mr. hensarling. mr. hensarling: to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.

mr. hensarling. mr. hensarling: to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limit times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.

mr. hensarling.as chairman of the republican conference, i am directed by the conference to notify the house officially that the republican members of selected as majority whip the gentleman from california, the honorable kevin mccarthy. [applause] >> trecognizes the gentleman from connecticut. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as chairman of the democratic caucus, i have been directed to report to the house that the democratic members of elected as minority whip, the gentleman from maryland, the honorable steny hoyer, and as assistant democratic leader, the gentleman from south carolina, the honorable james cliburn. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. >> i offer a privilege resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. >> the clerk will report a resolution. >> house resolution 1, resolve that karen's of the state of maryland be and is hereby chosen clerk of the house of representatives, that will send living good of the commonwealth of virginia be and is hereby chosen sergeant at arms o

mr. hensarling, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. hensarling: i appreciate the gentleman from virginia, the distinguished majority leader, for yielding. madam speaker, i haven't come to the house floor with any prepared remarks. frankly, i'm not sure my vocabulary -- i'm not sure my thoughts can do the moment justice. i would say in the victim that we know, congresswoman giffords, gabby, that there is a -- if there is a sweeter a kinder a more gentle member of the house, i know not their name. so many of us consider her to be a friend. i think if there was a poll of members of the house, she would probably be voted least likely to offend any human being. which makes this incident, this tragedy, so unfathomable. we all pray for her full recovery. this house is not whole without her smile, without her voice, without her presence. madam speaker, i did not know gabrielle zimmerman, but i know a -- i did not know gabriel zimmerman, but i know a lot of g

mr. hensarling: by direction of the republican conference 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 6, resolved that the following named members are elected to the following standing committees of the house of representatives. mr. hensarling: madam speaker, i ask that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> madam speaker, by direction of the democratic caucus, i have a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate considering. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the titele of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 7. >> i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what pur

mr. hensarling, and mr. clyburn. mr. sessions, mr. larson, mr. price. the gentleman from california.the gentlewoman from california, miss mcmorris rodgers. mr. van hollen. ms. nome. mr. george miller. mr. tim scott. ms. del oro. mr. walden. mr. cuayar. 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. >> lots of ceremony and procedure on this first day of 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 wi

mr. hensarling. mr. hensarling: to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from washington, mr. inslee: -- washington, mr. inslee. mr. inslee: to constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme court, to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from south carolina, mr. duncan. mr. duncan: to declare war, grant letters of marquee and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water, to raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt. mr. holt: to provide and maintain a navy, to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, to provide for calling forth the

mr. hensarling. mr. hensarling: to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limit times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from washington, mr. inslee: -- washington, mr. inslee. mr. inslee: to constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme court, to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offensesgainst the law of nations. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from south carolina, mr. duncan. mr. duncan: to declare war, grant letters of maree and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water, to raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use e all be for a longer term than two years. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt. mr. holt: to provide and maintain a navy, to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, to provide for calling forth the militi

mr. hensarling, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. hensarling: i appriate the gentleman from virginia, the distinguished majority leader, for yielding. madam speaker, i haven't come to the house floor with any prepared remarks. frankly, i'm not sure my vocabulary -- i'm not sure my thoughts can do the moment justice. i would say in the victim that we know, congresswoman giffords, gabby, that there is a -- if there is a sweeter a kinder a more gentle member of the house, i know not their name. so many of us consider her to be a friend. i think if there was a poll of members of the house, she would probably be voted least likely offend any hun being. which makes this incident, this tragedy, so unfathomable. we all pray for herfull recovery. this house is not whole without her smile, without her voice, witht her presence. madam speaker, i did not know gabrielle zimmerman, but i know a -- i did not know gabriel zimmerman, but i know a lot of great young

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, cutting medicare by half a billion. the slight of hand of 10 years of taxes, six years of spending. mr. speaker, you cannot improve the health care of a nation by i am poffer issuing its children.

mr. hensarling. mr. hensarling: to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limit times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from washington, mr. inslee: -- washington, mr. inslee. mr. inslee: to constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme court, to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offensesgainst the law of nations. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from south carolina, mr. duncan. mr. duncan: to declare war, grant letters of maree and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water, to raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use e all be for a longer term than two years. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt. mr. holt: to provide and maintain a navy, to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, to provide for calling forth the militi

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. barrasso, the senator from south dakota, mr. phelan, and the senator from texasal, mr. co

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 security, cutting medicare by half a billion. the slight of hand of 10 years of taxes, six years of spending. mr. speaker, you cannot improve the health care of a nation by i am poffer issuing its chil

mr. hensarling. mr. hensarling: to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limit times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from washington, mr. inslee: -- washington, mr. inslee. mr. inslee: to constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme court, to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offensesgainst the law of nations. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from south carolina, mr. duncan. mr. duncan: to declare war, grt letters of maree and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water, to raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use e all be for a longer term than two years. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt. mr. holt: to providend maintain a navy, to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, to provide for calling forth the militia to

mr. hensarling: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be considered as read and printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. without objection, the curengs and a motion to reconsider is -- the concurrent resolution and a motion to reconsider it is laid on the payable -- table. for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? >> i ask that the house adjourn and meet at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to 4-c of house resolution 5 of the 112th congress and the order of the house of january 5, 2011, the chair reannounces the reappointment of the following individuals to serve as governing board of the office of congressional ethics. the clerk: nominated by the speaker with the concurrence of the minority leader, mr. porter j. goss, chairman, mr. egan iii, ms. alison r.b. hey ward, nominated by the minority leader for the concurrence of the speaker, mr. david scaggs of colorado, co-chairman. mrs. burke of california, ms. english of arizona subject to 1-b