Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, everybody be seated. Thank you. Thank you,...

Part of the reason I accepted your invitation to come here was because I wanted to speak with all...

So, yes, I want you to challenge my ideas, and I guarantee you that after reading this I may challenge...

And I think your constituents would want to know that despite the fact it doesn't get a lot of attention,...

It's that same spirit of bipartisanship that made it possible for me to sign a defense contracting...

So we have a track record of working together. It is possible. But, as John, you mentioned, on some...

Well, that's what the Recovery Act was. And let's face it, some of you have been at the ribbon-cuttings...

So you've seen a 12 percent reversal during the course of this year. This turnaround is the biggest...

Now, here's the point. These are serious times, and what's required by all of us -- Democrats and...

So, today, in line with what I stated at the State of the Union, I've proposed a new jobs tax credit...

I've proposed a modest fee on the nation's largest banks and financial institutions to fully recover...

We know that we've got a major fiscal challenge in reining in deficits that have been growing for...

But the idea of a bipartisan fiscal commission to confront the deficits in the long term died in the...

I know how bitter and contentious the issue of health insurance reform has become. And I will eagerly...

This is a big problem, and all of us are called on to solve it. And that's why, from the start, I...

A number of you have suggested creating pools where self-employed and small businesses could buy insurance....

Let me close by saying this. I was not elected by Democrats or Republicans, but by the American people....

So thank you very much. Thank you, John. (Applause.) Now I'd like to open it up for questions.

Mr. President, welcome back to the House Republican Conference.

[Off microphone.] We are pleased to have you return. (Inaudible) a year ago -- House Republicans...

[off microphone] Number two, our pledge to you, Mr. President, was that door is always open. And...

But I had a conversation with little David, Jr. and David, Sr. His family has been struggling with...

Now, last year about the time you met with us, unemployment was 7.5 percent in this country. Your...

Now we know you've come to Baltimore today and you've raised this tax credit, which was last promoted...

Thank you.

Mr. President, will you consider supporting across-the-board tax relief, as President Kennedy did?

Thank you. Mr. President, first off, thanks for agreeing to accept our invitation here. It is a...

It is. This is my daughter Liza, my son Charlie and Sam, and this is my wife Janna.

Say hi, everybody. (Laughter.) I serve as a ranking member of the budget committee, so I'm going...

I'd like to walk you through that, because we have a version we think is constitutional.

I would simply say that automatic stabilizer spending is mandatory spending. The discretionary spending,...

Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia.

Look, I listen all the time, including to your governor, who's somebody who I enjoyed working with...

Thank you, Mr. President. It's truly an honor.

And I appreciate you being here.

I'm one of 22 House freshmen. We didn't create this mess,...

-- I would certainly appreciate it.

Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee.

Actually, I've gotten many of your ideas. I've taken a look at them, even before I was handed this....

You know, I'm having fun. (Laughter.)

This is great. (Applause.)

Mr. President, thank you. I want to stick on the general topic of health care, but ask a very specific...

Mr. President, multiple times, from your administration, there have come statements that Republicans...

Mr. President, can I -- and I understand that we're not interested in debating this bill, but what...

Mr. President, a point of clarification, what's in the Better Solutions book are all the legislative...

-- throughout 2009.

And so, rest assured the summary document you received is backed up by precisely the kind of detailed...

Thank you, Mr. President. Peter Roskam from the great state of Illinois.

Hey, Mr. President.

Well, this won't be one. Mr. President, I heard echoes today of the state senator that I served with...

-- negotiated on. You took on ethics reform. You took on some big things. One of the keys was you...

(Inaudible.) (Laughter.)

Jeb Hensarling, Texas. And that will be it, Mr. President.

Yes, sir.

Jeb, Mr. President.

I'm doing well. Mr. President, a year ago I had an opportunity to speak to you about the national...

And I left that conversation really feeling your sincere commitment to ensuring that our children,...

That's the question. You are soon to submit a new budget, Mr. President. Will that new budget, like...

No.

People 55 and above --

We drew it as a blend of inflation and health inflation, the point of our plan is -- because Medicare,...

Take one more?