Ms. Pelosi i think elections are always about the future. So whatever it is that somebody might be unhappy about, they want to see what is there is absolutely no question that as we look to the future we have to see a path to take this to ending a lot of the inequality in our system. Mr. Sesno is that what this is about . Anger over inequality . Ms. Pelosi i think its anger over the fact that paychecks have not increased for decades. The purchasing power of middle class paychecks has not increased. The aspirations, hopes people have for their children, their education, their families, the Pension Security of parents so they are freer to invest in their children, the security of Retirement Security of seniors so that parents can look to their kids rather than having to take care all connected. Let me just say this. In 2008 americas middle class was deeply scarred by what happened then. What happened because of the greed dont paint all on wall street with this brush, but what happened th
Distinction. For 24 years, you have honored and respected this institution. You have worked arduously to get things done. As speaker, you have been a leader willing to listen to all sides and address the complex issues of our time. We applaud your commitment and dedication to the house and well be forever grateful for your statesmanship and courtesy. While we may not have always agreed, your door was always open. I could always come to you and discuss problems and issues. I respect your opinion and consider you a friend. I speak for everyone when i say you will be missed in this house. You are a gentleman and a scholar scholar and it has been a pleasure and a privilege to have served with you. I wish you well in your retirement. Thank you. I thank the gentlelady for her kind words. Reclaiming my time, i mentioned before in my Opening Statement that there are a number of rival g. C. L. , Greater Cincinnati league, high schools. There are rivals in all sports and academics and everything
[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] next, education secretary arne duncan on the results of a study on standardized testing. Then, house numbers paying tribute to outgoing speaker, john boehner. After that, nancy pelosi on problems in congress, and the importance of women in politics. On monday, education secretary arne duncan participated in a pound discussion on improving the effectiveness of standardized testing. Panelists analyzed data from a new report. This is just over one hour. Hour. I am the executive director and i want to thank you very much for being here this monday morning. We are going to go ahead and get started because i am sorry to say i can say that we will begin wrapping up this conference at about 10 30 p. M. We have been asked to meet with the president on this report at 11 00 oclock. So we will have to end
Diligence. His perseverance in this role has been a true service to the nation. Hes a class act whose respect for the institution and his love of country are extraordinary. Ive been privileged to work with Speaker Boehner first when i was a congressional staffer on capitol hill back in the 1990s, when i worked for my predecessor, and at that time republicans took a historic majority in 1994. At that time Speaker Boehner then was in the leadership. And then this year i was able to join as a member of congress myself with the largest republican majority since the 1920s, and serve with Speaker Boehner once again. I know from that experience both as a staffer as well as a member the incredible great treatment he always gave his staff and how we all know the legendary boehnerland and how hes always been so wonderful to work with. Speaker boehner has taken on each of these tasks when he was a member, when he was a gang of seven member, when he was a chairman, when he was a leader and now as