saying, listen, we're having a big dinner in new hampshire, and i'd love nothing more if you could get senator rand paul to come and kick off the new hampshire g.o.p., and we all did our best and fortunate and blessed to have you here, senator palm. it's a blessing. we're grateful for you and everything you've done for our party. [applause] the last thing i'd say is that i'm also grateful that i'm going first because with a 13-hour filibuster, i'm not going to be here in the morning. thank you, god bless you. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mr. chairman, thank you so much. one of the things i noticed when i first got here earlier, before any of you arrived, there were what felt like hundreds of media outlets sitting up in the room. what's the media here for? what could it possibly be, senator? we are -- i'm really very, very pleased that senator paul could be here today. i actually met him, and i president you don't remember this, i would not expect you to. in 2007, still hosting a radio show down in nashua, a senator in town campaigning for his father, and we talked about his dad a lot, but i asked, so, what about you? do you think you'll eve

by the public policy polling group found that new hampshire senator kelly a speaker at last fall's republican convention often considered one of the g.o.p.'s rising stars now has a forty six percent approval rating down fifteen points from that group's last poll in october but is anyone really surprised by these numbers ninety percent of americans support expanded background checks for gun purchases the gun bill didn't fail because it was unpopular but becomes because republicans and a handful of red state democrats cared more about campaign cash and gun manufacturers than they cared about the interests of the people who voted them into office now those same voters are fighting back yesterday erica lafferty the daughter of sandy hook elementary school principal dawn hochsprung hochsprung confronted kelly at a town hall meeting in warren new hampshire. that they are the. owners and stores. in the. well. i'm just wondering right. there. in the. advocacy groups are joining in and as well today the progressive change campaign committee announced a new fifty thousand dollars campaign to push retiring nebraska senator max baucus one of the de

new hampshire is recognized. ms. shea-porter: i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the record opposing the g.o.p.'sfall mother's day gift. more work and less pay for working moms. happy mother's day. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman's time will be charged. the gentleman from connecticut is recognized. mr. courtney: thank you, mr. speaker. it's my honor to yield to my outstanding colleague on the education and work force committee, mr. andrews, from new jersey, 1 1/2 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. andrews: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. andrews: friday afternoon at the nursing home and debi and donna are approached by the boss. the boss says, i have five hours of overtime this weekend. you can either have cash or comp time. debbie says i'll take the cash, i need the money. donna says, i'll take the comp time. donna gets the overtime. next friday rolls around. same boss, same request. debbie says i'll take the cash, i'll take the overtime. donna says, no, i'll