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today's event is by far the largest. i think that we have a great day ahead of us. i think that guiding us through the day will be a guide to the new congress, which some may argue is the real reason why we are here, to grab a copy of that. it is the first complete look at the freshman class of the new congress available anywhere. it is an awesome endeavor that cq put together. i realize i did not introduce myself. i am mike mills. i am editorial director of cq role call. we put this out in unbelievable breakneck speed. how they do it is that the races that are too close to call, we ...

[applause] that is how you'll come to understand the challenges of the people face. this is not just an academic exercise. it is a way to broaden your concern and learn to see yourselves and each other. which brings me to my final piece of advice for today. that is to give back. to be part of something bigger than yourself. hitch your wagon to something that is bigger than yourself. i know that so many of you have served your community through your efforts and i commend you for that. [applause] i also know that many of you are the first in your family to go to college. right about no...

outside of d.c., where he will host a health care town hall meeting. "the wall street journal" says the president will reopen oil drilling, shallow waters but with new safety requirements in place. the continuation of a very busy week here in the nation's capital on june 8. as we continue to follow the money here in washington, we find this story. off-lead in "the washington post." we will cover the peter orszag speech on all of this on tape today. we will show it to you a bit later. we want to get your thoughts on this latest proposal by the white house to cut 5% of the budget acros...

progressive movement back him because he has been good with us over the year. how did that work out? i don't think any to tell you guys. [laughter] in illinois, another congressman represents the chicago area district, we tried to primary him because he was terrible on the issues. but labor back into the hill and we don't have the ability to single-handedly go against a heavily labor-backed candidate. it turns out he was the only democrat in a blister to vote against the health care law. so time and time again, we have beenhooting ourselves in the feet. things startere getting better...