mr. pittspennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 271, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. pitts, and a member opposed each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: thank you, madam speaker. those of us in support of my amendment, i will divide five minutes under the control of congressman danny davis, five minutes on my side. i rise in support of my amendment and one that would reform our government's sugar program. for too long we have seen these subsidies and market protections drive up costs on taxpayers, consumers, and businesses. let me highlight some of the costs now. consumers are paying an extra $3.5 billion a year to subsidize this policy. taxpayers are set to put a bill of $239 million over the next several years, according to the c.b.o. the c.b.o. estimated our amendment would save $73 million. american workers are paying the price in job losses. nearly 127,000 jobs were lost by sugar using industries between 1997 and 20

mr. pitt's parade pass. hold a rope dernea woody woodpeer in the thanksgiving day parade?ope he finds his laugh intoxicating. so, george, what kind of promotional events are we talking about? well, i think we need more special days at the stadium, you know, like, uh... joe pepitone day or, uh... jon voight day. jon voight? the actor? [fingersnap] i make a motion that we have no more of these meetings that have been initiated by george costanza. i suppose if i'd suggested liam neeson day, you'd all be applauding me. i guessed stan herman's boomtown blues. what did you guess? um, it wnext stop, pottersville. i knew that. go on, everybody knows that. when are they giving out the passes? after the music. [dixieland jazz plays] aw, man. taxi! taxi! hey! jon voight! jon voight! hey, listen. can i ask you something? listen. do you-- no jon voight day, huh? no. now i'll always have this doubt about the car. what, your jaw still hurts? yeah, it's all swollen. i think i chipped a tooth. you should have somebody look a

mr. pitt's racket. he wanted to have it restrung. hello. oh, hi. jocelyn landis from doubleday.interviewed you for a position a couple of months ago. yes, the one i didn't get. i was watching you play. oh, i'm not very good. no. you exhibited a lot of grace out there. really? grace? so have you found anything yet? uh, no. not really. you should keep in touch. something may be opening up in a few weeks. is that a brew line? oh, brew line.

mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the bill before us today is important and necessary legislation to strengthen the prescription drug supply chain and to provide greater safety for our nation's patients. safeguarding our prescription drug supply chain is important to protect against counterfeit drugs. it is necessary to help prevent increases in drug prices while also ensuring adequate supplies of much-needed prescription drugs. equally important, h.r. 1919 includes reforms that will eliminate hundreds of millions of dollars worth of duplicative government red tape on american drug manufacturer, wholesale distributors, and pharmacies. sadly, counterfeit prescription drugs have proven to be a lucrative business. with many of these illegal counterfeit drugs finding their way to some of our sickest patients, including those with cancer. additionally, some states have taken draconian actions to safeguard their prescription drug supply chain, but many of these steps will force small and large businesses to imp

amendment number 98 by mr. pitts of pennsylvania. amendment number 100 by mr. fortenberry of nebraska. amendment number 1101 by mr. huelskamp of kansas. amendment number 102 by mr. southerland of florida. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time of electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 99 printed in part b of house report 113-117 by the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: part b, amendment number 99 printed in house report 113-117 offered by mr. goodlatte of virginia. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in coo

the clerk: part b, amendment number 198, printed in house report number 113-117, offered by mr. pitts of pennsylvania. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] quoip on this vote theys are 206. the nays are 221. less than the majority voting in the affirmative, the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 100 printed in part b-of house report 113-117, by the gentleman from nebraska, mr. fortenberry, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will

mrs. smith." it ended pitt's marriage to jennifer aniston. jolie and pitt now have six children together. >>> dwayne "the rock" johnson, he is planning to look like a greek god once he hits the set -- >> half percent body fat. >> he has a film called "hercules." he tweeted that picture showing he's getting ready. he's going to be playing the son of zeus. not like he was ever a slouch when it came to that department. 0.5% body fat. >>> the director's chair has been filled on one of the most anticipated films in hollywood. sam taylor johnson has been picked to bring "fifty shades of grey" to the set. >>> christian colbert usually makes us laugh. last night he returned with a moving tribute to his mom following her death. >> when i was leaving her last week i leaned over and i said, mom, i'm going back to new york to do the show. and she said, i can't wait to see it. i wouldn't miss it for the world. so, with that in mind, this is "the colbert report." >> lorna elizabeth tuck colbert died last wednesday at the age of 92. >> doing a show for mom.

joe morgan stern from "wall street journal," mr. pitt unflappable courage and unforced charm, lucky to have him on our side. sound more like a true action flick rather than horror-type zombie classic film. >> preview says it all. >> yeah. >> up next, monster university from our parent company walt disney's pixar animation. 14th feature from pixar and prequel to monster inc. this is the first and only female driven story -- yea -- we have seen released from pixar. if you know the monsters franchise recognize many popular characters from the teal fur ball mammoth, john goodman, and the mike voice by billy crystal. here is a clip. >> james p. sullivan. >> mike wyzowski. listen it was quite delightful meeting you and whatever that is. if you don't mind i have to study my scaring. >> you don't need to study scaring. you just do it. >> really? >> early reviews are very good. with pixar animation hard to miss. some of what the critics are saying. marshal finn of hollywood says monsters university is the most consistently funny movie of the year

mr. pitts: mr. speaker, last week on the front page of the "wall street journal" we read that the implementation of obamacare exchanges is falling behind schedule. according to the g.a.o., both state and federal exchanges have major work to complete before the october 1 start of open season. the administration has predicted some, quote, glitches and bumps, end quote. would failure to open the exchanges on time be a bump? is the fact that some small business exchanges have only a single participant, a glitch? millions of americans will be required by the federal government to purchase insurance on these exchanges, but they are shaping up to be, quote, a train wreck, end quote. g.a.o. tells us that the 17 states running small business exchanges were late on an average of 44% of activities that should have been complete in march. the signals are flashing, the sirens are wailing, but we keep rolling on towards obamacare implementation. the only way we can prevent the disaster is by putting a stop to a l

mr. pitts: i want to thank the gentleman for his outstanding leadership on this issue that we're discussing tonight, the right of conscience. and i come tonight to the floor with alarm over how this administration is trampling on our first amendment rights. freedom of assembly means that americans can come together to petition the government, but the i.r.s. has targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, throwing up roadblocks to their organization. freedom of the press means that journalists can work on stories without government interference but the justice department subpoenaed multiple telephone numbers for the associated press and investigated a fox news journalist as a co-conspirator. freedom of religion means that the government does not get to tell you to violate your beliefs but obamacare is forcing even explicitly religious employers to provide services they have moral objections to. our freedoms are clearly under assault by government bureaucrats who claim that they know what is

mr. pitts: lab top computers are going to suddenly erase the effects of years of violence, racism, rape and decimation by the ruthlesses -- by the ruthless military think? don't think so. we should stand firmly with the ethnic minority groups in protecting their rights and ensuring justice is done for all the violence perpetrated by the burmese military before we rush in to ex tract -- to extract resources and applauding democracy gains with no record of results. to the minority ethnic groups of burma, many of us still stand with you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today as chair of the climate task force in the house sustainable energy and environment coalition. june 1 marked the start of hurricane season and this is a remind that are we must start planning ahead for extreme weather that we now face regularly while also

. >> mr. pittrom get and apology saying that you have done something wrong, and is it so that it opens up the businesses to then greater civil action, class action lawsuits? is that the point of it? >> well, the real point is that there's a seeming contradiction that the se.e.c. files a complaint or brings a proceeding. they accuse the defendants or respondents of extremely terrible behavior, and then the settlement says it is without admit org deny-- admitting or denying and people have questioned how credible it is for people to say they did not do it, but not deny it. so this way, they will have to admit certain culpability in certain cases, and that is a plus. >> this morning, ken langone was on "squawk box" and he said he anticipates not only to pay to make the problem go a wway with the reputation on the line could fight the s.e.c. more often and could result in less of the holding to accountability than more? >> well, that may well be a result in some cases. i think that by doing this on a r

mr. pitts: in recent years the medical research community has made great strides in treating cancer. however, not every form of cancer has shown the same progress. some forms remain just as deadly as they were decades ago. among the deadliest is pancreatic cancer with the survival rate of over -- only 6%. the survival rates of all forms of cancer is now 68%, up from 49% in 1975. last year congress passed and the president signed the cancer research act, a bill to focus research on pancreatic cancer and other problematic types of the disease. with new plans to attack the disease, we can make progress. i met recently with a constituent battling the disease and another that lost multiple family members to it. they have hope with a tough road ahead. we will hopefully see new therapies and drugs to attack pancreatic cancer in the coming years greatly improving the rate of survival. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gen

mr. wonderful" and opposite brad pitt in "true romance," his career gained momentum in the mid-90s playingina davis' boyfriend in angie. >> we're getting married and you can't go out with me no more? >> "term nol velocity" and "crimson tide," the juror, fallen, she's so lovely and several co-starring john travolta including "a civil action" and "get shorty," but it wasn't the big screen where the jersey man would find the role he was born to play. in his late 30s gandolfini landed the role that would make him a star, new jersey mob boss tony soprano. >> you all right? >> my leg is broken. the bone's coming through. >> let me see. [ bleep ]. >> he never expected to get the part as he told inside the actor studio. >> i got the script and i remember reading it and laughing out loud and i said there's no way i'll be able to do this. i really thought they would pick someone different than i. >> how different? in what way? >> suave, good looking mafia guy. something a little more leading man type basically. >> he may not have considered himself leading man material, but from the first episode of

mr. pittt, brad pitt was there before the movie started. he made that audience's night. you can hear that cheering, more women than men. there have been surprise appearances around the country the past few days. >>> andrea is making her way up the hurricane seaboard. >> the gunman that killed four people and wounded four others. >> we'll have a look at the toll plaza, it's looking good, a little bit different as you make your way out of san francisco. a two-car wreck off the treasure island off ramp. you're watching mornings on 2. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. ♪ the 2013 volt. charge ahead of the rest in the hov lane. ♪ charge ahead of the rest in the hov lane. i gotta go deposit a check, transfer some money. so it's your uncle's turn. what? wait, wait, wait... no, no, no, wait, wait. (baby crying) so you can deposit a check... with the touch of a finger. so you can arrange a transfer in the blink of an eye.

mr. wonderful" "money for nothing" and opposite brad pitt in "true romance." gandolfini's career gained momentum in the mid-90s playing geena davis' boyfriend in "angie" one of the heavies in "terminal velocity." and a series of big budget features like "crimson tide" "the juror" "she's so lovely" "fallen" and "get shorty." >> i think you should turn around and go back to miami. >> reporter: but not the big screen where he would find the role he was born to play. ♪ in his late 30s he landed the role that would make him a star. new jersey mob boss, tony soprano. >> you all right? >> he's broken. >> reporter: he never expected to get the part as he told inside the actor's studio. >> i got the script and i remember reading it and laughing out loud and i said there's no way i'll be able to do this. i really thought that they would pick someone different than i. >> in what way? >> swab, you know, someone more leading man type, basically. >> reporter: he may not have considered himself leading man material, but from the first episode of "the sopranos" he's was a scr

mr. chairman, i rise to express support for the pitts-davis-goodlatte-blumenauer amendment to the agriculture deal. our amendment to h.r. 1947, the federal agriculture reform and risk management act of 2013, will not repeal the sugar program. it only seeks to reform it. we have farm programs for wheat, corn, cotton, and many other crops. these programs give direct assistance to farmers and allow market prices to be set by supply and demand. farmers receive help but not at the expense of workers and consumers. the shoe far program is different. -- sugar program is different. it helps sugar producers by hurting other people, and that's just not right. there are other ways sugar farmers who may need help to receive assistance without embracing an outdated system of straight government controls that cost consumers $3.5 billion per year in higher prices, and over 112,000 lost jobs in the sugar using industries in the last decade. during fiscal year 2011, the wholesale price for u.s. refined weight ugar averaged -- sugar averaged 4.75 per pound. this is higher than the period covered tway the two f

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mr. said to come you recognize for five minutes for your opening statement. >> thank you, chairman pitts,ranking member czajkowski in thank you for the opportunity to address the important issue of prescription drug abuse in this country. perfecting prescription drug abuse has been a major focus of our office sent my confirmation four years ago. we work collaboratively with federal agencies throughout government to address with the cdc has turned an epidemic. my position allows me to raise public awareness and take action on drug issues that affect the nation and the administration recognizes addiction is a disease that prevention treatment and smart bomb first and have to play a part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce drug use and give help to those need it and ensure public health and safety. we are here because the prescription drug abuse has had devastating consequences for public health and safety of the country. increases in treatment admissions for substance use disorders, emergency department visit and the deaths attributable to prescription drug overdoses place an enormous bur

mr. kerlikowske, you're recognized for five minutes for your opening statement. >> thank you, chairman pitts and representative schakowsky and members of the subcommittee, and thank you for the opportunity to address the important issue of prescription drug abuse in this country. preventing prescription drug abuse has been a major focus of our office since my confirmation now four years ago. we have worked very collaboratively with a number of federal agencies throughout government to address what the cdc has rightly termed an epidemic. my position allows me to raise the public awareness and take action on drug issues that affect the nation, and the administration recognizes that addiction is a disease, that prevention, treatment and smart law enforcement all have to play a part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce drug use, to give help to those who need it and to insure public health and safety. we're here today because the prescription drug abuse has had devastating consequences for public health and safety in the country. increases in treatment admissions for substance use disorders, em