. -- paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties . all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. oho, for five minutes. mr. yoho: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for approximately five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. thank you, mr. speaker. on thursday, february 2 of 2017, gainesville, florida, and the state of florida, lost a favorite son in mr. perry c. mcgriff. he was an icon in my hometown of gainesville, florida, and was known for his strong civic duty in helping people wherever and whenever they nee

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair would now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority leader and minority leaders for morning hour debate. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in res is until -- recess more number lakeses later in the -- more nominations later in the week. more on c-span2. neil gorsuch is ramping up his senate charm offensive later this week, scheduling meetings with democratic leaders who will be a major influence in determining whether he gets confirmed later this year. tester, a with jon moderate who is up for re-election and dianne feinstein, the top democrat on the judiciary committee who will lead the democratic charge during the high stakes confirmation hearing. retired general and afghanistan commander david petraeus talked about the role of iraq and afghan translators that they played in service to u.s. forces and the experiences he had with them throughout his mil

eis, signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties . all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue b

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the jorlte and minority leaders for morning --

eis, signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties . all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, miss barragan, for five minutes. i ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. barragan: i rise today to introduce my guest for tonight's joint session of congress. roca is a constituent of mine from california's 44th district. he lives in wilmington. he came to this country at the age of 3 years old. his parents from mexico, coming here for a better life for his kids -- for their kids. his parents were hardworking

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties. and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: like many people, i have noticed renewed interest in the 25th amendment as we have seen erratic behavior out of the white house, an andibility of donald trump to even tell whether it rained on him during his inaugural speech, and preeting false statements that are demonstrably wrong. last friday, the mechanism to deal with presidential incapacity, the 25th amendment, celebrated its 50th anniversary. i became intrigued

why does he think it's the right move to break with years of republican orthodoxy, house speaker paul d. ryan who has said any sensible long-term budget needs to include -- sean: i think the president understands the commitment that was made to seniors in particular. it's a psych red bond and trust -- it's a sacred bond and trust. let me get back oun specifics, but he made a commitment to the american people. one of the things that i think the president continues to get high marks on is regardless whether you voted for him or not, agree with his policies, he's a man of his word. he has followed up on the promises that he made to the american people. and i think that's important. again, i think that we will continue to work with congress. but the president understands that we have commitments that we have made on the entitlement side. in particular. and especially on the senior side with respect to social security. that need to be maintained. he's going to keep his word to the american people. reporter: you talk to some economic analysts, especially concerning medicare won't be there. sean: i

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the jorlte and minority leaders majority and minority leaders for morning hour all debate. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. gutierrez, for five minutes. mr. speaker, as we all learned on sunday, mr. bush came to america from germany to make the king of beers. he didn't have a visa, had he a boat ticket. of course our country welcomed him. not exactly. mr. busch was told you're not welcomed here, go back home. but then the young man reaches st. louis, meets anheuser, and budweiser, is born. all of us assumed the president was watchinged ad because it was, after all, the super bowl. and it was broadcast by fox

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally llocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member or other than the majority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, or five minutes. mr. poe: mr. speaker, before i came to congress i spent my other life in the criminal justice system first as a prosecutor in texas and then as a criminal court judge for over 22 years. 25,000 bout 20,000 to felon cases, everything from stealing to killing. i saw a lot of people come to the courthouse and most of those individuals did not want to be there. that included defendants, but it also included victims of crime. victims were people from all types

like speaker paul d. ryan. we'll talk to the political editor and editor of the halftime report join us to talk about this. how you doing first of all? >> good monday, madam. >> heather: you as well. so, is this a sign of trouble inside the administration? >> look. to a certain degree you have toing in expectation. all of the people you mentioned have no white house experience, right? from the president to his chief of staff, senior advisers. none of these people have worked in a white house and they don't know how it goes. there's a feeling out phase as people are vying for position, jockeying for their place in life. these are all things that we expect the administration, this administration to do. >> heather: part of the article i wanted to talk about quoted, said the interviews were with dozens of government officials, congressional aids former staff members, other observers of administration and of course many of whom wanted to remain anonymo anonymous. should we be paying attention to this? >> i should. i

signed, paul d. ryan, seeker of he house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties . all the time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. gutierrez, for five minutes. mr. gutierrez: for the last two weeks we lurched from one kneeas could he to another. there were press briefings and presidential statements filled with official lies. we witnessed tragedies. late nigh firings. policy changes, and clarification. also known as backtracking. then we have company back for another round of fiasco. we're told we will not have a national security council as we always have had. one with the top minds o

signed, paul d. ryan, seeker of he house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties . all the time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m.

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, r. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the 107th birthday of the organization near and dear to my heart, the boy scouts of america. on may 17, 1977, i became an eagle scout myself as a member of boy scout troop 52 in walker township troop in pennsylvania. over the years i've proudly held various leadership roles with boy scout troops in pennsylvania including two separate citizenses as scoutmaster in howard

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, the reverend cara, from the christchurch of ashington, d.c., parish. the chaplain: god, you have called all people to lives of service. you have called all people to lives of peace and justice. we confess sometimes we have cared more for lofty places than we have for places of service. we confess that sometimes we have worked more for power than for peace. bless now those who gather in this place, orient them to serve one another and their country towards the work of peace and justice for all. grant them the wisdom, the vision, and resilience that they need. and may this place be a sign of hope that we, your people, can work together through many difficulties to bring about your intentions for creation. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-a of house resolution 123, the journal of the last day's proceeding is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegianc

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today.

the republican house member coming out with healthcare plan that from the d house speaker paul ryan. chicago tribune reporting on house speaker boehner in orlando speaking yesterday that there will not be a full repeal of the affordable care act. gathering "republicans are going to fix obamacare, most framework is going to be there, saying republicans have never agreed on healthcare," and the story is available at chicago tribune website. before 10 more minutes we go live to the cpac conference, using this opportunity to hear from only whether or not there can be unity between the party and conservatives. annie, from mariet, georgia, ive picture from inside national harbor outside of washington, d.c. go ahead. caller: hi. disagree that the party is united. are many people who educated top that the republicans offering glorified, voted for him simply because they did not like watch clinton, but to this man, so unfit for office, scares me to death. and when i hear these people about how great he's doing and how he's sticking it o the establishment, i think, they are not seeing the fore

ryan whonk it was paul the d to make a suggestion enouuh-huh.id e said elections have consequenc consequences. host: we will get a response. call. you for the guest: i don't remember the timing of that incident. i do know there was a long period in the senate where many impatient ere very ut chuck grassley and olivia snowe and other republicans much from negotiations with three find a s to try to compromise on a health law. whole health law was to some degree a compromise because on republican ideas and conservative ideas. it was the free market and an etition and had individual responsibility component that now no one seems o like any more in terms of requiring people to sign up for face a penalty. so there were a lot of different and there probably could have been more bipartisanship cover have been if could have been if democrats ept their majority been more negotiating but there was not receptivity for getting it done and there hasn't been that much acceptance of the you are going to try to provide everyone with health insurance because it is very expensive. will the e bipartisanship come

dan, co-founder of foreign policy initiative and former d adviser to paul ryan. and a former senior adviser to the hillary clinton campaign. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's start with the jobs number. 227,000 is a great number. i saw barb on cnbc saying this administration wants to get ready to get our economy back. get it back from what? 4.8 unemployment is pretty good. >> i don't think you would have had the election results we had if there weren't serious questions and apprehension of where the economy is going. jobs numbers are good. labor participation is low. low as it's been for decades. the numbers are not good. a and b, wages continue to be low. there's major uneasiness. >> i think wages are the key. wages have been stagnant. profits have been rising and they are at record highs and people are out there working. that's the root of the economic frustration. president trump is going to have to be careful about the steps he announces if he's going to lighten the load on the corporations while people see wages and paychecks stuck. it's not what they

applause]d president trump: and i tell paul ryan and all the folks we are working with very hard, dr.om price, very talented guy -- [applause] president trump: but i told him from a purely political standpoint, the single best thing we can do is nothing. let it implode completely. it is already imploding. you see the carriers are all leaving. i mean, it is a disaster. but 2 years don't do anything. the democrats will come to us and beg for help. they will beg. and it is their problem. but it is not the right thing to do for the american people. not the right thing to do. [applause] we inherited a: national debt that has doubled in eight years. think of it,. 20 trying dollars trillion. and we inherited a foreign policy with one disaster after another. we don't win anymore. do we win a war? do we win anything? do we win anything? we're going to win, we are going to win big folks. we're going to start winning again. believe me. [chanting "usa"] president trump: but we are taking a firm, bold, decisive measure, we have to, to turn things around. the era of empty talk is over. it's over. [

they have the chance for paul ryan not just midwest and smart, wasn't at d-day he's younger and nancyead says i know yowpght some younger midwesterner talent we'll pick some for you. i just oh, okay they've lost it i didn't get it. >> got a two-year warning ticket which is out of here in two years, don't run again, and, of course, having -- chuck schumer perfect from my perspective because he -- he is new york. he's the machine. he know it is donald trump. he knows donald trump, and how can he probably october any line the first week in the job and didn't confirm with a deal in pompeo the concert where two bands are at same time you can't hear anything and you want to let some bad news about about the democrats get out there unimpeded. chuck schumer promised to vote for mike on friday to go to the cia with the president as the new u director and broke his word because that wouldn't play and tom cotton great senator future president i believe, got into a yelling match with him and chuck schumer said if you were here eight years ago you would though we didn't confirm this and eight year

paul ryan -r- house speaker :55-1:01president donald trump no font needed1:08-1:13rep. nancy pelosi-das follows-- senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said friday that republicans will keep moving forward on their goal to repeal and replace the affordable care act on their own.sen. mitch mcconnell, -r- majority leader: it's clear that in the early months it's going to be a republicans-only exercise. we don't expect any democratic cooperation on the replacement of obamacare.but republicans themselves remain divided on how much to scrap, and what to keep. certain taxes on higher-income americans, insurers and others, and medicaid expansion are among flash points.some conservatives want to throw out the entire law, warning against "obamacare light."add to that mixed signals from the president and raucous constituent town halls, where supporters of the law, have been shouting against a repeal. thursday brought a sense of the g.o.p. timeframe.rep. paul ryan, -r- house speaker: after the house returns following the presidents' day, we intend to introduce legislation to repeal and replace

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair would

hereby appoint the honorable bradley byrne to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend vincent derosa, st. fran says xavier church, washington, d.c. the chaplain: o god, our creator and ruler, grant us to worship and serve you in truth of spirit and with reverent bodies. keep blessing on our lips both in private and in peculiar. help taos honor the laws that govern us by humble submission. dispose us to show affection to our own and to our neighbors. help us to become truly one tion under god until one day we share in the fullness of your kingdom. we ask this in your most holy name, amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-a of house resolution 123, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. 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 justice for all.

we heard earlier today from house speaker paul d. ryan about the progress of the republican agenda.

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives.he speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today. >> u.s. house is back at 2:00 p.m. eastern legislative work. members expected to debate several bills dealing with national parks. >> he told the group he wants to work with them to arrange a smooth transition from obamacare to a republican plan. and that he hopes to work with democrats. today in the senate debate and vote on president trump's nominees, voting at 7:00 eastern time on the confirmation of ross for commerce secretary and move forward with the congressman, ryan zinkey -- zing nomination for interior secretary. you can watch the debate and vote on the nominations for c-span t and still awaiting votes in committee are businessman sonny purdue for agriculture secretary. former indiana s

signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, the reverend cara, from the christchurch of ashington, d.c., parish. the chaplain: god, you have called all people to lives of service. you have called all people to lives of peace and justice. we confess sometimes we have cared more for lofty places than we have for places of service. we confess that sometimes we have worked more for power than for peace. bless now those who gather in this place, orient them to serve one another and their country towards the work of peace and justice for all. grant them the wisdom, the vision, and resilience that they need. and may this place be a sign of hope that we, your people, can work together through many difficulties to bring about your intentions for creation. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-a of house resolution 123, the journal of the last day's proceeding is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegianc

we also hope to bring you live the comments from house speaker, paul d. ryan, he'll have his iefing today. the house wrapping up its work later today ahead of the presidents' day recess and the district work period, taking up two measures today. overturning -- aiming to overturn or block rules from the obama administration, one dealing with eligibility requirements for federal funding grants for family planning and preventive health services. the other would block a rule on hunting practices in alaska. president trump today will sign a measure passed by both the house and senate. this one bcking a obama administration rule aimed at dealing with the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water a on ground water. he'll sign that later at the white house today. the president's nominee for the director of office of management and budget, mick mulvaney, getting a vote at this hour. in the u.s. senate. can you follow that over on c-span2. then they are likely to take up the nomination of scott pruitt to be -- to head the e.p.a. as we mentioned a short

we heard earlier today from house speaker paul d. ryan about the progress of the republican genda. speaker ryan: we continue to make progress on our agenda for the american people. by the end of this week the house will have taken action to block five costly obama administration regulations. including a rule that threatens to wipe out thousands of jobs in coal country. with the vote of the senate and signature by the president, we will be able to bring immediate relief to those workers. this is just the start. in the weeks ahead, we will act on more resolutions to deliver relief from excessive regulations. when you think about the fact that the obama administration was issuing major regulations at a rate of one every three days this is real sea change. this is job creation. we also continue to act in a step by step approach to repeal and replace obamacare. yesterday the energy and commerce committee held a legislative hearing on three bills to improve medicaid. today the committee is holding a legislative hearing on another four bills to provide relief from collapsing markets. in 2