We'll put that on the floor, and every Member of this House, all 435 Members, will have the opportunity to say to the American people, Yes, on December 12, we're going to tell you that on January 1 your taxes will not go up. Give us that…

I would be glad to yield to my friend, the majority leader, for his favorite 10 or 15 or 20 minutes of the week to inquire of the schedule for the week to come.

I thank the gentleman. Obviously, we are coming here to meet and we're focused on the fiscal cliff, but there are other things that we could be, hopefully, resolving in the time that we have available to us between now and the end of the…

The gentleman has indicated there is other business that needs to be done. Let me briefly address those. The farm bill, obviously, continues to be not resolved, not addressed. The Senate passed a bill, as the gentleman so well knows…

Well, we have a fundamental disagreement because the gentleman continues to want to focus on spending. I think that's right that we focus on spending. But again, debt is not caused by spending; it is caused by buying things that you don't…

I thank the gentleman. I want to say two things. First of all, I want to clarify, and I think I did clarify, that $800 billion clearly is in your proposal. When I said the President agrees with that $800 billion, he agrees to getting to at…

I thank the gentleman for his observation. He and I do share the view that we need to address both the revenue side and spending side of our budget. My view is, and I've said this on a regular basis, what we really have is not necessarily…

Thank you for that information. I also want to congratulate the gentleman for providing for the week of the 17th. I know none of us want to do that, but I appreciate the majority's focus on the business that has not been done. I also…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I thank him for the early notice on next Friday. First, Mr. Leader, if I could, we have the ending as next Thursday. I want to clarify for Members so that they know: we will not be in session next…

I am pleased to yield to my friend, the former majority leader--I guess he still is the majority leader--the newly elected majority leader for the next Congress and congratulate him on his election.

I thank the gentleman for that response; and I am hopeful that we can, in fact, proceed on that for the farmers of America. Obviously if we don't pass something by December 31, on January 1 prices for the Federal Government will go up very…

Let me move on, if I can, because there are a couple of other issues. I know the gentleman indicated that you didn't include one. I think you did include the farm bill. Could you tell me what you think of the status of the farm bill…