choice. we can choose to provide invaluable benefits to millions of americans while paying down our national deficit. remember that it will save $134 billion over 10 years, or end health care choices for millions and add $230 billion to the nation s deficit. mr. speaker madam speaker, we are considering the first measure from the rules committee of this new congress, and my republican friends have already produced one for the record books. let me give you some of the highlights. first of all, the resolution includes a completely closed process for two separate pieces of legislation. that means we get two closed rules in one. and maybe my republican friends think they can save taxpayers money by rolling all the closed rules into a single resolution. i think that s what they meant by bringing efficiency to government. the first closed rowley on the health care bill rule on the health care bill does heavy lifting. blocks every single germane amendment submitted to the rules
it was easy for me to step up to the plate. i m concerned for mire children and grandchildren, can t keep spending ourselves into the debt situation we have right now. lehrer: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. woodruff: from port-au- prince, jeffrey brown previews his coming stories about haiti, one year after the massive earthquake. thing from the minute you get out of the airport there is still the very large tent camp that you see and as you travel around the city you see from all over the place. lehrer: and we have a story from louisiana public broadcasting about testing oysters after the oil spill. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: auto companies make huge profits. last year, chevron made a lot of money. where does it go? every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. the economy is tough right now, everywhere. we pumped $21 million into local economie
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about the economy the nation s jobless rate fell to its lowest level in 19 months, but employers hired fewer new workers than expected. woodruff: and i m judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we talk to two people who follow the job market about what the latest numbers say about the recovery. lehrer: then, fred de sam lazaro reports on a town in south sudan preparing for next week s vote on independence. woodruff: ray suarez profiles one of the new members of the republican majority in the house, ohio s jim renacci. it was easy for me to step up to the plate. i m concerned for mire children and grandchildren, can t keep spending ourselves into the debt situation we have right now. lehrer: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. woodruff: from port-au- prince, jeffrey brown previews his coming stories about haiti, one year after the massive earthquake. thing from the minute you get out of the airport there is still the very large tent camp that