WASHINGTON (AP) - taken control of the House, Republicans are suddenly directly in combat policy with President Barack Obama on health care and changes in Washington, they say voters required during midterm elections.
"This is new energy," incoming House Chairman John Boehner told reporters on the eve of his oath.
Oaths Wednesday completes two years of democratic rule in the capital and introduce a Government divided in the run-up to the elections of the Congress and 2012 presidential. With campaigns, but shortly later, President of Barack Obama and Republican Congress are defined on beat you on the size of the Government and the taxpayer dollars spent.
Fresh vacation Hawaii, Obama said to journalists to force air Tuesday provides Republicans at the outset to "play to their base."
"But I am quite confident that they will recognize that our work is to govern and to ensure that we are delivering jobs for the American people," he added. "My hope is that John Boehner and (the Senate GOP leader) Mitch McConnell will realize that it will be much time to campaign for 2012 2012."
For the moment, both parties will support their case election year in the arena of the Congress.
It begins on Wednesday when California Democrat Nancy Pelosi hands Maillet speaker to Boehner, the affable Ohioan with blue-collar roots, and the new Congress is sworn into Office. Republicans have promised to run home with an eye toward registration and reduce costs, and in a manner more open to scrutiny and public debate.
Yet, the majority of incoming GOP prepared to break its own rules again next week when they vote, without hearing or a chance to make changes, cancel the signing of the Obama health law.
"It's not as if we were not pleaded for more than one year", said Boehner.
"We have just to repeal," said incoming House Eric Cantor, R-va majority leader.
Throughout the Capitol, the Senate opens for business with the majority of the low 60 votes two years ago Democrats-53 - makes it more difficult to enact laws Obama seeks. But it provides more than enough influence projects block passage way want Republicans Chamber repeal of health care.
The shrivelled democratic ranks give Republicans leverage to negotiate a reduction in expenditure on items such as a measure of food security 1.4 billion Obama signed Tuesday.
Wednesday is back home, where the new images group "cut and push the majority" envisages borders on spending and Government regulations to boost the economy, said Cantor.
Spending first cut of vote are set for Thursday, a reduction of 5% of the amount foreseen for legislators and committees offices and staff management. Aid to estimate savings to 35 million for the nine months.
Republicans have promised to vote at least once a week on the Bills that reduces expenses. And Cantor disputed Obama to include significant expenditure cuts in his State of the discourse on 25 January.
But Republicans recognize that they must longer against each proposal Obama, as they did two years of democratic rule. That can mean compromise, anathema GOP hardliners, setting up the possibility of conflict in the party.
Efforts to repeal the review health care appear to be exempted from some of the reforms and the priorities of the new majority.
One of the first votes on Wednesday will be the adoption of a series of changes of Republican rules designed to increase transparency in Congress. Despite this, the new majority intends to repeal of health without hearings or Democrats a chance to change next week.
Republicans have also decided to ignore the estimates of the Congressional Budget Office that the Bill as passed to the original would be reduced spending 143 billion in the next decade.
"Everyone knows... this Bill has the potential bankruptcy the Federal Government and States," said Cantor. He does not cite any estimation and refused to recognize that repeal would increase both deficits that Republicans have promised to reduce the red ink.
Cantor said that Democrats would be allowed to apply changes when the Republicans prepare an alternative health care bill. No timetable has been set.
The Senate moves more slowly than the House of Commons.
A group of Democrats, led by Senator Tom Udall's New Mexico should propose Wednesday changes make it tougher for the minority legislation delayed by obstruction. It is essential to know now that the Democrats are seven Senators 60 required to break these blockages.
"Proposed the shamelessness of this action is that Democrats are proposing to use the same tactics that in the past almost every democratic leader denounced, including Obama President and vice President Biden,'" Senator Lamar Alexander, R - Tenn., said in a speech Tuesday.""
No resolution is expected for weeks.
Filibuster rules were changed last more than a quarter of century ago, when the number of votes needed to put an end to stall tactic was reduced to 60. A majority of two-thirds were previously necessary.
Almost lost power, head of the democratic House in minority after four years of control.
Outgoing President Pelosi, the next minority leader declined to consider its historical four-year mandate as the first woman to preside over the Assembly.
"In fact, I do really look back." "I look forward," she says.
Associated press writer Charles Babbington contributed to this report.
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