Because of the strength of the American People. Americans are resilient. Americans are hard working. And in the november elections the American People showed that they can act decisively. You know it is interesting mr. President , this morning headline New York Times, staunchly liberal wish list brushes off gops gains. Head line, New York Times. Bright bold, above the fold. Staunchly liberal wish list brushes off gop gains. So we are a resilient nation. People know what they believe. They know how they feel. They voted those believes. And when the American People chose republicans to lead both houses of congress they said khalil they want a change from barack obama and a change from the direction he has been taking this country. People want democrats to start working with republicans to get things done. American people have said they are tired to the grid locke. Tired of the dysfunction. Tired of democrats running the senate to protect their own jobs and not caring about the jobs of th
Dod, the military need and funding sequestration is the problem. Are you propose inging 1078 kind of appeal fshor sellquestrationsequestration . Unless you also do something on the domestic side whats the solution to sequestration that you see . Well i guess my primary point is it has to be fixed. Now, that fix has got to pass the house of representatives, its got to pass the senate and its got to be signed into law by the president. So, what that means is the Arms Services committee alone cannot fix it. Youve got to have 218 and 60 and 1e to get it done. So i dont know that anybody has a magic formula to do that or else it would be done by now. And but, yet, i think its really important for us as jim and i were talking, to help all of our members understand the damage that has been done. And, actually, the way that it is more expensive in a lot of respects to operate under sequestration. The inability to plan, et cetera. And what it costs us. I really believe there is that most republ
Get it through the committee in a short time frame. I want to hear feedback. And, so that back and forth discussion hopefully, not just this year, but in years to come, will help us get back towards that accountability that jim and i were just talking about. Remember, its not about bureaucracy, its not about just organizations. It is about who has the authority and then can you hold them accountable for the exercise of that authority. And thats the goal weve got to move toward. Yes, sir. Thank you, mr. Chairman. You emphasized, basically, funding, you know. Dod, the military need and funding sequestration is the problem. Are you propose inging 1078 kind of appeal fshor sellquestrationsequestration . Unless you also do something on the domestic side whats the solution to sequestration that you see . Well i guess my primary point is it has to be fixed. Now, that fix has got to pass the house of representatives, its got to pass the senate and its got to be signed into law by the president
Brian talked about getting 500 people to sign up. That power to do that has not existed up until now. That is an amazing opportunity for an entrepreneur to find a market demand that is pentup by the populace. As that proliferates and people start doing it and adopting it i think we have seen in many different instances, whether it is the company we named, stub hub, ticket regulations, all of these things in the past 10 years, a little bit of hey, easy on the tiller, lets see how this plays out. Thats one of the things local government can do, because i do think there is a tremendous opportunity in the 35,000 municipalities that airbnb or uber are in to test. Part of what we do is iterate. You have an amazing lab right around the world to see what works and what doesnt work. I think i think that can be applied to the federal government and what we are talking about with congress. I think how boston implements technology and uses it, taking the best from what boston can do, or new york c
Pursuant to the ord of the house of january 6 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morningr. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour, and each member r than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. Foxx for five minu ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker paying for college is hard work and its getting more difficult as tui and fees continue to increase at rapid rates. Fortunately, American Families have an investment tool known as a 529 plan to help them save for their childs college education. Since 2001 students have been able to withdraw earni from these plans tax free if the funds are used to pay for qualified Higher Education expenses. It was disheartening to learn last week that president obama now