committee, the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized for one minute or two minutes? two minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend for yielding me time. i rise today in support of h.r. 2 which repeals the job destroying government takeover of health care. voters rejected the government knows best philosophy in november. in contrast republicans believe that american innovation and reduced government control are keys to successful health reform that reduces health care costs. for instance, it's estimated that 1% of the most seriously ill account for more than 25% of all health care expenditures. what if we could improve the care of these patients and at the same time reduce costs? we c. we can by harnessing the power of innovation in health research in fields le regenerative medicine. it develops technologieso replace or regenerate organs and tissues using the patient's only cells. these treatments could reduce the costs of chronic diseases by

bishop and ms. foxx also who served on this committee. we have enjoyed our work and you've made our work very enjoyable. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> take my five minutes at this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the chair will entertain one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island approach? without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. even as i speak the lan slides continue to ravage the country. this national disaster, ongoing for several months now, has taken more than 300 lives and

ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 54 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 5, house resolution 54, resolved that at any time after the adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 359, to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on ways and means and the chair and ranking minority member of the com

ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, voters all across the country have rejected the quote government knows best, end quote, philosophy that prevailed during last year's health care debate. in contrast my republican colleagues and i believe that american innovation and reduced government intervention are keys to successful health reform that reduces health care costs. after all, reducing the cost of health care should be the primary focus of any health care reform bill. unfortunately, the highly flawed health care bill that passed last year does not bring down the cost of health care. it drives costs up. if we are ever going to fix health care, we must focus on reducing costs. for instance, it's estimated that 1% of the most seriously ill in america account for more than 25% of all health care expenditures. what if we could improve the care of these patients and at the same time reduce costs? we can. we can by harnessing the power of innovation and health research and groundbreaking fields like regenerative medi

midwinter, you are about to -- >> i just think, ms. foxx, and we made a point that many of us often forget. the senator that mr. murphy describer people of personal savings and spend it is why we have nearly as many bankruptcies even as the economy a trivial to health care costs and arty people losing their jobs. the scenario is ms. foxx lays out a should they pay their own money? that's happening of such element one rate in this country, people going into bankruptcy. confusing insurance with health care. what happens if someone does have health care or becomes bankrupt and goes into mr. murphy's center where they wind up in hospital emergency, ms. foxx is constituents pay the bill. mr. nugent's constituents pay the bill. that's who we're talking about. it's not a function of, kind of like buddhism. is not whether we'll have changed but what kind of change. it's not whether we'll have health care cost. it's how we keep them as low as possible, give people as much coverage in a private insurance market to aggregate the cost. because of the c

ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend for yielding me time. i rise today in support of h.r. 2 which repeals the job destroying government takeover of health care. voters rejected the government knows best philosophy in november. in contrast republicans believe that american innovation and reduced government control are keys to successful health reform that reduces health care costs. for instance, it's estimated that 1% of the most seriously ill account for more than 25% of all health care expenditures. what if we could improve the care of these patients and at the same time reduce costs? we can. we can by harnessing the power of innovation in health research in fields like regenerative medicine. it develops technologies to replace or regenerate organs and tissues using the patient's only cells. these treatments could reduce the costs of chronic diseases by $275 billion a year. consider the fact that dr. anthony, the institute for regenerative medicine at wake forest university, has been able to successfully grow bladders for bladder replacemen

ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. ac available in more than 100 million homes, created by cable prorkvided as a public service. white house press secretary robert gibbs said it's time for him to take a little break as he explained his decision to step down. at the first briefing of the new year, mr. gibbs dismissed republican efforts to repeal the health care law and discussed the president's agenda for the next two years. this is one hour and 10 minutes. >> we got a crowd here. i noticed. many cameras. i see a number of christmas ties as well. fire away. >> can you tell us a bit more, in a bit more detail about what you're going to be doing next? you're not going to be lobbying or consulting, how would you define your next job? >> let me start by saying a few things. it is -- and you all know this because you do this as well, and that is it is an honor and privilege

the speaker pro tempore: ms. foxx, north carolina. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. 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 instr

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

bishop and ms. foxx also who served on this committee. we have enjoyed our work and you've made our work very enjoyable. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> take my five minutes at this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the chair will entertain one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island approach? without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. even as i speak the lan slides continue to ravage the country. this national disaster, ongoing for several months now, has taken more than 300 lives and damaged or destroyed more than 2,000 homes. in total more than two million victims have been affected by the flooding and some reports are calling this the worst natural disaster in colombia's history. my district in northern rhode island is home to many wonderful colombian families. in fact colombians make up the fourth

bishop and ms. foxx also who served on this committee.ve enjoyed our work and you've made our work very enjoyable. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> take my five minutes at this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the chair will entertain one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island approach? without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: thank y, mr. speaker. even as i speak the lan slides continue to ravage the country. this national disaste ongoing for several months now, has taken more than 300 lives and damaged or destroyed more than 2,000 homes. in total more than twoillion victims have been affected by the flooding and some reports are calling this the worst natural disaster in colombia's history. my district in northern rhode island is home to many wonderful colombian families. in fact colombians make up the fourth largest lati