Republicans control the house and the senate. In the era of the obama gridlock is over. We are going to make a point. The American People have spoken. They expect the people they elect to get the job down. Because you have divided government doesnt mean you havent accomplished everything. I look forward to working toot. Cheryl atkinson says her computers hacked and her reporting stone walled. The height of her investigation, several scandals involving the obama. We have a 300 mile conversation about war, what it does to you and why you miss it. Two pastors and a 90yearold man face possible gaol time. Their crime feeding the homeless we begin with president obamas response to the historic republican blow out victory in the Midterm Elections. The American People sent a message, one sent for several elections now. They expect the people they elect to work as hard as they do. They want us to get the job done. It doesnt make me mopey, it energiesizes me. It means that democracy is working.
2015. I hereby appoint the honorable Randy Hultgren to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. We give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. As you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this peoples house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. Bless the members of the Minority Party as they gather these next days. May they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. Bless, also, the Majority Party as they return to their constituencies. Give them hearts and ears to listen well to all those whom they represent. May the power of your truth and our faith in your providence give them all the confidence they must have to do the good work required for service to our nation. May all that i
Was there anything disclosed . I guess im just befuddled that in nine of the ten meetings in the white house there was nothing of any consequence discussed that would require disclosure. I will just say i am befuddled by that. One thing is the important uncertainty. Can anyone stress the importance to the providers in the internet space of certainty and i cant agree more with my life in the public sector. Certainty drives returns and with certainty you invest in innovation and i would say its obvious today the way things have worked. We have the Number One Service in the world. The investments have been billions that commissioner pai said trillions of dollars we lead the world today. Wales were unanimous agreement litigation is coming and likely to take three years. The chair man said guaranteed there is litigation. If thats not the definition of uncertainty i dont know what that is. The folks looking to invest and innovate in this world have to live under the certainty of which court
Room to go the high road as justin says, and its not just about how much money you get home at the end of the day, its about how youre treated in the workplace. I think thats a part that shouldnt get lost when we talk about this. Very patient. Thank you very much. My name is jonathan pengel. I used to be a labor economist. And my question is for justin, jacob, and michael a little bit how we got where we are. When we think about the prevalence of low wages, a lowwage societyj. Ez of which is related to the very low share of labor income as a share of National Income damon lays out a case for why weve gotten where we are, which is some fundamental changes in workers negotiating in the wage bargain. Hes talking about a lack of unionization and a substantial amount of bargaining going on outside what you would consider normal nlrb bargaining which is an important starting point for thinking about how to solve the problem is where we are today. Justins laid out a weve got sort of two equil
Funding. Was that your experience too and if so is that something thats on going or petered out by now . Senator shut off funding i dont know. I mean, hes a more prolific fundraiser than i am, so he may have felt more of a difference than i did. Youd have to ask him. Im not aware of any conspiracy to shut us out of anything and im not aware of any one person or one group of people who has the ability to do that. Senator paul has this legislation that lets states implement their own medical marijuana laws and make these states no longer breaking law. Is that something you support on the Judiciary Committee . What is your stance on that . Senator is this the one that hes running with senator and had a long conversation with senator the other day. As i recall it would move marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule two; is that right . Right. It has some medical benefit and allows states that legalize it to regulate it. Senator one of the reasons for doing that that senator told me about