Mike Pence: “Welcome to the 112th Congress. While there was much pomp and ceremony this week in welcoming all of the new Members to…”

“Welcome to the 112th Congress. While there was much pomp and ceremony this week in welcoming all of the new Members to the House of Representatives, this week belonged to the American people. The American people sent a deafening message on November 2. It was that they wanted to see this national government end this era of borrowing and spending and of bailouts and takeovers and turn our national government back in the direction of fiscal responsibility and limited government. Madam Speaker, I rise this morning to say in this first week of this new Congress, if House Republicans got the message, we will keep our promises to the American people and more. If House Republicans got the message, we won't just extend tax rates for a couple of years; we will extend them permanently. If House Republicans got the message, we won't just find $100 billion in cuts; we will find more than $100 billion in cuts, and we will bring about the kind of long-term reform to change the size and scope of government. If House Republicans got the message, we won't just vote once to repeal ObamaCare; we will vote to repeal ObamaCare again and again until we consign their government takeover of health care to the ash heap of history--where it belongs. So welcome to the 112th Congress. The American people, this is your week.”