mr. baldwin lives in new york city, has one daughter, and is recently engaged. mr. baldwin can now add national press club luncheon speaker to that weighty list of accomplishments. mr. baldwin is also a well-known political activist. perhaps that comes from spending some of his college years right here at george washington university. mr. baldwin has been mentioned as a candidate for public office. this might be the right place to make that announcement. mr. baldwin? [ applause ] >> how are you? thank you very much to theresa werner and to everyone from the national press club and to all of you for having me here as your guest. and also to thank bob lynch and nina oslew and everyone on the staff of americans for the arts because i am here once again as their guest for the arts advocacy day work that's being done on capitol hill. and tonight is the lecture, the nancy hanks lecture. and the dinner to follow. i started coming -- before we get to that, actually, let's talk about american airlines and words with friends. because i know that's precisely what you want to ta

mr. baldwin.plause] >> thank you very much and to everyone at the national press club and to all of you for having me here as your desk -- as your guest. i am here, once again, as their guest for the arts advocacy day work that is being done on capitol hill. tonight is the lecture. and the dinner to follow. before we get to that, actually, let's talk about words with friends. i know that is precisely what you want to talk about. it is not lost on me that while i was being admonish for using my phone while we were parked at the gate, i think some dear friend of mine, some colleague of yours from fox news, went deeply and boundless the admiring, mentioned i was using my phone while we were on the runway about to take off and had to taxi back, which is not true. while i was at the plan and we're part of the day, i was using my phone and then i was asked to leave the plane. i just wanted to say that it was an amazing moment because it seemed like a scene from a really smart movie, like michael mann mo

mr. baldwin?ou very much to teresa warner and everyone at the national press club, and thank you for having me as your guest. >> thank you for having me or -- as your guest. i started -- before we get that, let's talk about american airlines and why we are friends. i know that is precisely what you want to talk about. [laughter] >> it is not lost on me that while i was being admonished for using my phone while we were parked at the gate, some dear friend of mine, some colleague of yours from fox news, i am deeply, deeply, admiringly -- we were actually about ready to take off when i was sending a text. which is not true. while we were in the plane i was using my phone, and then i was asked to leave the plane. i want to tell you that it was this amazing moment, because it seemed like a scene from really smart -- a michael mann movie. where you expect really smart writing and great acting. not like some crazy hyped up tv show. it was a wonderful moment where i had registered a very loud complaint wi

mr. baldwin? >> i don't.n his hometown he's basically working for the police chief because the taxes are so ridiculously high. i'm in favor of cutting lavish pensions. i just don't think you should turn it into a vicious battle that's going to make the public turn against the crusaders for cost cutting. >> the truth that no one wants to talk about on the other side is this. the unions are quite willing to accept reduced pensions, reduced healthcare benefits as long as you left the deuce alone. why? because that's a source of political power. why shouldn't workers have the choice of saying i'll pay an extra thousand dollars a year in deuce, if you want to play politics, union leaders, or i want to keep the money. why not give them a choice? >> and you know the issue too here, stuart, the taxpayer is always the afterthought. they aren't really up front and center what the hits are to the taxpayer for the exploding lofts. you see it in stockton, california, in detroit, in rhode island with even the capital state

mr. baldwin, alec baldwin. and who is the person? i said ron kovik who was the subject of born on the fourth of july. the guy in this big anti-war film. and this is working class kind of boilerplate long island. there's a long pause and he goes, are you out of your mind? and shuts down my whole program. he's like, if we're going to give baldwin -- you're off the case now. we'll get someone else to take care of this. but i loved washington worked at the fcc and worked at a law firm and worked all this other stuff. i was given the opportunity to audition for and i got into the acting program. and to be honest with you, i started working right away and never looked back. that's what i wound up doing. >> is it true when you turned 40, you stopped wearing jeans? and if this was held after 6:00, would you have worn a tuxedo? >> i might have. i don't see anything wrong with that. someone asked me earlier, have you become more like your character? and i'm like, yeah, well, when you do a show -- that is one thing. when you do wear -- you're i

mr. baldwin as well. >> yes. bring him on. >> let's go to the stocks. and brian shactman. >> thank you very much, sue. listen, people reacting to an upgraded info sis from neutral to buy. word got out and popped to the upside. went from negative to positive by about 1%. tyler, back to you. >> brian shactman, very much. invitation to alec baldwin, we'd be happy to hear from you. mortgage rates dropping to record lows. real estate correspondent, diana olick, is in washington with more. diana. >> that's right, tyler. 4.04% according to the mortgage bankers association. that's a new record low on their survey. and you'd think it would spark refis for sure and purchase apps for sure but not so much. refis fell 5% week-to-week. the purchase index rose 2.7% after an 11% drop the previous week. yes, this is a volatile number. take the four-week moving average and you see purchase apps down just under 1% and refis up just under 2%. the trouble is just about everyone who can refi already has. and, remember, it's not always about the rate. but the equity you have

mr. baldwin? he said, and who was the person you came up with? i said the guy who was the subject of the antiwar film born on the fourth of july. there was a long pause and he goes, are you out of your mind? huawei he shuts down my whole program pops -- and he shuts down my whole program. i loved washington but i was given the opportunity to audition for the acting program. to be honest with you, i started working right away and i never looked back. >> is a true when you turn 40 diu stop wearing jeans? -- 40 you stop wearing jeans? >> i might have. somebody asked me if i became more like my character. yes. when you are in washington, this is a suit and tie crowd. i used to spend more time in los angeles which is not a suit and tie crowd. i play a guy in a suit and tie every day. it wears off on you. i get a little bit of this athirst attitude. pricier for those to remember that reference. this guy was my roommate in college. i will see someone and say you cannot wear that. you cannot wear brown shoes with a gray suit. what are you thinking? this

mr. baldwin.applause] >> thank you very much and to everyone at the national press club and to all of you for having me here as your desk -- as your guest. i am here, once again, as their guest for the arts advocacy day work that is being done on capitol hill. tonight is the lecture. and the dinner to follow. before we get to that, actually, let's talk about words with friends. i know that is precisely what you want to talk about. it is not lost on me that while i was being admonish for using my phone while we were parked at the gate, i think some dear friend of mine, some colleague of yours from fox news, went deeply and boundless the admiring, mentioned i was using my phone while we were on the runway about to take off and had to taxi back, which is not true. while i was at the plan and we're part of the day, i was using my phone and then i was asked to leave the plane. i just wanted to say that it was an amazing moment because it seemed like a scene from a really smart movie, like michael mann

mr. alec baldwin will be out here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] amazing. such a talented cast.a very, very busy man, he hosts "politics nation" five nights a week on msnbc, the reverend al sharpton is back on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] we love reverend al. plus, one of my favorite real housewives, caroline manzo is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] and music from polica. it's going to be good tonight. [ cheers and applause ] fun, fun, fun party planned. guys, it's time to take a look at the stories making headlines today, and weigh the good with the bad. it's time for "pros and cons." here we go. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] now tonight, we will be taking a look at the pros and cons of president obama appearing on "late night." he was a guest on our show last night down at the university of north carolina, chapel hill. it was a great time. again, it was an honor to have him on. but there were some cons. i don't want to get into it, but i have to since we're doing this fake bit. so let's take a look at the pros and cons of president obama appearing on "late night.

mr. hastings: madam speaker f. we defeat the previous question i will offer an amendment to the rule to ensure that the house votes on the buffet rule which representative baldwinas introduced and i'm a co-sponsor of h.r. 39903 the paying the fair share act of 2012. this bill would ensure that people making over $1 million a year do not pay a lower tax rate than middle class americans. to discuss our amendment to this rule, i'm very pleased to yield to my good friend, ms. baldwin, the gentlewoman from wisconsin, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from wisconsin is recognized for three minutes. ms. baldwin: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman from florida for the time. i rise today on behalf of the hardworking middle class families in wisconsin and across the country who have unfairly been paying at a higher tax rate than multimillionaires and billionaires. working wisconsin identities are struggling to find good paying jobs, pay their mortgages, send their kids to college and save for retirement. meanwhile the ultrarich are reaping benefits unavailable to the rest of us. no wonder middle cls americans have long felt that our tax