cases only qualified for two, three, and fou region -- mr. pitts two, three, and four. >> i do work with another organization. i am not sure i can get a letter from them, but it is possible i can ask a. >> i would like to continue. it seems there is a lot of incompleteness. if we could make decisions, that would be my preference. >> there is no motion for two and five. >> we can continue to next week's special meeting, and anybody who has not had a letter, if them in. you have got to get your letters in by monday. >> without objection, we will continue this item. is there a deadline on this? to the call of the chair. thank you very much. will you please call the next item? >> items 4 through 8 regard existing legislation. would you like to adopt a motion to move into closed session? >> yes. before we move on, is there any public comment on closed session bowman -- on closed session? we have a motion to move into closed session without objection. thank you so much for coming to the meeting. sfgovtv will not

mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. this is a simple, straightforward amendment. this amendment prevents funds from being used by the department of health and human services to implement rules regarding obamacare's essential benefits pack imming. as if obamacare's mandate that everyone must purchase health insurance wasn't enough, the law went one step further. the federal government will now tell every single american and business what their health plan must cover. . obamacare grants this unprecedented power to a single person. gives the power to the secretary of health and human services to determine which benefits affect every man, woman and child in america, not to mention the more benefits that h.h.s. determines to be essential, the higher the premiums will be for coverage, thus increasing overall costs for small businesses and families across america. behind me is a chart of all the new powers granted to the secretary under obamacare. it was meant to be printed on a five foot by 10 foot chart. even at this size, it's difficult to ride. if you have a magnifyi

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mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. as i rise today mindful of events occurring in egypt, and i want to extend my congratulations to the lillian thrasher orphanage in egypt which is celebrating 100 years of service this month. as our ally, egypt, stands on the cusp of a new future, one hopefully based on respect for democracy and human rights, we honor the people who have worked for decades to build an educated civil society there. the lillian thrasher orphanage, begun in 1911 by an american from jacksonville, florida, is one of the oldest orphanages in the world. it serves over 600 children along with widows an staff. it's been home to thousands of children who needed food, shelter and a family. orphanage graduates serb around the world as bankers, doctors, teachers and even in the u.s. government. the wonderful staff has continued to serve the children no matter what the circumstances. we applaud the cloud of witnesses over the past 100 years who have supported this organization through service, friendship, prayers an

the clerk: amendment number 430 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. pitts of pennsylvania. the chair: a recorded vote has been reqsted. 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 is 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.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 239 and the nays are 183 and the amendment is agreed to. unfinished business is vote on on amendment 241 on which further proceedings were postponed and noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 241 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. kearny of deware. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. members will record their votes by electronic d

pitts pitts madam speaker, we have -- mr. pitts:, we have seen in the past couple of weeks, incidents that remind us of the horrors associated with the abortion industry. we have seen in a clinic in west philadelphia, women and children brutaly killed in late-term abortions. we have seen a series of videos who have given us a behind-the-scenes look at the standard operating procedures at planned parenthood clinics across the countries. the videos depict investigative jourmists receiving advice on how to run their prostitution business and how to obtain illegal abortions. some people have said, character is who you are when no one is watching or to put it another way, it is what you do when you think no one is watching. planned parenthood, the number one abortion provider in the country, has revealed its true character in these videos. unfortunately, planned parenthood's staff exposed their true colors and neglected to act with integrity when faced with the situation dealing with sex trafficking. it was more important to them to pro

mr. pitts: mr. speaker, last year we were told that obamacare would create 400,000 jobs, quote, almost immediately. end quote. we were further told that in the coming years obamacare would create 10 times that amount, four million jobs. a year later, we see that those promises are truly hollow. in his testimony before the house budget committee. said the new health care low will reduce employment by 800,000 jobs by the end of the decade. obamacare will take away the current insurance plan for millions of americans, especially those who buy in the individual market or who are in the medicare advantage plan. all of these people were promised, quote, if you like it, you can keep t. end quote. on the campaign trail, the president said he would save every american family $2,500 a year. now we know that some american families will be paying an additional $2,100 a year. additional. how can the congress stand for this? the only sensible option is to fully repeal obamacare and put forward better solutions th

mr. pitts: the government's response to the interview was systematic interrogation, search and seizure an torture. he's under house arrest, guarded by police in beijing and cut off from the outside world. those attempting to contact him through family have endured police brutality. i call upon the state department and our embassy in beijing to reach out to him to verify his condition and apply pressure on the chinese government to ensure his release. the chinese government's continued persecution of human rights advocates, harassment, brutality and house arrest must not be tolerated. i hope we'll stand up for him and support his work to bring freedom and degreenyity to the chinese people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is are exniced for one minute. ms. woolsey: i rise in opposition to the budget cuts in the continuing resolution before us in the hou

mr. pitts: this hurts american patients who on average having an sess to innovative medical devices two years later than places in european countries and in some cases never have access to these devices. and does a longer, more uncertain regulatory process result in making american patients any safer? the answer is no. according to recent studies, medical devices marketed through the shorter, more transparent european regulatory processes are statistically as safe as f.d.a. cleared and approved devices and have comparable patient outcomes. . innovative device companies are moving jobs overseas and these are good jobs. jobs and medical technology pay, 40% higher than the national average earnings. san diego-based company is a case study of what regulatory burdens can do to a company. the company reports that in the last 18 to 24 months, quote, longer f.d.a. approval time has rilted insignificant revenue loss estimated at $70 million, increased operating expenses of $2 million and hundreds of job