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this congress really needs to get to work, really needs to change some things or this country would be in some real trouble. do you expect that, you know, that is actually going to get done? >> well, some things will get done. some things will get voted on and ultimately not done. one thing that think will get done is, there will be some fairly significant reductions in the level of spending and that there will be not very much growth, if any in spending, although in some categories it might go up. but i think you will see a very different atmosphere in spending that is clear enough, because the house of representatives simply won't go along with any increases in spending and will insist on reductions. i think all the politicians in washington got the news from the electorate, including the president, people think the spending is out of hand. that will happen. a repeal of obamacare which will be acted on by the house next week and in all likelihood will pass the house will not happen because it either won't get through the senate or by
show. thank you very much. jenna: a great two years and we thank you so much for letting us share those with you today. brett a special day as it is. special report tonight 6:00pm eastern time. brett is going to talk to eric cantor, you certainly don't want to miss it. it's a very big interview. jon: in just about the hour we will hear from the 61st speaker of the house, ohio republican john boehner. he is expected to set the stage for the spending battle that is going to play out this year. take a look at a preview of what speaker designate john boehner will say to the new session of the house. our spending has caught up with us he'll say and our debt will soon eclipse the size of our entire economy. hard work, tough decisions to be required of the 112th congress, no longer can we fall short, no longer can we kick the can down the road. interesting facts about this incoming speaker of the house. he is one of eleven children.
kirk was sworn in a month ago, that gives him a bit of seniority over his colleagues, senator mark kirk of illinois joins us now. as this new senate and house convene today, what is job one from your standpoint, senator? >> cutting spending. i think the number one vote of this congress will be on the debt limit extension bill. it gives us the chance as economic conservatives to put an antispending reform that will reassure economists and remove this danger of trillion dollars deficits in our future. jon: what about the health care bill? some republicans have said that undoing the health care bill is pretty important, there's to be a vote on it next week, right? >> yeah, i would predict that the house defeat health care by a near veto-proof majority, but in the senate, we're still controlled by a democratic majority under harry reid, so it faces difficult if not daunting prospects here. my hope is to put forward other reforms like lawsuit reforms, to lower health care costs, and defending your right to buy health
tennent said he would quit his job if he was given clemency. you can understand the maneuvering here is going to be a big deal. jenna: lee lan vitter in jerusalem, thank you. jon: breaking news, white house press secretary robert gibbs announcing he will step down as republicans take control of the house. now the question is, who takes his place? also, much more on the brand-new congress and the power shift in washington ahead. america is asking, and harris is all over the live chat, which is rolling today. >> reporter: i'm also on twit err. the avatar for robert gibbs just popped up a little while ago. he has been on twitter all morning long, not talking about what he's going to be doing next. when you're online on a live chat our just all over the place and people are talking about a lot of topics. right now on foxnews.com go and find america's asking, it's right underneath the picture of robert gibbs lifting up his
tremendous transition as we speak. robert gibbs announcing he'll be leaving as press secretary after the state of the union address. eight senior white house positions up for grabs. that may signal a new willingness to cooperate. and one more example, the president's own words aboard air force one as he returned from hawaii earlier in the week he said referring to the republicans, they are going to play to their base for a certain period of time. i'm pretty confident that they are going to recognize that our job is to govern and make sure that we are delivering jobs for the american people and that we are creating a competitive economy for the 21st century. jon, these are all good signs at the get go. jon: those are the good signs, what about the bad signs maybe that the two sides are not going to be willing to work together? >> reporter: well, there are many bad signs as well. shannon bream referred to some of them right there. republicans' desire to repeal what they refer to as obamacare. that's what brought many republicans to congress.
little like i said over two hours ago, this sign wasn't up, it just went up, and less than an hour from now the whole swearing in process for the new house, the new congress, takes place and of course when that starts to happen we'll take you there. john boehner, a new sign above his office. well, he had his first heart attack when he was only 37 years old, and dick cheney has suffered from heart problems ever since and now new concerns about the former vice president's health. we'll go in depth just ahead.
with the tea party and what is really next. mark has this question, larry, and maybe giving us some context of what we've seen in past congress. mark wants to know, what is the first thing the 112th congress will tackle to control government spending? larry, what do you think? >> well, there will be some preliminary moves obviously and some symbolic votes like repealing health care which obviously isn't going to go further than the house. but i think the real critical moment comes in march or april when the debt limit comes up before congress. and either it is raised or it isn't. if it is raised, i think it is obvious that the tea party members on the republican house side and maybe many others will join forces to try to attach a number of conditions about spending and, to bring down the deficit. so i think that's the critical moment that we're all waiting for. and it should happen in march or april i believe. jenna: one of the votes we're going to be looking ahead to, one as you
house. this is very important vote for speaker of the house is takes place. jeb hensarling of texas, nominated john boehner to a rousing round of applause. then house democratic caucus chairman john marsden of connecticut nominated pelosi to a round of applause. she appears to be there with one much her grandchildren. the votes take place alphabetically for the speaker. you see it start it now. do you want to listen in, guys? unfortunately we don't have any audio. it will take place over the next hour. it will take an hour for everyone to cast their votes as we mentioned before. it is widely expected john boehner will be speaker of the house. it will be interesting as they each go up you will hear who they vote for and some democrats are expected not to vote for nancy pelosi as more of a symbolic gesture. jon: crowded in the house todays awe can see. you were talking about it earlier about how, members are allowed to bring in family members and so forth. young children are there.
debate and a real economic one. i think the reality of this country potentially not making good on paying its debt is going to be a problem. but the republicans say they hope to avoid that problem by aggressively cutting that spending right away. the proof will be in the pudding, and they've got to start cooking fast. jenna: the white house has come out and said, hey if you guys stop spending you're going to really set back to economy, you're going to lead to less job growth at a time when we really need it. that's what the budget director recently said. when you've been talking to ron paul and rand paul they had that tea party element, this idea about cutting spending. how much do you think policy is going to dictate job growth or where the economy is headed at this point? >> reporter: you mentioned what the administration said. he they do have a little bit of wind at their back. the late owes jobs report you indicated that is showing a sudden spurt in jobs and improvement, something that might be in evidence on friday when we get the full national jobs report out. that might be a reason for them
>> reporter: i think we will have him to kick around some more but not at the white house, john. good day to you where senior administration officials have confirmed that mr. gibbs will be relinquishing the podium some time in early february after president obama delivers his second state of the union address. the southerner, two months shy of his 40th birthday has been a close adviser to barack obama since the latter days in the illinois state senate. he will serve the president as an outside adviser and a surrogate speaker on his behalf in that capacity gibbs will increase his annual earnings and remain a more or less constant presence on cable tv news. this as president obama weighs a larger reshuffling of his white house team. in the wake of the departure of rahm emanuel to run for the mayor of chicago pete pauss has been serving in an interim capacity. he may soon be succeeded by