chairman, overall, chairman bartlet has developed an excellent proposal for the members to consider. >> before entertaining amendments, is there any discussion on the sub committee's report? gentleman from ohio, mr. turner is recognized for five minutes. >> i want to thank chairman bartlett for his commitment to the industrial base and for his work with the heavy brigade combat team production lines. the issues of being concern with those lines going cold this will close down production facilities for a period of three to four years. we would lose the intellectual capitol of the people who worked there. and the production capability techniques to take us to the next generation t chairman is protecting that. it will happen to their long term capabilities if the administration's position was allowed to stand. thank you. >> any other discussion? are there any amendments to the sub committee's report? mr. chairman, i have an amendmen amendment. >> without objection the reading will be dispensed with. >> i just think we're running down the path with this thing. the chair recognizes the ge

it's a sprawling hillsboro mansion owned by kbrinl yair investor charles bartlet johnson and his wife, heirs to the templeton-franklin fortune. mark, quite a spread, raising eye brows. >> yes. we were expecting protestors. we're told they're going to be here about 5:30 but that is them down there mixed with people who have come to see mitt romney this, is the chateau. back lit but impressive. and there is impressive, you should see the guest list. condoleezza rice expected to endorse mitt romney here tonight. ronald reagan's secretary of state is on the guest list. meg whitman one time-republican candidate for governor, now, the head of hewlett-packard is a campaign co-chair as is pete wilson. >> the house where event is being thrown by itself was built in 1913. there are 95 rooms, and largest enclosed atrium in the united states. there was a documentary on the house this, is a bit of the production. >> some people say there is a curse on this house. it's said there has been murder in this house. outrageous claims about the building. >> there was a murder in the house in 1986. a secur

. >> reporter: maryland representative roscoe bartlet is among the lowest levels when he speaks. so what. the historic i have a dream speech, the gettysburg address. >> 11.2 grade level. >> reporter: president obama's state of the union address. >> about an eighth grade level. historically they've been about a tenth grade level. >> reporter: but he's known as a great orator. >> he may also be an effective communicator. >> reporter: liberals and conservatives. >> it's the most conservative republicans who speak at the lowest level. if it continues will we be at a kindergarten level? >> if it continues but he don't expect it will continue to that help. >> reporter: remember, because there are fewer sesquipedalians on the hill doesn't mean there's any less perspicacious insight because there's now with words as with federal spending a more parse moneyous approach doesn't mean there's less excogitation. it was seem that the soaring oratory is more anomalist cri perhaps making it easier to do business. the shorter the words, the lower the greats score. remember, you're watching televi

. >> reporter: from the washington area, maryland representative ross company bart -- rosco bartlet is one of the lowest levels. but so what? the historic i have a dream speech? >> is about a ninth grade level. >> reporter: the gettysburg address? >> 11.2 grade level. >> reporter: president obama's state of the union address. >> coming in at about an eighth grade level. historically it has been about a tenth grade level. >> reporter: but he's a great or tore. >> he -- orator. >> he may be an effective speaker. the most conservative republicans speak at the lowest grade level. the most liberal speak at the lowest grade level compared to the more moderate democrats. >> reporter: the downward trend has been consistent for the last six years. if this trend continues, are we going to be at a kindergarten level in 30 years? >> if it continues we will be at a kindergarten level in 30 years but i don't expect it will continue to that level. >> reporter: one could always hope but remember, because there are fewer -- certain certain -- doesn't -- there are now with words as with federal spending

bartlet pointed out the more immediate threat and threat for days to come, this missile defense system is not at all appropriate for short-range missiles that might be fired off the coast in any manner or way, in a container night arrive at one of our ports. that's where the big risk is to be found. the national academy of science did look into this missile defense system and it clearly stated it is not ready. it doesn't work well and only in the last two attempts have failed. so, we really need to spend our money here if we are going to spend it at all, to spend it on making sure this thing works rather than putting a bunch of missiles in the ground that really cannot hit an incoming icbm warhead. we ought to be very cognizant that to insert into this debate about this, the presidential campaign is not worthy of our time. and to suggest that the president has some secret deal going, is really a nice campaign -- talking point, but has nothing to do with the issue that is before us. the issue before us is whether we ought to spend $5 billion in the next three years putting in place s a

but it's a setting fit for, well, fit for charles bartlet johnson and his wife, ann johnson.she's a billionaire heir to the templeton-franklin fortune. they're co-hosting the event. and among those expected to attend, former secretary of state george shults, and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. and a list of big wigs from silicon valley. chair of the g.o.p. in san francisco says mitt romney will have no trouble raising the necessary cash, but she would have picked someplace else to hold the fund-raiser. >> it's a question of would i have picked that venue? probably not. >> because? >> there is that marie antoinette association with the word chateau. >> well, let them eat cake is probably what they're going to be doing tonight. we heard there may be protestors showing up. they're expected to arrive around 5:30, we'll have more on that coming up tonight at 6:00. reporting from hillsborough, mark matthews abc 7 news. >> thank you, mark. the romney campaign saying oops today after an embarrassing typo. the campaign released a new iphone app called we'll admit, allowing

. >> reporter: from the washington area, maryland representative rosco bartlet is among the 20 lowestevels when he speaks. but so what. the historic i have a dream speech? >> about a ninth grade level. >> reporter: the gettysburg address. >> at a 11.2 grade level. >> reporter: president obama's state of the union address. >> about eighth grade level. historically they have been about a tenth grade level. >> reporter: he's known as a great orator. >> he may also be an effective communicator. he may speak simply. >> reporter: liberals and conservatives? >>it's the most conservative republicans who speak at the lowest grade level, itself most liberal freshman and sophomore democrats speak at the lowest grade levels compared to the more moderate democrats. >> reporter: the downward trend has been consistent for the last six years. if this trend continues are we going to be at a kindergarten level in 30 years? >> if it continues we will be at a kindergarten level in 30 years but i don't expect that it will continue to that level. >> reporter: well, one could always hope. remember, because