mr. pitts: mr. speaker, in march , to mark the two-year anniversary of the signing of obamacare, i invited local doctors and business owners and elected officials to talk about how the law will change the practice of health care on every level. we heard from dr. joe about the law's failure to reform medical liability reform. and how young doctors don't even realize they're practicing defensive medicine, ordersing unnecessary tests and driving up costs. we heard from gary alexander, president of pennsylvania's secretary of welfare, about how the law will cause state spending to explode in the coming years. while medicaid consumes 30% of the state budget now, if the law's fully implemented it will consume over 60%. pennsylvania won't be a state government, it will be a health plan that paves roads and funds schools on the side. we also heard from the owner of a local roofing company, he spoke about the difficult choice he will have to make in coming years about whether to keep providing insurance for

mrs. pittuote, any christian who does not vote or writes in a name is casting a vote for romney's opponent, barack, hussein obama. a man who sat in jeremiah wrights church for years, go not hold a public ceremony to mark the national day of prayer and is a liberal who supports the killing of unborn babies and same-sex marriage. i guess that's why it's a good rule of thumb to steer clear of politics at family get-togethers, right? and this one has the added touch of going viral. finally, illinois congressman joe walsh is drawing criticism for blasting tammy duckworth, his democratic challenger in the congressional race for using her military experience as a facet to her campaign. walsh spoke with cnn's ashleigh banfield yesterday and gave new meaning to the concept name dropping. >> because she's a war hero, ashlee, that demands our respect. but that doesn't demand our vote. ashlee, this wasn't a slip-up. so like i don't know about you ashlee. right now ashlee, i can tell you. i'm not going to b

mr. pitts and mr. salone. we are one member short of quorum. is that okay? okay. [inaudible conversations] the rules committee will come to order. we -- i have a quorum happy to see. thank you for joining us. i hope everybody had a wonderful independence day and welcome back. we are in for an action packed week, and we're here for consideration of hr6079, the repeal obamacare agent is what it's entitled, and we are happy to welcome representatives of the energy and commerce committee, the ways and means committee, and the education and the work force committee. why don't we begin in that order. mr. pitts is here on behalf of the chair of the energy and commerce committee, and chairs the subcommittee on health, and we're awaiting mr. palone, i see, the ranking member of the subcommittee, and we have mr. price and mr. andrews. please join your colleagues at the table here. gentlemen, let me say without objection any prepared statement you have, prepared remarks you have -- looks like you all have

this seems to be the passage that got people very upset with mrs. pitt. >> i can hear you again, megyn, i couldn't hear you for a while. megyn: sorry i was talking about the other passage in mrs. pitt's op-ed. where she talks about barack hussein obama. he sat in jeremiah wright's church. he supports the killing of unborn babies. those are the issues for which she is being demon iced by hose on the left. >> the no hate thing for proposition 8 how they have tapes over their mouths, the irony of that is it's slander and intimidation. liberals slander and intimidate people for speaking out. and conservatives back off. and now she is backing off because she is scared. these why we have all the problems with the liberal courts, liberal hollywood, liberal madison afternoon things of this nature and we can't back down any more especially this election cycle. >> she is against same-sex marriage she is a christian, that is consistent with christian teachings. we are vs. audio problems. she is struggling to hear me. she says i'm against same-sex marriage i'm a chr

who's come out in support of mrs. pitt's letter? actor jon voight saying good for her.nly is voight a high-profile actor, but he's the father of angelina jolie. it's a good thing thanksgiving dinner isn't just around the corner. >>> up next, the obama campaign thinks it has a good chance of winning a traditionally conservative group of voters. veterans, younger veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan. by the way, if you want to follow me on twitter, follow how to spell smerconish. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." military veterans tend to lean republican. in 2008 they went for john mccain by ten points. four years earlier they gave bush a 16-point edge and polls show that romney retains a strong lead this year. as politico reported this year, president obama is making a push to win the group over, especially younger veterans of the iraq and afghan wars. his pitch is that he's pushed policies to help vets find jobs like giving tax credits to businesses that hire them. he also brought the troops home from iraq and ext

who's come out in support of mrs. pitt's letter? actor jon voight saying good for her. voight a high-profile actor, but he's the father of angelina jolie. it's a good thing thanksgiving dinner isn't just around the corner. >>> up next, the obama campaign thinks it has a good chance of winning a traditionally conservative group of voters. veterans, younger veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan. by the way, if you want to follow me on twitter, follow how to spell smerconish. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. i knew it'd be tough on our retirement savings, especially in this economy. but with three kids, being home more really helped. man: so we went to fidelity. we talked about where we wer

mr. pitts is here and he chairs the subcommittee on health. the ranking member of the subcommittee, mr. pallone. please join your colleagues at the table here. let me say without objection any prepared statement that you have -- it looks like you all have some beautifully prepared remarks. without objection, anything you have been writing i want you to know, unless any member objects -- does anybody object to having statements appear on the record? prepared remarks will appear in their entirety. i say all that in an effort to encourage brevity and a summation. we will begin with the energy and commerce committee. it will go to mr. pallone and mr. andrews. welcome mr. pitts. thank you for joining us. >> since the supreme court has decided to leave obamacare intact, it is now the job of the congress to repeal the slot in total. since the law was enacted the american people have told us one thing the, they do not like obamacare. we have pledged to repeal the law and pave the way for real reform that lowers health care costs for families and employ

mrs. pittote, quote, any christian who does not vote or writes in a name is casting a vote for romney's opponent, barack obama. a man who sat in my church for years did not mark the national day of prayer and is a liberal who supports the killing of unborn babies and same-sex marriage. i guess that's why it's a good rule of thumb to steer clear of politics at family get togethers. right? and this one has the added touch of going viral. >>> finally, illinois congressman joe walsh is drawing criticism for blasting tammy duckworth for using her military experience in her campaign. walsh spoke with ashley banfield yesterday and gave new meaning to the concept name dropping. >> because she's a war hero, ashley, that demands our respect, but that doesn't demand our vote. ashley, this wasn't a slip up. i don't know about you, ashley, but right now, ashley, i can tell y. i'm not going to back down, ashley. that's not what i said, ashley. ashley, no. >> for the record for everybody -- >> ashley. >> look

i said to mr. pitts and other gop members of our committee, every time they have another hearing, i never hear any proposal to what you are going to replace it with. what are you going to say to all of the american children who get insurance regardless of their illnesses? what would you say to the 3.1 million young adults who now have insurance over -- under their parents' plan? what would you say to the cancer patient who can continue their chemotherapy? if you repealed this bill, you are saying that these people are out of luck. republicans are more interested in protecting interests rather than patients' rights. only insurance companies gain from repeals. the repeal means that insurance companies would be put back in charge. they would be up allowed to deny health coverage to breast cancer patients who need to restart their chemo or put an annual cap on the amount of care for a lifetime limit on health coverage for people who are desperate. i do not understand this. i am not trying to be disrespectful

in this case, of course, mrs. pitte specifically supported. it wasn't by deduction -- mitt romney. what she was trying to do was show tolerance and say, you know what? i know there are a lot of christians out there who have concerns but you shouldn't because he has business experience, she cited, as well as his support for pro-life policies and traditional marriage. >> steve: exactly. it puts brad pitt, movie star n a tough spot because you got to figure he supports the president, but at the same time, the president, my mom, president, my mom. he wants to support his mom. >> yeah. sure did. >> gretchen: enough said. when you involve mom, it's just kind of that's it. have a fantastic weekend. >> thanks, you, too. >> steve: coming up, have you lost your house, depleted your retirement or something bad like that? we're going to help you rebuild your american dream. coming up, real estate expert from las vegas, mr. bob massi is with us. >> peter: then you know the saying, those lying eyes? but can you really tell if someon

mr. pitts: mr. speaker, last week i had the privilege of meeting shen yuc the only known defector to escape from one of the many concentration camps operated by the communist government in north korea. he was born in the camp and faced starvation, torture, and brainwashing on a routine basis. which is described in the book "escape from camp 14." on the same day the authorities executed both his brother and his mother in front of him for attempting to plan an escape, he knew nothing of the outside world, only living day to day doing whatever was needed to survive. heartbreakingly, this included informing the guards when he heard about his family's escape plan. years later a new prisoner came to the camp from pyongyang and he began to learn about the outside world and then began to long to escape. by some estimates as many as 200,000 people are held in the brutal gulags like shen. as we negotiate with the gangster movement of north korea over the nuclear weapons program, we cannot forget about these h

>> so, mr. pitts, should these strangers start heading up to north dakota?ay maybe 20, 30 years, but the last time -- >> 20, 30 years? >> yeah, but the last time they had a boom in the '80s, they thought it would go for a long time and it lasted three years. >> and one of the questions is what happened there in 20, 30 years? when everything leaves? >> sure, exactly. that's what happened to towns like williston last year. they built these houses and structures and then the boom goes away and they hit hard times. >> so, is that one of the reasons they haven't built up, or is it simply that the boom has happened too quickly to build that necessary infrastructure? >> too quickly, and one word, winter. the oil business is a 24/7, year-round business. new construction only takes place when the weather allows. and as we all know, winter in north dakota is no joke. >> it lasts a while. >> yes, it does. 60 below zero sometimes. >> some interesting fashion choices in that piece. your friend george with the flamed shirt. interesting choice. >> well, there aren't a whol

mr. pitts: despite years of imprisonment, his faith has held up under intense interrogation and torture and now the government has extended its campaign of terror to pastor youcef's lawyer. he has been disbarred and sentenced to nine years in prison for representing the pastor. he's been pressured to confess to crimes he did not commit. the government of iran has no respect for human rights or even of their own written laws. i'm glad to see my senate colleagues stand up for pastor youcef. the world needs to know what's happening here and i urge the government of iran to return this father to his rife and -- to his wife and his two sons. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recog

mr. pitts: the attack on july 7 and 8 left 198 families displaced, 88 people dead and 187 houses burned. on july 8 in the mass funeral for the victims, they were attacked. two servicing members of the national assembly were also killed. boca had a ram took credit for the -- haram took credit for the attacks stating that christians will not know peace again, end quote if they do not accept islam. madam speaker, these attacks are acts of terrorism performed by a terrorist group against innocent christians. it's time the state department label them for what it is, a foreign terrorist organization. we must not be afraid to identify and confront attacks of terrorism wherever they might be. our prayers are with the innocent victims as they mourn the loss of their loved ones. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, madam s

. >> reporter: when pitt and jolie played mr. and mrs. smith. they fell in love during the movie.onder, had it started yet the day they shot this scene? it's classic, tracy, hepburn, tailor and burton. bogart and becall. some think that was for real. here's the thing. taylor and burton broke up. cruise and kidman broke up. where does that leave the fans? well, kristen and robert may or may not be finished but the scenes they shot, those don't change. time was, something in those was for real. we know, we've seen that before. john donvan, abc news, pittman, new jersey. >> i promise our tv romance will never break up, paula. >> we have one? >> that's news this morning. >> have a great weekend. captioned by closed captioning services, inc.

when pitt and jolie played mr. and mrs.h, the word was they fell in love during the making of the movie. so you watch it, and you wonder, had it all started yet the day they shot this scene? it's classic, really. tracy and hepburn. taylor and burton. bogart and bacall. watch "the big sleep," for example. the connection they had. time was, that was for real. but here's the thing -- desilu broke up. taylor and burton broke up. cruise and kidman, of course, broke up. and where does that leave fans? well, here's the thing -- kristen and robert may or may not be finished. but the scenes they shot didn't change. time was, something in that was for real. and we know. we've seen that before. john donovan, abc news, pittman, new jersey. >>> and we'll certainly see it again. >>> we thank you for watching. we're always on here at abcnews.com. "nightline" is later. and for diane and all of uts here at abc news, have a good evening, america. i'll see you tomorrow on good morning america. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subwa

byron pitts tells us that for the mayor, the fight has become personal. >> reporter: the message is for the most part always the same: mror, i hate to inform you, we found a young african-american male lying face down. he has bullets in the back of his head. he's dead. no witnesses. >> reporter: mayor mitch landrieu has the story down pat because he's told it so many times. in his office he keeps binders filled with the names and stories of every person killed on the streets of new orleans this year. >> two guys driving down the street. they saw somebody, there happened to be a birthday party going on for a nine-year-old boy. they took out an ak-47 and started spraying the neighborhood. unfortunately one of the bullets hit branna allen and killed her. she was five. my first priority. >> reporter: landrieu keeps her picture in his office, a reminder of who he's fighting for. what's the common denominator. >> if you happen to be a young african-american male between 16 and 24 years old you're either killing or getting killed. >> reporter: you made the point about race. why? >> if the ku klux klan killed 200 black kids on