mr. griffin: will the gentleman yield? mr. desjarlais: yes, sir. mr. griffin: i just want to make sure i understand or i'm able to communicate what the gentleman is saying. what you're saying, correct me if i am wrong, but what you are saying is, the house has a plan to reform medicare to save it. as far as i know, i haven't seen any other plan to save medicare pass the senate, haven't seen the president propose a plan to save medicare, there's only one. now, the president has a plan for medicare but it's not to save it. and it really doesn't reduce costs to innovation or what have you, it just cuts. and the cuts are decided upon by unelected bureaucrats who are on this ipab, the independent payment advisory board. now, you mentioned the television ads, i had television ads run back in my district, they talked about how i and others wanted to change medicare as we know it. well, i quoted senator lieberman earlier who said, can't save medicare as we know it because it's going bankrupt. so what i say to folks is, we have to reform it. and i'm happy to hav

mr. griffin. is he a sure thing? parks i would put money on it. he is pretty quick.edskins do with the no. 2 pick? all signs point to a heisman trophy winner out of baylor. robert griffin, it is almost a sure bet. >> robert griffin ii is not perfect. what's ahead a few misses. other than that the step was 74 out of 84. >> he was pretty close. he did nothing to discount the notion he is all that and then some. he may have elevated his stock. when asked about playing for mike shanahan -- >> he has not had that bad. it would be pretty cool to be the guy he can nurture and build up when he gets into the elite. >> he had dinner with the redskins brass. >> my fiancee is a bronco fan too. she was worded out by this situation because the coach she watched growing up is right in front of her. >> the draft is still one month away. >> i will not close the book on it. it is down to two teams. it could be somebody else and that would be happy to play for that team as well. >> there are taking swift action on a program the new york -- the new orleans saints implemented. they were

mr. griffin? >> this is a done deal, and they are moving around to get other pieces. they have been aggressive in free agency. now they are pursuing ben glove. the cornerback aaron ros on friday. they were close yesterday to signing him. talks broke down. he is talking to other teams. mike shannanhan originally drafted him in denver and he was like in here to play with the redskins. so for cornerback josh wilson likes the free agency game plan. >> last year they went and got all the defense of people we needed. we were a good defense. now we get a lot of dynamic offensive people with wide receivers and rgiii, we have some things happening over here in the nation's capital. >> josh wilson likes it. calvin johnson is the highest- paid receiver now in the league. he will get $132 billion over eight years with $60 million guaranteed. -- $132 million over eight years. >> georgetown has arrived in columbus, ohio. failure is not what they want to focus on. they play belmont on friday. they're trying to stay focused and positive. >> each and every year with a different set of

mr. griffin: mr.peaker, i've come here to the floor tonight with my colleague, representative duffy, to talk about the crisis facing medicare. and to talk about the independent payment advisory board. some call it the ipab. it's a part of the president's health care law and this house is going to address it this week. but i want to start out by talking a little bit about the crisis that we're facing in this country over medicare and what it means to our seniors. my mother is 71 and she's a medicare recipient. she counts on medicare. she paid into it and is now using it to take care of herself and we've got to make sure that future generations are able to rely on, count on medicare. so i want to start out this first chart here, mr. speaker, it shows what a significant portion of the federal budget, medicare consumes -- budget medicare consumes. we have it here, $555 billion. and that is per year. this is a yearly budget for the federal government. it is widely agreed upon by democrats and republicans t

mr. chad griffin. mr. jerome fallon. mr. andrew sullivan. mr. aaron tone. ms. april holmes. ms.courtney. mr. richard wold. f. dr. paulau cuello. mr. damien lewis. >> [inaudible] >> what do i want to tell them? [inaudible] there was that moment in the new york times op ed, it seemed we crossed into the cultural zeitgeist. president obama's foreign policy -- when does he watch tv? that is what i'm going to ask him. [inaudible] >> mr. warren buffet. mrs. buffet. the honorable tina chen. mr. john w. thompson. mrs. sandy thompson. dr. amy -- dr. michael doyle. the honorable eric holder, attorney general. it secretary of health and human services. the honorable rajiv shaw. mrs. shaw. mr. joe lamont. mrs. andra lamont. mr. anthony gardner. mrs. alejandra gardner. mrs. carol penske. mr. david penske. mr. raj fernando. mrs. jennifer -- the honorable martha johnson. mr. steve johnson. the honorable camilla harris. mrs. mike harris. -- maya harris. the honorable wendy sherman. mr. stokes. the honorable brooke anderson. mr. james -- ms. ann windosr. mr. shelby bryant. mr. harvey weinstein.

mr. griffin of arkansas. mr. griffin: thank you. i appreciate it, appreciate you putting this together, i'm happy to come over here to the floor of the house to talk about the unconstitutionality of obamacare. but before i talk about the constitution and obamacare, i want to make really clear to folks who may be generaling us tonight that all of us here believe that we need serious health care reform. in the united states. we know that we need health care reform. there are many parts of our health care system that we need to reform so that it is more efficient, so that we can deal with the rising costs. we get that. what we don't need is the health care reform that we got. we are not against health care reform. we are against the type of health care reform that we were given with obamacare. a government-centered, costly, bureaucratic health care law. what i favored, what i think a lot of my colleagues favor is a patient-centered health care reform that focuses on innovation and reducing costs, allow manager competition across state

mr. griffin: for the past three years it's been included in fortunes 100's best places to work. medical breakthroughs, intense treatments, unique surgical procedures and forward thinking have led to children's international reputation. this is due to children's more than 4,000 employees. i congratulate arkansas' children's hospital on their contribution to the health and well-being of our children and families and to arkansas' economy. thank you, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as we do here in congress every time that gas prices rise, members from both sides of the aisle are quick to blame each other. ality at the reasons we find our -- mr. altmire: the reasons we find ourselves with high gas prices today aren't simple and we should be wary of anyone who is offering a one-stop solution to this crisis. we can take steps to try to calm these prices today but the real fixes are goin

mr. griffin: our budget, which we will vote on tomorrow, saves medicare for current and future generations with no disruptions for those in and near retirement. it is based on a bipartisan proposal by chairman ryan and senator ron wyden, democrat of oregon. i urge my colleagues to support the g.o.p. budget tomorrow because failure to take action to save this program today poses the greatest threat to the health and retirement security of america's seniors. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois rise? ms. that -- ms. schakowsky: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. schakowsky: they deny coverage or charge more for it if you are pregnant. erin from chicago, writes -- quote, when i found out i was pregnant i had full shurps coverage. i was told, however, i did not have a pregnancy rider and therefore my pregnancy would not be covered. how could i pay for health insurance that will not cover a vital p

mr. griffin: thank you for representing your school, the city of little rock, and the great state of arkansas. good luck. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise to honor the cystic fibrosis foundation. it's not a disease that affects a lot of americans, but the americans it does affect it compromises and all too often prematurely ends their lives. i had the great good fortune to meet with a number of my constituents who are concerned with the cystic fibrosis foundation including some in the chamber with me today. mr. himes: we are a good society because we invest the money to solve the problems that affect our children and our people. we spend money on cures to eradicate diseases that compromise and end the quality of life for so many of our citizens. as we do the hard work of getting our budget ined or, mr. speaker, i ask that this chamber not erode that good work that we do. i yield ba

mr. chad griffin. mr. jerome fallon. mr. andrew sullivan. mr. aaron tone. ms. april holmes. ms. estee -- mr. richard wolf. dr. paulau cuello. mr. damien lewis. >> [inaudible] >> what do i want to tell them? [inaudible] there was that moment in the new york times op ed, it seemed we crossed into the cultural zeitgeist. president obama's foreign policy -- when does he watch tv? that is what i'm going to ask him. [inaudible] >> mr. warren buffet. mrs. buffet. -- mrs. astrid m. buffet. the honorable tina chen. mr. john w. thompson. mrs. sandy thompson. dr. amy -- dr. michael doyle. the honorable eric holder, attorney general. the honorable kathleen sebilius, it secretary of health and human services. the honorable rajiv shaw. mrs. shaw. mr. joe lamont. mrs. andra lamont. mr. anthony gardner. mrs. alejandra gardner. mrs. carol penske. mr. david penske. mr. raj fernando. mrs. jennifer -- the honorable martha johnson. mr. steve johnson. the honorable camilla harris. mrs. mike harris. -- maya harris. the honorable wendy sherman. mr. stokes. -- bruce stokes. the honorable brooke anderson

mr. mills. hi, susan. (charles champlin) as the villain of the piece stopped by ... hi, burt. griffin mills. hi, griffin. good to see you. (charles champlin) and burt turned to me, and unscripted said -- asshole. (charles champlin) but the minute he said it, i said, "that scene will stay." i trust my instincts. that's all i have to trust and hope that ever 4 or 5 years i intersect with an audience and we connect. and when we connect, it's terrific. i mean "the player" connected. we were at the right place at the right time. had we done it two years before or two years afterward, it would have been the biggest dud of all time. same with "mash." same with "nashville." (music playing) (narrator) today, with movie attendance at 20% of what it was in 1946, a movie's theatrical release is just its first step in an increasingly long journey through an entertainment world. a theatrical run is followed by a pay-per-view release, a cable release, a home video release, and eventually by broadcast on network or syndicated tv. the main effect of tv now on a movie seems paradoxical. some television is imitated in the

mr. mcdade is absolutely tragic. >> reporter: mcdade was shot at and hit multiple times by both officer griffin and backup officer jeffrey nuland. he was carrying no gun and had no stolen items on him. his 17-year-old alleged accomplice was charged with grand theft. no gun was found on anyone. >> his crime was being black at night. in the wrong place at the wrong time. every officer is given the discretion when and when not to pull the trigger. >> reporter: kendrick mcdade is not the likelyist victim. good-looking 19-year-old, no police record, attending classes at a community college, played high school football and wanted to be a lawyer. >> kendrick was good kid. >> his mother who just gave birth to her third child last week is deeply grieved. >> this has been a very traumatic time for me. i really don't have that much to say. i just know that i want justice. >> reporter: arrested in connection with the shooting, 26-year-old oscar, the burglary victim. arrested because police say he lied throughout his 911 call about mcdade and other suspects having guns. he was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter. the l.

mr. mcdade is absolutely tragic. >> mcdade was shot at and hit multiple times by both officer griffin and backup officer jeffrey newland was carrying no gun and had no stolen items on him. his 17-year-old alleged accomplice was charged with grand theft. no gun was found on anyone. >> this crime was being black at night. in the wrong place at the wrong time. every officer is given the discretion when and when not to pull the trigger. >> kendrick mcdade is not the likeliest victim, a good looking 19-year-old, no police record, attending classes at a community college. played high school football and wanted to be a lawyer. >> kendrick was a good kid. >> mcdade's mother, who just gave birth to her thirld child last week is deeply grieved. >> i really don't have that much to say. i just know that i want justice. >> arrested in connection with the shooting, 26-year-old oscar carrillo, the burglary victim, because he lined throughout his 911 call about mcdade and other suspects having guns. he was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter. the l.a. county district attorney hasn't decided if he'll formally charge him.

mrs. cortes about that. >> i didn't say i was one of them. >> he has an andy griffin poster in his bedroom. >> pharmaceuticals had an amazing run. pph is at an all-time high. i used this today to take partial profits in the position. >> brian kelly of shelter harbor joins us on the fast line. you're talking about the high end. where is it today? >> yeah, hey, judge. the high end is in sutherbys. bid. this market is being driven by dividends and the expectation of dividends as well as easy money. for me, this company, sutherbys, really embraces both of those. you have high-end retail. they've already had great sales this year. they have good free cash flow yield. they upped their dividend back in november. the potential going forward as a predisposition for that, people are going to start pricing that in to all these stocks. that's really why i like sutherbys right here. >> rising asset prices. rising stock market trends. leads into more folks going to the auction house? >> yeah. absolutely. and rising incomes globally. i know we talk about a china slowdown and all these things but incomes are still increasing

mr. schneider and both of them declined interviews today. but they looked like they were very impressed. we do know from some rumbling that they met with robert griffin iii. all last night at hooters, in fact, here in waco. but they had that conversation and everything went just fine. >> okay, we talked about rg3, but obviously other big news going on. bounty gate. the nfl handed down the punishment to the new orleans saints, which included sean payton getting suspended for a year, lots of draft picks. your thoughts on the severity? >> all the work the national football leagues put in, all the money on keeping their players healthy. they are dealing with lawsuits. a team is paying players for big hits. they had to do something. i expected them to come down with a hammer. they get sean payton for a year on the sidelines now that the saints no longer have him as their head man. his top assistant is not able to coach, they lose two second round picks. their gm can't be around making transactions for the first half of next season. this is huge, and bigger than most people who know this will be a big deal. >> a big blow to the saints and not the last. the

griffin this a great deal of thought. so at this point i ask him to join into this colloquy. mr.barrasso: madam president, i stand here with my friend and colleague from mississippi because he and i both attended in his home state of mississippi, a meeting at a hospital where we met with doctors, also met with patients, met with people from the community while the debate and the discussion was being conducted about this health care law. at the time people were asking the sorts of questions because they had heard the promises. would this actually lower the cost of insurance by $2,500 a family? that's what people wanted. that's what they expected. the other question: will i really be able to keep the care that i have and the doctor that i have if i like it? now here we are a couple of years later, the second anniversary of this health care law being passed, and i'm here with my friend and colleague from mississippi, and it just seems to me that the questions that were asked by your constituents, by the doctors in those communities who take care of the patients, by the patients, the

griffin this a great deal of thought. so at this point i ask him to join into this colloquy. mr. barrasso: madam president, i stand here with my friend and colleague from mississippi because he and i both attended in his home state of mississippi, a meeting at a hospital where we met with doctors, also met with patients, met with people from the community while the debate and the discussion was being conducted about this health care law. at the time people were asking the sorts of questions because they had heard the promises. would this actually lower the cost of insurance by $2,500 a family? that's what people wanted. that's what they expected. the other question: will i really be able to keep the care that i have and the doctor that i have if i like it? now here we are a couple of years later, the second anniversary of this health care law being passed, and i'm here with my friend and colleague from mississippi, and it just seems to me that the questions that were asked by your constituents, by the doctors in those communities who take care of the patients, by the patients, th

mr. dalio who also made an enormous amount of money the year prior. probably the number one earning overall, although paulson is close, as well. steven cohen came in at $585 million. ken griffinhowing up again. but when you look at these numbers, the enormous compensation, i always make the point that a hedge fund that has revenues of $500 million or a billion dollars has a very good year. it employs as few as 30 people. whereas a company started by an entrepreneur that has that number might the employ 1,000 or 2,000. >> taxation very favorable. so if i were president obama, i would look at this and say look at these guys. they pay almost nothing and the people at that 1,000 person plant, they're paying at a much higher rate. >> and yet money continues to move into hedge funds. the market is the market. if institutions and pension funds feel that they can get a better return with hedge fundses, that's where the money is going. but we've had so few hedge funds in 2011 that really outperform the broader in-d indices. and if they have one really lousy year, the alignment of interests. manager might have made hundreds of millions of dollars during that point, but if you stayed wi

griffin this a great deal of thought. so at this point i ask him to join into this colloquy. mr. barrasso: madam president, i stand here with my friend and colleague from mississippi because he and i both attended in his home state of mississippi, a meeting at a hospital where we met with doctors, also met with patients, met with people from the community while the debate and the discussion was being conducted about this health care law. at the time people were asking the sorts of questions because they had heard the promises. would this actually lower the cost of insurance by $2,500 a family? that's what people wanted. that's what they expected. the other question: will i really be able to keep the care that i have and the doctor that i have if i like it? now here we are a couple of years later, the second anniversary of this health care law being passed, and i'm here with my friend and colleague from mississippi, and it just seems to me that the questions that were asked by your constituents, by the doctors in those communities who take care of the patients, by the patients, th