mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. he mentions the sequester. of course, everyone that has spoken about the sequester, including myself, the majority leader and mr. ryan have indicated that the sequester is not the way to reduce spending. it is a meat ax approach which is having very adverse consequences, both to our national security instruct ureks and i think almost everyone -- security structure, and i think almost everyone in the joint chiefs have made that point. on the domestic discretionary side, the sequester doesn't work and the proof of that, of course, is we haven't considered any of those bills on the floor and the one we did we pulled, the transportation-h.u.d. bill. so i'm hopeful -- and i know mr. rogers and is and senator mikulski, chairs of the appropriations committee, hoped they'd get a number early on. that's why the 22nd would have been a preferable date so that is a day we can mark bills. obviously if there is no agreement on the 302-a, as the gentleman knows, very difficult to try to bring those bills together in a conferen

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. he mentions the sequester. of course, everyone that has spoken about the sequester, including myself, the majority leader and mr. ryan have indicated that the sequester is not the way to reduce spending. it is a meat ax approach which is having very adverse consequences, both to our national security instruct ureks and i think almost everyone -- security structure, and i think almost everyone in the joint chiefs have made that point. on the domestic discretionary side, the sequester doesn't work and the proof of that, of course, is we haven't considered any of those bills on the floor and the one we did we pulled, the transportation-h.u.d. bill. so i'm hopeful -- and i know mr. rogers and is and senator mikulski, chairs of the appropriations committee, hoped they'd get a number early on. that's why the 22nd would have been a preferable date so that is a day we can mark bills. obviously if there is no agreement on the 302-a, as the gentleman knows, very difficult to try to bring those bills together in a conferen

capuano: thank you, mr. hoyer. mr. speaker, i would like to yield as much time as he may consume to the dean of the massachusetts delegation, mr. neal. mr. neal: i thank mr. capuano and i thank mike capuano for organizing this event. barry sullivan is a reminder of the men and women who serve this institution to make sure it runs as efficiently as it possibly can. we depend here on accurate data and information and to call barry sullivan any time of the day or night, you could get the best information that was available at that moment. beyond that, an individual of great humor, the ability to laugh at himself, the ability to chuckle with all of us. i recall with some humor, he was in a great state of did youres nd that was he had delivered chairmanerry muffin to moakley. i saw barry. he said, if i get anything else accomplished, i will get a second blueberry muffin. day in and day out, these individuals make us look good. they oversee a complex process in that cloakroom of trying to adhere to the rules of the house and

mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i have in my hand a letter, this is not a letter from democrats,s that letter from 13 republicans, leaders, chairs, of subcommittees of the appropriation committee that say to the budget conference committee, bring a solution to the floor before the thanksgiving break and no later than december 2. and yet, ladies and gentlemen -- and yet, ladies and gentlemen of this house, mr. speaker, and yes, mr. speaker, all of us speak to the american people who ought to be asking we waste , why do time when so much important work remains to be done. defeat the previous question. allow us to offer a resolution which will say to the american people, we will continue to work until we get your work done. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the s

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: this bill is offered by people who, according to their own rhetoric, want to repeal the affordable care act. that's a fair position. but now they are trying to do so with a trojan horse they call the upton bill. that in effect will fix what people are concerned about. the fact of the matter is it will not fix that problem, but what it will do is undermine the ability of millions and millions d millions of people to have health security. i would urge my colleagues to defeat this trojan horse. i would urge my colleagues to say to the american people, look, we are prepared to work together. the president has offered a compromise which will have the effect of not opening up the policies to everybody, but to those people that had a policy. that is a reasonable step to take. that is a step that perhaps we can talk together and get accomplished. but let's reject this bill and let's stand with the millions of people who want affordable, quality health care for themselves and their famil

mr. hoyer clearly pointed out that time is wasting. the clock is ticking. time is wasting and this is the republican agenda for 2014. do you think that's funny, an agenda that has nothing and a timetable that is never? does that work for you? it doesn't work for the american people. we need to have a budget as soon as we possibly can. we don't have to drift into next year. we need a budget as soon as we can so that we can create jobs, growth economy and reduce the deficit. as we reduce the deficit we can fill that page with initiatives that do just that. our colleagues were. >> more fully about that but mr. van hollen represents us so well is the ranking member on the budget committee and on the conference from the house democrat side and what what our approaches and you've heard it over and over again is to create jobs by building infrastructure in the long-term by investing in early childhood education, by making sure 1 million people will be cut off by the end of this year and to get rid of the sequestration. mr. becerra will be talking about immigration

instead of doing that important rk that mr. hoyer spoke of earlier. the gentleman talked about how we have to increase the supply of oil so that we can drive down prices at the pump and talked about how the policies of mr. bush, president bush were responsible for the increases, the undeniable increases in onshore oil production. and they say that gas was as much as $4 a gallon in 2008. you know whose fault that was. d then in 2009 it was $2 a gallon. did the supply in the united states change that much in one year? no. this shows quite clearly that it's not because of the amount of drilling on public lands. that has nothing to do or next to nothing, a scant effect on a price at the pump. it's amazing, mr. speaker, when confronted with something uncomfortable, the republicans always have a convenient excuse. gas prices were $4 a gallon in 2008. oh, that's because nancy pelosi was speaker of the house. gas prices plummet later that year to half that amount. well, that's because president bush said we needed to drill more. then gas prices shoot up after

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, we have , days left in this session this year's session, according to the schedule. we're supposed to adjourn on december 13. somewhat ironically, friday the 13th, and yet, mr. speaker, we see time is running out and we're not addressing the critical issue and the critical responsibility of funding the government, of applying resources to our priorities. time is running out, mr. speaker, for budget conferees to send us legislation so we can avoid another government shutdown in january. a budget conference agreement will require compromise from both sides, a step that budget chairman paul ryan and many of his colleagues seem unprepared to take. mr. speaker, it has been my premise that the reason we did not go to conference for the last seven mondays months, notwithstanding the fact that the senate passed a budget and the house passed a budget, is that chairman ryan knows there's no compromise that he could reach, that he could bring back and have the support of his colleagues

because of the press's business among mr. hoyer will only be with us at the start so i want .im to start >> thank you very much, leader. many of you have heard me say but you know it as well -- eight legislative days left in 2013 according to the republican majority schedule. two of those days are days in which we come in at 6:30 p.m. there's not much time there to do the work of the american people. however, republicans seem content to let the clock run out on replacing the irrational sequester with a balanced agreement, a sequester that will hurt our country, our economy, and puts at risk our national security. we have to prevent a second year of the sequester from taking effect in january. even the public and appropriators are saying we need to take action now. the12 chairs of appropriations subcommittees have said that. they said this -- the failure to reach a budget deal to allow appropriators to assemble funding for 2014 will reopen the specter of another government shutdown. the republicans are going to be a responsible lead

but i agree with mr. hoyer. what the president said in regard to the affordable care act is absolutely so. there is nothing in the herbal -- affordable care act that said, that your insurance company should cancel you. that is not with the affordable care act is about. it simply did not happen. did i ever tell my constituents if they like their plan, they could keep it? i would have if i'd ever met anybody who like his or her plan. that was not my experience. that was not my experience and it was not my experience, as a mother of five who occasionally has a bad back and the rest of that. i was considered a risk even though i had some resources. the insurance company did not see it that way. i did not run into many people whose said i love my insurance policy. if it is that they do because it is such a low premium and high deductible predicated on no incidence of accident, illness, diagnosis, or anything within their own family -- you know that something is down the road for them. the fact of insurance is to spre

. >> i agree with mr. hoyer. what the president said in regard to the affordable care act is absolutely so. >> i was absolutely accurate and said nothing in the bill will take this away from you. that's accurate. >> wow. okay. dana laesh is a conservative radio host and josh barrow is from business insider. welcome. this may be my favorite sampling from the day. if we can get this sound bite of nancy pelosi and president obama both speaking about whether the president's promise was accurate or not, watch this. >> as far as the affordable care act is concerned, what the president said was completely accurate. >> there is no doubt that the way i put that forward unequivocally ended up not being accurate. >> it's embarrassing really. is it not embarrassing, dana? hello. it's reality knocking. it's already been admitted, ms. pelosi, by the president. >> i have never heard anybody take so many words to use to say that i lied. you can cut it all out and say, i lied instead of having to say this other stuff. >> she can'

. >> the president was very gracious in taking anponsibility and making apology but i agree with mr. hoyer, what the president says in regard to the affordable so. act is absolutely there is nothing in the affordable care act that said your insurance company should cancel you. that is not ha the affordable care act is about. it simply didn't happen. constituents if they liked their plan they could keep it? metuld have if i ever anybody who liked his or her plan but that was not my experience. was my my experience and it was not my experience as a occasionally has a bad back and the rest of that. i was considered a poor risk some resourcesad and thought i was quite strong five children. but the insurance company didn't see it that way. peoplet run into many who say i love my health insurance policy. and if it is that they do because it is such a low premium and high deductible, predicated no incidence of accident, illness, diagnosis or anything family, you own know that something is down the road for them. and the fact of insurance is to spread the risk for those families as well. so as far

i agree with mr. hoyer. what the president said about the affordable care act is absolutely so. there is nothing that said your insurance company should cancel you. that is not what the affordable care act is about. constituentsll my that if they like their plan iey could keep it that go would have if i had ever met anybody who like their plan. that was not my experience and it was not my experience as a mother of five who occasionally has a bad back. i was considered a poor risk even though i had i wasesources and thought white strong from having five children. but the insurance company did not see it that way. peopleot run into many who said i love my health insurance policy. host: here is how the resident's announcement is playing across the country. herald, firsti aid for obama care. the denver post, reversal on canceled health care plans draws fire. here is the boston globe. obama yields on the low -- on below par insurance. the detroit free press. health care chaos. in brooklyn, a republican. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you this morning? i wanted to let out

i'm honored to be here with him and with our distinguished whip, mr. hoyer. i yield back. mr. larson: i thank the leader. i would point out in history there are often identify connick -- iconic pictures, one has to wonder in looking at the pictures that grace museums across this country, could that man who said a torch will be passed to another generation, could he have known when he was shaking bill clinton's hand that he would be a future president of the united states? could he have known when he met with tommy's daughter that she would be the first woman speaker of the house? that was the inspiration of kennedy who touched so many people, and our leaders, nancy pelosi and steny hoyer, typify a generation drawn into public of the not only because inspiration but the calling to president kennedy to public service. he majority whip, steny hoyer. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for -- from connecticut. special on for the order but the speech he gave as we led into this special order about that wrenching day in november, the 22nd of november 1963. where he was, the memory he h

whether your statement was inaccurate or as mr. hoyer said yesterday, not precise enough, it does strike me that millions of individuals who by listening to speeches like yours voted believing one thing now find themselves without coverage and are now scrambling to find coverage in a marketplace that offers more expensive plans with fewer options. in response to my constituents' calls for herngslp, i created a portal on my website, no patches forris or fixes needed. it allows them to tell me about their personal experiences. my office received dozens of complaints regarding increases in their monthly premiums. i received one such notice from a mother in her early 50s who just received a notice that not only will her insurance premiums double but she will also have to switch insurance to insurers to keep her doctors due to the fact of at fo of the affordable care act. i can tell you just in my district many more are experiencing this situation. madam secretary, this is akin to telling seniors that in a few weeks they're medicare coverage

whether your statement was inaccurate or as mr. hoyersaid yesterday, not precise enough, it does strike me that millions of individuals who by listening to speeches like yours voted believing one thing now find themselves without coverage and are now scrambling to find coverage in a marketplace that offers more expensive plans with fewer options. in response to my constituents' calls for herngslp, i created a portal on my website, no patches forris or fixes needed. it allows them to tell me about their personal experiences. my office received dozens of complaints regarding increases in their monthly premiums. i received one such notice from a mother in her early 50s who just received a notice that not only will her insurance premiums double but she will also have to switch insurance to insurers to keep her doctors due to the fact of at fo of the affordable care act. i can tell you just in my district many more are experiencing this situation. madam secretary, this is akin to telling seniors that in a few weeks they're medicare coverage w

mr. ryan's leadership will result in that >> at about the aim time congressman hoyer was speaking on the house floor, house republican leaders with reporters in the capitol. they said the senate should vote on a house-passed bill that would allow insurance companies to continue selling health plans that don't meet the environments of the aaffordable care act. >> good morning, everyone. you know, it's not just americans who are getting their cancellation notices that are upset. it's everything that follows. what we're seeing here is a pattern of broken promises if the administration. number one, if you like your health care plan you can keep it. most americans are finding out that is not true. secondly what the president said, we pass obamacare, premiums are going to go doufpble i think what many people are sigh seing is the premiums are going through the roof. listen, it's just one more reason why this health care law needs to be scrapped. now. >> good morning. you know, the american people are very, very worried. moms and dads are worried that they're going to lose their health care pla

hoyer's remarks. days. speaker, we have 10 , this yours session session according to the schedule. we are supposed to a jorn on december 13. somewhat ironically, friday the 13th. yet, mr. speaker, we see time is running out. we are not addressing the critical issue and the critical responsibility of funding the government. of applying resources. time is running out, mr. speaker, for budget conferees to send us legislation so we can avoid another government shutdown in january. a budget conference agreement will require compromise from both sides. a step that budget chairman paul ryan and many of his colleagues seem unprepared to take. mr. speaker, it has been my premise that the reason we did not go to conference for the last seven months notwithstanding the fact that the senate passed a budget and the house passed a budget, is that chairman ryan knows there is no compromise that he can reach that he can bring back and have us -- have the support of his colleagues on the republican side. as a result, we have no compromise. productult, we have no to consider. this is an extremely disappointing position because it is clear that the ryan budget is not a viable blueprint