mr. hoyer: one minute. i yielded to you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts' time has expired. mr. dreier: oh, i yield 45 seconds to my friend. mr. hoyer: ladies and gentlemen, i have said numerous times during the course of this debate about whher america was going to pay its bills, that we need to vote not as republicans or democrats but as americans. americans concerned about the fiscal posture of their country, concerned about the confidence that people around the world have in the american dollar which is, after all the, the standard of the world -- after all, the standard of the world. that's what i think this vote is about. it should not be about partisan politics and very frankly it should not be about ideological extremes. it ought to be about responsibility. it ought to be understanding our oath of office is to preserve and protect the united states of america. this bill does that, vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california has two minute

mr. hoyer: the chance to pass a truly balanced agreement that relies on both spending cuts and revenue. we're not there. but i have said many times during the course of this debate , to govern is to compromise. not to sell out, as some people think on this floor that voting for a compromise is somehow a sellout. we cannot run america on that theory and that is not what democracy is all about. i urge my colleagues to ensure that america in fact pays its bills. that america -- mr. dreier: i yield my friend additional time if he'd like. mr. hoyer: i'd be glad to yield. mr. dreier: i thank my friend for yielding. i don't know if he hearder. i closed the rule debate by talking about the connecticut compromise which established a bicameral legislature july 16, 1787, in high closinremarks here, it was called the great compromise and my friend is absolutely right. we're that point today in dealing with an issue not of that magnitude but clearly a very important one and i'm happy to yield my friend an a

mr. hoyer: one minute. i yielded to you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts' time has expired. mr. dreier: oh, i yield 45 seconds to my friend. mr. hoyer: ladies and gentlemen, i have said numerous times during the course of this debate about whether america was going to pay its bills, that we need to vote not as republicans or democrats but as americans. americans concerned about the fiscal posture of their country, concerned about the confidence that people around the world have in the american dollar which is, after all the, the standard of the world -- after all, the standard of the world. that's what i think this vote is about. it should not be about partisan politics and very frankly it should not be about ideological extremes. it ought to be about responsibility. it ought to be understanding our oath of office is to preserve and protect the united states of america. this bill does that, vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california has two minu

mr. hoyer with make it in america, mr. clyburn with the suggestions he had especially in terms of rural america, ms. delauro on the infrastructure banks issue, i want to mention we have a bill on china with over 170 already signatures to a discharge petition on that bill which as our whip said has already passed the house in a bipartisan way. and now we want it to come up again. what mr. israel said, this is not only about creating jobs, it's about developing small businessmen and -- small business in an entrepreneurial way, in a way that take peoples from survival in terms of do they have jobs but to success in that they are job creators and transforming our country to where people are back to where they were before the last 10 years with the financial crisis and deep deficits, where they know they'll be successful and they're willing to take risks and we can lead the way and continue to be number one. it's about innovation, as steny said, we'll out-innovate, out-educate and outbuild and america will continue to be number

mr. hoyer would his make it in america, mr. clyburn is suggesting that he has, especially in terms of rural america, congresswoman delauro long on this infrastructure bank issue, i want to mention mark crick who has the bill on china currency, has over 170 already signatures to discharge petition on that bill which, as our leaders said, has already passed the house in a bipartisan way. and now we want it to come up again. and what mr. israel said, this is not only about creating jobs, it's about developing small business in an entrepreneurial way and public-private partnerships in a way that takes people from survival in terms of do they have jobs to success of jobs creators to transformation of our country back to where people were before the last 10 years of recession and a financial crisis and deep deficits to the transformation of where they know they will be successful and they're willing to take risks and we can lead the way and continue to be number one. it's about innovation, as steny said. we're going to outinnovate, o

a person who has been a leader in beating a drum for make it in america, our distinguished whip, mr. hoyer. >> thank you, madam leader. let me suggest at the outset that talking about jobs is talking about the debt. the only way we're going to successfully deal with debt is to create jobs and economic growth in america. we know that. but eight months on the job, no jobs bill for the american people. that is the negligent record of the republican majority. democrats have focused on our make it in america plan because america's innovation, invention, and manufacturing creates middle class jobs and is essential to the growth of our whole economy. on our agenda as you know, among a long list on our agenda, is a, a manufacturing strackture -- strategy, our competitors through the the world all have manufacturing strategies. and we need our own effective game plan to outproduce, outinnovate, outbuild, and yes, outinvest our come ps

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. we have missed, in my opinion, a wonderful opportunity. an opportunity to make a grand bargain as the speaker wanted to do, as leader pelosi wanted to do, as leader reid wanted to do, as the president wanted to do and as t vice president wanted to do. for months now the world has looked to america and asked whether we were still a nation that paid its bills. or whether thanks to the ideologicalal intrin generals of a few we would do the unthinkable and default on our obligations. we are a more responsible and honorable nation than that. we are only that the point because the far right wing for the first time in american history has chosen to hold our economy hostage in order to enact the radical, ideological agenda far out of step with the marity of americans. if nothing else, these months have shown the american people who puts our country's welfare first and would who would rather have ideological purity at all costs. i am voting for this bill. not because i like this bill, although

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. we have missed, in my opinion, a wonderful opportunity. an opportunity to make a grand bargain as the speaker wanted to do, as leader pelosi wanted to do, as leader reid wanted to do, as the president wanted to do and as the vice president wanted to do. for months now the world has looked to america and asked whether we were still a nation that paiits bills. or whether thanks to the ideologicalal intrin generals of a few weould do the unthinkable and default on our obligations. we are a more responsible and honorable nation than that. we are only that the point because the far right wing for h

mr. hoyer will be talking to us about made in america when we talk about the faa bill, which we'll talk more about now. everybody has been intensely involved in this discussion on debt. the american people's top priority is the creation of jobs. we have crossed the bridge from that important discussion. interesting that it was something that the republicans did not have the votes to pass. i'm proud of my members that they took the step to pull us from the brink of default even though they did not -- were not happy about the legislation, but what was good about it was it's over and now it's time to talk about jobs and the person who has been a leader in beating the drum for make it in america, he'll tell you more about it. our distinguished whip, mr. hoyer. >> thank you very much, madam leader. let me suggest at the outset that talking about jobs is talking about the debt. the only way we're going to successfully deal with debt is to create jobs -- >> all right. that's steny hoyer, the number tw

mr. hoyer: one minute. i yielded to you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts' time has expired. mr. dreier: oh, i yield 45 seconds to my friend. mr. hoyer: ladies and gentlemen, i have said numerous times during the course of this debate about whether america was going to pay its bills, that we need to vote not as republicans or democrats but as americans. americans concerned about the fiscal posture of their country, concerned about the confidence that people around the world have in the american dollar which is, after all the, the standard of the world -- after all, the standard of the world. that's what i think this vote is about. it should not be about partisan politics and very frankly it should not be about ideological extremes. it ought to be about responsibility. it ought to be understanding our oath of office is to preserve and protect the united states of america. this bill does that, vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california has two minu

and beating the drum for make it in america, he'll tell you more about it, our distinguished whip, mr. hoyer. >> thank you very much, madam leader. let me suggest at the outset that talking about jobs -- >> the democratic leaders talking about jobs. they have clearly tried to change the conversation. let me bring in brian williams, of course the managing editor of "nbc nightly news." you've spent yers on the hill certainly in the last week you've been there nonstop. is this the end of beginning of the new phase. >> i was so worried you were going to ask me how i'm voted on this thing. >> i know you have floor privileges. >> i've been going through the senate tally sheet. while i was on the air, i don't know if you made this point, those folks in jersey, south carolina, alabama and oklahoma straight shut out, both senators voting no. i fear for the next chapter because as you and i have spoken about andrea in the last couple of days what a terrible cap ter we've just been through. our friends at the pew research survey research 2% of respondents say this has been a good thing for the united s

now, it appears that the group that is most upset about this deal, as i'm sure you'll hear from mr. hoyereel that the president moved too far to the right honor this deal, that there's no guarantee of tax increases to balance out the spending cuts. that's why we see the senate first vote on this bill to try to create momentum as it moves to the house in time for the deadline of tomorrow night. >> nancy cordes on capitol hill, thanks. >>> joining us now the number two democrat in the house, minority whip, steny hoyer. as we just heard from nancy, house democrats seem to be -- not all of them, of course, but the more vocal about being unhappy with it. "this is a, quote, sugar-coated satan sandwich." >> look, first of all, debt default is not an option. we all understand that. now, the sad news is that we're so late getting to an agreement. and the other sad news is we've missed a wonderful opportunity to make what john boehner said he wanted, nancy pelosi, harry reid, the big deal. the president said he wanted that. consistent with the bowles-simpson or domen ishii rivlin. it ought to be ba