Trustees, faculty, staff distinguished guests, faculty and friends i appreciate your hospitality. To all of the graduates, thank you for letting me share in this day as you become proud alumni of Liberty University. It is good to be here, and to visit with the falwell family. My dad thought very highly of your father, president falwell. He turned his back on no one. His legacy endures, and it only begins with this Great American university. My dad received an Honorary Degree here 25 years ago. Many of you asked this morning how he is doing one month shy of his 91st birthday. Im happy to say he is in good shape. It will stay that way if we can keep his mind off that darn parachute. Today was my first time to be able to meet with pastor jonathan falwell. Jonathan has a unique place at liberty, because among other reasons, at this university his dad used to be president , then his brother was president. Somehow, i dont know what it was, we really hit it off. [laughter] jeb bush im not sur
The platform of the Democrat Party is a life is not a life until it leaves the hospital. That is extreme. [applause] Carly Fiorina i must tell you as i have traveled across this country, over the last several years, i sensed a deep disquiet. It is not political. It is not partisan. People are disquieted because they fear we are losing something. They think we are missing something. They fear we are losing that sense of limitless possibility that has always defined this nation. We always knew if something was worth doing, the nation would do it. Even better if it was hard to do. We would figure out how to do it. We knew our lives were filled with possibilities that came with our godgiven gifts and we trusted that our children and grandchildrens lives would be filled with greater possibilities. Yet, people no longer feel this sense of possibility. And when we lose a sense of limitless possibility that has always defined this nation, we lose the core of who we are. Theres a reason my peop
240,000 per month during the first half of last year to 2880,000 per month during the second half and employment rose 260,000 in january. In addition, longterm unemployment has declined substantially. Fewer workers are reporting that they can find only parttime work when they would prefer fulltime employment and the pace of quits, often regarded as a barbarometer has recovered to its prerecession level. The Labor Force Participation rate is lower than most estimates of its trend and wage growth remains sluggish, suggesting that some weakness persists. In short, considerable progress has been achieved in the recovery of the labor market but room for further improvement remains. At the same time that the labor market situation has improved, domestic spending and production have been increasing at a solid rate. Real Gross Domestic Product estimated to have increased at 3. 75 at the annual rate. G. D. P. Growth is not anticipated to be sustained at that pace, it is expected to be Strong En
Let us pray. Dear chaplain conroy let us pray. Dear lord, we give you thanks for giving us another day. At the beginning of a new workweek, we use this moment to be reminded of your presence and to tap the resources needed by the members of this peoples house to do their work as well as it can be done. May they be led by your spirit in the decisions they make. May they possess your power as they steady themselves amid the pressures of persistent problems. May their faith in you deliver from them wear them down. All this week and through the week may they do their best to find solutions to pressing issues facing our nation. Please, hasten the day when justice and love shall dwell in the hearts of all peoples and rule the affairs of the nations of earth. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rul
Coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , march 2, 2015. I hereby appoint the honorable tom emmer to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leadership for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from hawaii, mr. Takai for five minutes.