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Nation. and chief congressional correspondal mike emmanuel is keeping an eye on all of that. >> reporter: allies of john boehner would like to get past the vote. they would like to celebrate the republican majority and get to work. we'll look live at the house floor where the vote for speaker is underway. they have predicted predicably for john boehner and nancy pelosi is from the democrat. there are three others who are arguing for new leadership. john boehner allies noted he was selected in number. and no one voted for the challengers. and so they are anxious to wrap this up. and first order...

By the way just to through this in, they didn't like the it automobile loan either. what were the numbers go ask chrysler. the deniers are out and about on the climate change on everything, so reps this is your chance to get the project that you love. this is your chance to get that oil, because i think president obama might negotiate on it. i don't want him to. i think that this president might be making a statement to the world that the united states of america recognizes that the science is real its undeniable and we as a country have to lead as a superpower and do something about climate c...

Him transferring prisoners until that facility is closed. so surely that's another thing. he's got other things on the environmental front. >> on that front, will he be willing to veto at least once -- will he veto keystone pipeline? sounds like on friday he was ready to do that. >> yeah, you know, mitch mcconnell's timing is terrible because with the plunging of the price of oil, there's not even an economic rationale for keystone anymore. you talk about obama's legacy. one of the things he did was invest early, ridiculed by the republicans in clean energy. i was with a guy today who is worki...

Priorities for the new congress. >> so you talked about jobs. what's the top thing republicans want to do over the next two years to help create jobs and increase take home pay? >> well, i think energy is at the top of the list. the approval of the keystone project. the repeal of the medical device tax which, again, these are -- this is an american success story when you look at medical device companies, new technologies, and actually improving people's lives. in so many different ways. i think that will be at the top of the list. education policies which we need to make sure we're improving e...

Most people would say they don't want these emissions to spiral out of control. but on the other hand, job creation does not seem to be a priority. >> you can be a good steward of the environment and the economy. you don't have to choose one or the other. we don't have to have a huge complicated scheme. we need to make energy more affordable and cleaner over time. that does not mean a big regulatory impact from the epa? >> how does this play into something like the keystone project. >> keystone has become a poster child. we need a lot of energy. we need pipelines and transmission lines. make i...