The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 35563. The bill is passed. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent that i may hearafter be considered as the first ponce juror of h. R. 637, a bill introduced by representative schock of illinois for purposes of adding cosponsor and requesting printing pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. Please take conversations off of the floor. The house will come to order. For what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to pay my respects to the young women who died suddenly in savannah, georgia, yesterday
The ceo making some comments, saying they did not finish as strongly as they would like, but part of it is the expense reduction role. That has been a big scene for all the big banks now. The common ratio of 10. 5 . Citigroup says it is committed to achieving its financial target for 2015. Shares are down in early trading. Lets bring in bill. You have been studying banks as an author for the past decade. To be investor, the numbers feel like a disappointment. Based on the way you look at the world, city is a bank to be fact the ceo the is trying to go back to the basics. I know the former republican nominee mitt romney said corporations are people. I do not know if we need to be praising individual institutions, but i think while these banks will be struggling to figure out what the new environment is and how to work with the new environment and make money with the new environment, this could actually be the golden age of all straight. If you think about it, what is really going on . T
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Privilege. Other other issue energy independence. What did you propose that is different . We have to wean off fossil fuels. Investing in alternate Energy Resources while engaging in an all of the above strategy. We are getting to the point where we are exporting natural gas. But we have to have the all above strategy. Not drill baby drill. Who is the next generation of leaders in congress . Would you like to be speaker of the house . I am focused on what is in front of me and that is doing the best i can for the 23ered congressional district. Who is the next generation of leaders in the house . On both sides. There are a number of members on both sides of the aisle that are building toward positions of leadership but i think probably better to leave that question to others. I know nancy has her list and i was included in and pleased to be asked to be a part of the leadership and serve. So you know, right now, we have to focus on working together and getting things turned around. First
Tom had a whole lot of credibility even before the blog started as a Supreme Court advocate. I first started writing about tom when he was a clerk, when he was interning for nina tote 10 berg at n 3 r. As on npr. As an up start, somebody who did not fit the mold as pete said and who was cold calling, the losers of cases in lower courts to see if they wanted to appeal to the Supreme Court, was a model that really hadnt been used before. I remember interviewing another top advocate of the, before the Supreme Court and asked him about tommy and he said, well, you know you wouldnt want your heart surgery done by the, by the heart surgeon who called you up and asked if he could do it. Who was that . That was a fellow by the name of john roberts who became a chief justice. I think he is sort of eating his words on that. So i think, tom had the reputation of a real innovator within this stuffy world of the Supreme Court and he was a good media source. So that when the blog came along i think