start. we look forward to having the president on his word where we can move legislation, where we can create new jobs in america. >> do you think kevin brought his charts? >> i think kevin mccarthy brought his charts and i think everybody else brought their best behavior because jon meacham, i have not heard republicans and democrats sound so cooperative together, well, since 2001. it's been a while. >> i was struck by your common ground, you heard agreement, work together, move forward. i don't know what the president served at lunch but they should keep serving it. >> i'll have what he's having. >> exactly. mr. chairman issa, i have a quick question. were you surprised by this tone? did anything specific happen yesterday that hasn't been in the works for the last couple of weeks? >> i think the president begins laying out a real attempt to make cuts on a bipartisan basis and we/vd sort of settled, i hope, past that, each side testing how strong we can look.