. the pledge was solemnly

mr. dreier's definition of where the cuts would go? >> it is a good question. the new speaker of the house was asked that question about two weeks ago, what would you cut? he did not have an answer to that question. i agree with my colleagues that on a bipartisan basis there are things that we confine, some savings and, productivity savings and that kind of thing, but the number that had been thrown out in a fall in the campaign season was $100 billion. that's for fiscal year 2011. i do not know what that number is and that is part of the issue here. kinds of things that would be subject to that kind of cut would include some of the education programs. i believe pell grants. i believe a lot of the education. i know nih funding for research into yours and treatment for cancer and diabetes and all those things don't have a direct impact on american families. that is clearly on the chopping block. the food and drug administration in terms of making sure that the medicines we take and are prescribed for our kids and for our parents and their ability to make sure th

mr. dreier: mr. speaker, one of the brightest lights of a great generation, that's how president obama described sargent shriver. he died yesterday. he was a a member of the diplomatic corps, he and his wife started the great special olympics. i first got to know him in 1997 when i happened to be traveling with president clinton in latin america and we were in buenos aires and it just so happened that that night, sargent shriver was there holding an event to raise funds for the special olympics. he was able to touch lives not just here in the united states but because of his service, because of his service, he was able to touch lives all over the globe. our thoughts and prayers are with his wonderful children and all the members of his family. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. heinric

mr. dreier for january 19 and 20, and ms. foxx for january the 19 and for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. poe of texas, mcdermott, washington. poe of texas is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: thank you, madam speaker. i want to tell you about a good work that's going on in houston, texas. it's a government -- or it's a program that's not sponsored by the government. in fact the government is not involved in this project at all. it all started 15 months ago when amanda gale and her mother linda gale lee decided they would start going from humble, texas, my hometown, to downtown houston, about 30 miles away, and start feeding the homeless. and so they fixed hot meals for the homeless and they go out to downtown houston in a remote area that have city and they feed those people every night a hot meal. and they've done it for 15 months. i call this amanda gale's kitchen. and they're feetin

mr. dreier, chairman, of california. mr. fortenberry of nebraska, mrs. biggert of illinois, mr. conaway of texas, mr. buchanan of florida, mr. boustany of louisiana, mr. wilson of south carolina, mr. roskam of illinois, mr. crenshaw of florida, and mr. diaz-balart of florida. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 201-a-2 of the congressional budget and impoundment control act of 1974 2 u.s. code 601 and the order of the house of january 5, 2011, the chair announces that the speaker and president pro temprary of the senate hereby jointly appoint douglas w. elmendorf of the director of the budget office for the ferm term expiring -- term expiring january 3, 2015. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> mr. speaker, request unanimous con sent to address the house for one minute. spoment -- consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. bishop: mr. speaker this week -- mr. thompson: mr. speaker, this week is national choice week. students

mr. dreier told us that entitlements would be excluded.bviously, the defense and wars will be exempted. help us understand. i assume we're talking about tens of billions if not more in cuts. are we talking about programs like community policing? what constitutes where the cuts would go? >> it is a good question. the new speaker of the house was announced that question two weeks ago about what he would cut. he did not have an answer to that question. i agree with my colleagues that i hope we could find some savings. the number thrown out in the fall during the campaign season was $100 billion for fyi 2011. i do not know what the number is. that is part of the issue. the kinds of things that would be subject to cuts would include education programs, programs -- pell grants, nih research for diseases. that is clearly on the chopping block. the food and drug administration in terms of making sure that the medicines we take are safe, those would be on the chopping block. there are a vast array of things. there may be some savings to be found. i

mr. dreier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mrdreier: thank you very much, madam speaker. and i appreciate our distinguished majority leader for yielding me this time. obviously this is, as everyone has said, an extraordinarily challenging time for this institution and we have to remember that this institution is the pple's house and so by extension this is a challenging time for the united states of america. when we think about the victims, ranging from age from age 9 to 79, and when we think about our colleague who is at this moment wounded and recovering, it is, as my friend from colorado has just said, extraordinarily far reaching and we need to expend time and energy soul searching and i think that last saturday's tragedy is going to lead all of us to do that. i do believe that engaging in civil discourse is something that is essential and i believe it's what our framers wanted us to do. i regularly say in this house that james madison wanted there to be a clash of ideas and i think that we need to make sure that that cont

mr. dreier, for yielding me time and i yield back the balance of my time.he 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 fiscally responsible and see the will of the american people. on page 6 of the republican pledge to america, the party states, and i quote, with commonsense exceptions for seniors, veterans and our troops, we will roll back goverent spending to prestimulus, prebailout levels saving us ateast $100 billion in the first year alone d putting us on a path to balance the budget and pay down the debt, enquote. the pledge was solemnly made by repu