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North Carolina representative and former NC State student Patrick McHenry has assumed the role of Speaker pro tempore following the Oct. 3 ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Left and the right. it is a good conversation and tonight you put so much out there tonight for me to dance on, i just dont know where to begin. i do have a favor of my new best friend. >> okay. >> would you please say snoop doggy again? >> let me get it right. snoop doggy poop dog. >> snoop poop dogg. alan, you got to love the guy. he puts it out there, its real, its alan. >> okay. what does it say about the president choosing him to be national co-chairman of a commission thats going to propos...

Is a serious, serious player. he is a guy whos been around the budgets, who has had to deal with these issues and like his democratic counter part brings a lot of weight to the debate and the discussion, and really kind of moves the agenda forward on something that i think everybody in this country is looking to move forward on, and thats bipartisan ship, or more importantly, consensus on whats the best thing to do. alan simpson is the guy to help us do that. >> i think enema man, snoopy snoop c...

My friends, my friends on the left and the right. it is a good conversation and tonight you put so much out there tonight for me to dance on, i just dont know where to begin. i do have a favor of my new best friend. >> okay. >> would you please say snoop doggy again? >> let me get it right. snoop doggy poop dog. >> snoop poop dogg. alan, you got to love the guy. he puts it out there, its real, its alan. >> okay. what does it say about the president choosing him to be national co-chairman of a co...