mr. hoyer: i thank you, the leader. i said i wanted to mention the other bills because we understand, a, you'd like to talk about health care without focusing on anything else. i get that. we have a disagreement. we'll see whether the american people believe making sure that affordable, quality health care is available to all americans is something they're for or whether they're against. we'll see on that. that issue was joined in the last election. that last election didn't have much effect in this body in terms of the issues that were contended in that election. but let me ask you about h.r. 2132, which is supplying knowledge-based immigrants and lifting levels of stem visas act. as the gentleman knows, a lot of people very interested in this issue. this would eliminate the diversity visa program, transfer 50,000 green cards available in that program to a employers ogram that can use to hire foreign workers with advanced stem degrees, masters degrees, h.t.d.'s,est etc., from universities. it was -- ph.d.'s, etc., from

mr. hoyer: thank you. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour, and noon for legislative business. on thursday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. on friday, no votes are expected. madam speaker, the house will consider a few suspensions next week a. complete list of which will be announced by close of business today. in addition, the house will consider three bills to increase domestic energy production, create american middle class jobs, and lower the cost of energy for our families. these bills are h.r. 2728, the protecting states rights to promote american energy security act sponsored by representative bill flores. h.r. 1965, the fellow lands jobs and energy security act authored by representative doug lamborn. and h.r. 1900, the natural gas p

mr. capuano: thank you, mr. hoyer. mr. speaker, i would like to yield as much time as he may consume to the dean of the massachusetts delegation, mr. neal. mr. neal: i thank mr. capuano and i thank mike capuano for organizing this event. barry sullivan is a reminder of the men and women who serve this institution to make sure it runs as efficiently as it possibly can. we depend here on accurate data and information and to call barry sullivan any time of the day or night, you could get the best information that was available at that moment. beyond that, an individual of great humor, the ability to laugh at himself, the ability to chuckle with all of us. i recall with some humor, he was in a great state of did youres nd that was he had delivered chairmanerry muffin to moakley. i saw barry. he said, if i get anything else accomplished, i will get a second blueberry muffin. day in and day out, these individuals make us look good. they oversee a complex process in that cloakroom of trying to adhere to the rules of the house and

mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i have in my hand a letter, this is not a letter from democrats,s that letter from 13 republicans, leaders, chairs, of subcommittees of the appropriation committee that say to the budget conference committee, bring a solution to the floor before the thanksgiving break and no later than december 2. and yet, ladies and gentlemen -- and yet, ladies and gentlemen of this house, mr. speaker, and yes, mr. speaker, all of us speak to the american people who ought to be asking we waste , why do time when so much important work remains to be done. defeat the previous question. allow us to offer a resolution which will say to the american people, we will continue to work until we get your work done. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the s

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this bill. which will undermine the providing of health care at affordable prices for millions and millions and millions of americans. we said to those americans that, prior to the adoption of this act, if they had a policy they could keep it. that was accurate. now, it didn't say that the insurance companies would have to continue to offer it, which as i understand it, that side of the aisle wouldn't be for in any event. but the fact of the matter is, that statement was correct. now, subsequent to that, there were policies offered and insurance companies knew and policy holders should have known, because it was in the law , that they would be subject to minimum requirements. why? because as the heritage foundation said when it originally came up with this idea, everybody ought to take personal responsibility. i've heard a lot of talk on your side of the aisle, mr. speaker, about personal responsibility. i believe in that. the upton bill, as everybody knows, will skew the risk pool and encourage

mr. hoyer clearly pointed out that time is wasting. the clock is ticking. time is wasting and this is the republican agenda for 2014. do you think that's funny, an agenda that has nothing and a timetable that is never? does that work for you? it doesn't work for the american people. we need to have a budget as soon as we possibly can. we don't have to drift into next year. we need a budget as soon as we can so that we can create jobs, growth economy and reduce the deficit. as we reduce the deficit we can fill that page with initiatives that do just that. our colleagues were. >> more fully about that but mr. van hollen represents us so well is the ranking member on the budget committee and on the conference from the house democrat side and what what our approaches and you've heard it over and over again is to create jobs by building infrastructure in the long-term by investing in early childhood education, by making sure 1 million people will be cut off by the end of this year and to get rid of the sequestration. mr. becerra will be talking about immigration

mr. hoyer: more energy independent than we've been in decades. as a matter of fact, when i talk about the make it in america agenda, making manufacturing jobs and making things here in this country, one of our assets is we are the abundant energy supply in the world today. there are more oil rigs in america today than the rest of the world combined. and yet we're talking about energy security. we have it. do we need to enhance it? of course. just days ago, the energy information administration announced that we produced more crude oil last month, madam speaker, than we imported for the first time in almost 20 years. under president obama, oil production is up. we now have more rigs operating, as i said, than the rest of the world combined. domestic natural gas extraction has also grown to an all-time record. energy companies already hold more than 20 million acres of public land onshore on which they have yet to produce oil or gas. leased public lands onshore. the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt, was speaking of that. ese bills distract and d

mr. hoyer very clearly pointed out that time is a wasting. and this is ticking the republican agenda for 2014. do you think that's funny? an agenda that is nothing? a timetable that is never? does that work for you? it does not work for the american people. we need a budget as soon as possible. we need a budget as soon as we can so that we can create jobs, grow the economy, and reduce the deficit. the deficit, we can fill that page with initiatives to do just that. our colleagues will speak more fully about that. mr. van hollen represents us so well as the ranking member on the budget committee and on the conference from the house democrat side. you have heard our approach over and over again and he will reiterated -- to create jobs by building infrastructure and in the long term by investing in early childhood education by making sure we have new eyes and what we are doing right now because people will be cut off by the end of this year. sequestration. we talk about immigration. i proudly wear the pin of the fasters in the mall who are sayin

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, we have , days left in this session this year's session, according to the schedule. we're supposed to adjourn on december 13. somewhat ironically, friday the 13th, and yet, mr. speaker, we see time is running out and we're not addressing the critical issue and the critical responsibility of funding the government, of applying resources to our priorities. time is running out, mr. speaker, for budget conferees to send us legislation so we can avoid another government shutdown in january. a budget conference agreement will require compromise from both sides, a step that budget chairman paul ryan and many of his colleagues seem unprepared to take. mr. speaker, it has been my premise that the reason we did not go to conference for the last seven mondays months, notwithstanding the fact that the senate passed a budget and the house passed a budget, is that chairman ryan knows there's no compromise that he could reach, that he could bring back and have the support of his colleagues

but i agree with mr. hoyer. what the president said in regard to the affordable care act is absolutely so. there is nothing in the herbal -- affordable care act that said, that your insurance company should cancel you. that is not with the affordable care act is about. it simply did not happen. did i ever tell my constituents if they like their plan, they could keep it? i would have if i'd ever met anybody who like his or her plan. that was not my experience. that was not my experience and it was not my experience, as a mother of five who occasionally has a bad back and the rest of that. i was considered a risk even though i had some resources. the insurance company did not see it that way. i did not run into many people whose said i love my insurance policy. if it is that they do because it is such a low premium and high deductible predicated on no incidence of accident, illness, diagnosis, or anything within their own family -- you know that something is down the road for them. the fact of insurance is to spre

. >> i agree with mr. hoyer. what the president said in regard to the affordable care act is absolutely so. >> i was absolutely accurate and said nothing in the bill will take this away from you. that's accurate. >> wow. okay. dana laesh is a conservative radio host and josh barrow is from business insider. welcome. this may be my favorite sampling from the day. if we can get this sound bite of nancy pelosi and president obama both speaking about whether the president's promise was accurate or not, watch this. >> as far as the affordable care act is concerned, what the president said was completely accurate. >> there is no doubt that the way i put that forward unequivocally ended up not being accurate. >> it's embarrassing really. is it not embarrassing, dana? hello. it's reality knocking. it's already been admitted, ms. pelosi, by the president. >> i have never heard anybody take so many words to use to say that i lied. you can cut it all out and say, i lied instead of having to say this other stuff. >> she can'

hoyer, what the president says in regard to the affordable so. act is absolutely there is nothing in the affordable care act that said your insurance company should cancel you. that is not ha the affordable care act is about. it simply didn't happen. constituents if they liked their plan they could keep it? metuld have if i ever anybody who liked his or her plan but that was not my experience. was my my experience and it was not my experience as a occasionally has a bad back and the rest of that. i was considered a poor risk some resourcesad and thought i was quite strong five children. but the insurance company didn't see it that way. peoplet run into many who say i love my health insurance policy. and if it is that they do because it is such a low premium and high deductible, predicated no incidence of accident, illness, diagnosis or anything family, you own know that something is down the road for them. and the fact of insurance is to spread the risk for those families as well. so as far as the affordable care concerned what the president said

i agree with mr. hoyer. what the president said about the affordable care act is absolutely so. there is nothing that said your insurance company should cancel you. that is not what the affordable care act is about. constituentsll my that if they like their plan iey could keep it that go would have if i had ever met anybody who like their plan. that was not my experience and it was not my experience as a mother of five who occasionally has a bad back. i was considered a poor risk even though i had i wasesources and thought white strong from having five children. but the insurance company did not see it that way. peopleot run into many who said i love my health insurance policy. host: here is how the resident's announcement is playing across the country. herald, firsti aid for obama care. the denver post, reversal on canceled health care plans draws fire. here is the boston globe. obama yields on the low -- on below par insurance. the detroit free press. health care chaos. in brooklyn, a republican. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you this morning? i wanted to let out

he majority whip, steny hoyer. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for -- from connecticut. special on for the order but the speech he gave as we led into this special order about that wrenching day in november, the 22nd of november 1963. where he was, the memory he had. and i thank the leader who has recalled so well what john kennedy meant to our generation. of view every generation to icans has had a figure whom they looked for guidance, for inspiration. owever, few generations have such a compelling figure as john fitzgerald kennedy was to my generation. john kennedy was the first president for whom i voted. i turned 21 in 1960. and i had the opportunity to vote for him in november. it was a controversial vote for some who thought that a young catholic, or frankly an old catholic should not be president of the united states. for after all they would have to answer to the pope. john kennedy made it clear that he would answer to the american eople and to his conscience. and that is what he did. mr. speaker, all of us have memories and i will refer to at least two. i was a

whether your statement was inaccurate or as mr. hoyer said yesterday, not precise enough, it does strike me that millions of individuals who by listening to speeches like yours voted believing one thing now find themselves without coverage and are now scrambling to find coverage in a marketplace that offers more expensive plans with fewer options. in response to my constituents' calls for herngslp, i created a portal on my website, no patches forris or fixes needed. it allows them to tell me about their personal experiences. my office received dozens of complaints regarding increases in their monthly premiums. i received one such notice from a mother in her early 50s who just received a notice that not only will her insurance premiums double but she will also have to switch insurance to insurers to keep her doctors due to the fact of at fo of the affordable care act. i can tell you just in my district many more are experiencing this situation. madam secretary, this is akin to telling seniors that in a few weeks they're medicare cov

whether your statement was inaccurate or as mr. hoyer said yesterday, not precise enough, it does strike me that millions of individuals who by listening to speeches like yours voted believing one thing now find themselves without coverage and are now scrambling to find coverage in a marketplace that offers more expensive plans with fewer options. in response to my constituents' calls for herngslp, i created a portal on my website, no patches forris or fixes needed. it allows them to tell me about their personal experiences. my office received dozens of complaints regarding increases in their monthly premiums. i received one such notice from a mother in her early 50s who just received a notice that not only will her insurance premiums double but she will also have to switch insurance to insurers to keep her doctors due to the fact of at fo of the affordable care act. i can tell you just in my district many more are experiencing this situation. madam secretary, this is akin to telling seniors that in a few weeks they're medicare cov

i hope mr. ryan's leadership will result in that >> at about the aim time congressman hoyer was speaking on the house floor, house republican leaders with reporters in the capitol. they said the senate should vote on a house-passed bill that would allow insurance companies to continue selling health plans that don't meet the environments of the aaffordable care act. >> good morning, everyone. you know, it's not just americans who are getting their cancellation notices that are upset. it's everything that follows. what we're seeing here is a pattern of broken promises if the administration. number one, if you like your health care plan you can keep it. most americans are finding out that is not true. secondly what the president said, we pass obamacare, premiums are going to go doufpble i think what many people are sigh seing is the premiums are going through the roof. listen, it's just one more reason why this health care law needs to be scrapped. now. >> good morning. you know, the american peop