Redefine fulltime as working 40 hours a week. Move on the keystone x. L. Pipeline. They write theyll focus first on jobs and the economy. That means a renewed effort to debate and vote on the many bills that passed the republicanled house in recrept years with bipartisan support but were never even brought to a vote by the Democratic Senate majority. It also means renewing our commitment to repeal obamacare which is hurting the job market along with Americans Health care. Youll find more online at the wall street journal. You heard House Speaker john boehner will be briefing reporters today. His first take before reporters and others on the midterm elections. Well have that live for you at 15 eastern on cspan. This weekend on the cspan networks, friday night at 8 00 eastern on cspan, more reaction to the midterm elections. On saturday night at 8 00, a debate on the future of the internet. And sunday evening at 8 00 on q a, author and television host, tavis smiley, on his latest book. A
First of all, lets not make too much of this. A majority of the people who vote yesterday were female. It was 5149. But it was less than we a point or so less, but it wasnt like there was a huge shift in the gender balance in the electorate that voted yesterday. Women have a tendency to place a higher priority on issues like education and health care and i think any politicians, republican or democrat who hopes to appeal to women has got to have something intelligent to say about both of those issues. We dont have as many people as we need to be able to articulate a position on education. Its not coincidence that the last republican president was very, very good and talked a lot about education. Lamar alexander talks a lot about education. We dont have as many as we need to paint a compelling picture. Good point. By the way, i would say the last two republican president s good point. George bush senior we may disagree with their policies but they articulated strongly on education. And
You want to ask a particular participant, please identify who you want to answer your question. We did hear the presumed leader do you support Mitch Mcconnell . Do you think there should be another option . I have been around the bases enough times to know that that will be made by the respective cocked respective caucuses. Agendalan to articulate and to establish the expectations of what we expect to get done. That is our goal and our objective. Then leave it to the majority of the republicans who are in the senate and in the house to pick their leaders. This is not about personality, it never has been. If senator mcconnell does what he pledged to do, we are going to be thrilled. We will throw everything behind us if he does what he campaigned on. Government funding runs out on december 11 and in a conference earlier it was asked if obama care should be defunded in any new spending bill that comes up in the lame duck or if efforts should be made in january. Obviously you all want a fo
Republicans expanded their majority in the house of representatives. This is 15 minutes. I missed you all. That is what the president said yesterday. He did . I hope you did not believe it. Never do. [laughter] good. Im going to start by congratulating my friend, senator Mitch Mcconnell. As you know, mitch and i have worked very closely together over the last eight years and i dont think i could ask for a better partner or do i think the senate could have a better majority leader than Mitch Mcconnell. Also, i express my gratitude to the people of ohios eighth congressional district. You know, my mission is the same today as it was in 1990 when i was first elected to build a smaller, less costly, more Accountable Government here in washington, d. C. And right now i believe that means continuing to listen, to make the American Peoples priorities our priorities and to confront the big challenges that face middle class families starting with the economy. You have heard me talk many times a
Courts i missed you all. I missed you all. You did . I hope you did not believe it. Never do. [laughter] good. Im going to start by congratulating my friend, senator Mitch Mcconnell. As you know, mitch and i have worked very closely together over the last eight years and i dont think i could ask for a better partner or do i think the senate could have a better majority leader than Mitch Mcconnell. Also, i express my gratitude to the people of ohios eighth congressional district. You know, my mission is the same today as it was in 1990 when i was first elected to build a smaller, less costly, more Accountable Government here in washington, d. C. And right now i believe that means continuing to listen, to make the American Peoples priorities our priorities and to confront the big challenges that face middle class families starting with the economy. You have heard me talk many times about the many jobs bills that the Outgoing Senate majority has ignored. Those bills will offer the congres