ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i will reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to this rule that will allow the house to hold a vote on the paycheck fairness act. here we are in 2013, 2013, and yet women make 77 cents for every $1 made by a man for equal work. equal pay is not just a problem for women but for all american families who work hard to pay their bills. it's high time that this body take up the paycheck fairness act which we will do so if we defeat the previous question. to discuss our proposal, i would like to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. delauro: i rise in opposition to the previous question. defeat of the previous question will allow the gentleman from colorado to amend the rule to provide for consideration of the paycheck

ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. saving medicare and social security for future generations is something republicans and democrats can and should agree on. the house republican budget preserves social security and medicare for current seniors and future generations by beginning the work of making incremental cost-saving reforms. president obama, however, sees the threat to medicare and social security solvency as a chance to get more of what he wants, while medicare and social security are going bankrupt, the president is refusing to consider reforms to save our senior safety nets, unless he's allowed to raise taxes in exchange. when it comes to tax increases, how quickly the president forgets. the president just got done raising taxes on the american people on january 1. the american people send enough of their hard-earned money to washington each year and more shou

ms. foxx: mr. speaker. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. ms. foxx: mr. speaker. the speaker: the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on in question will be postponed. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentlelady from minnesota, ms. mccollum. ms. mccollum: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and just

ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, the president finally decided to join the budget discussion today. good. it's high time he got off the sidelines. the contrast between the president's budget and the balanced house republican budget is stark. the president relies on stimulus and taxes. house republicans rely on government spending restraint and reform to achieve economic growth. if recent history is any indication, we chose the better path. examine this president's track record of growing the economy. government spending is up, work force participation is down. national debt is up, family take-home pay is down. if president obama's trillion-dollar stimulus didn't work, how is a shallow imitation going to help us now? the president's budget will never balance and will yield an endless string of deficits. the republican path to prosperity requires washington to make do with a little less and keeps money in the private sector whe

ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. national taxpayer advocate nina e. olson lists, quote, complexity in the tax code, end quote, as the number one most serious problem facing taxpayers. at about four million words in length, it's not hard to see why. our tax code is four times wordier than the bible, minus the grace and mercy. it's so complex and intimidating that many pay good money just tos have someone tell them how much the federal government is going to take on them. they spend more on taxes than food, clothing and housing combined. a fairer, simpler tax code will help families save more and allow them to create new jobs. need a e that doesn't legal team is the kind of reform we're working in the u.s. house of representatives. it will make a difference in the lives of taxpayers and that's what this congress should strive toward. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately >> while we wait a discussion on cuts to entitlement programs from today's "w

ms. foxx: i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 146, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 1120, to prohibit the national labor relations board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the board until such time as board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the senate. the supreme court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments of the board or the adjournment of the first session of the 113th congress. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio, mr. ryan, for 30 minutes. mr. ryan: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the opportunity to be here. are re-establishing the 30-something working group, -- it ome may remember seems lik

ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. these f.a.a. flight delays have been in effect for less than a week and already the american people are suffering. f.a.a.'s final -- financial mismanagement is now costing americans time and money and yet the administration has done nothing to reverse it. at a time when families are traveling to see their kids graduate from college, fly across the country to take care of their elderly parents and make business trips to help support their families, these delays are inexcusable. that's why house republicans voted twice to replace president obama's sequester, with reasonable and responsible spending cuts. because we wanted to prevent things like this from happening. so i encourage all of you, when you travel home this week, to talk to people in your hometown airports, take pictures and engage the people you meet about what they're experiencing and then tweet those stories hashtag, #obamaflightdelays. encourage the administration to stop playing politics with the american people. i yield back, mr. spe