. >> i think all of these grandstanding hearings and vote on repeeling obamacare, it all a different trachfrom focus -- differendistraction from focusse laser beam on the economy. but, looking at the scandal, as a whole, you know what is really happening here circumstance as you said, washington cannot multitask, and i am worried we're taking our eye off of the economy, just when the recovery is starting to pick up, there are still millions of americans that are hurting and need washington to focus on them. neil: i think you can do everything, that gets back to the point that washington cannot, let's say, like a scandal. they have multiple hearings, i and read that it will be the case weather, irs or benghazi or justice deputy after reporters, or whether the hhswent too far with the company pay for publicizing health care law, it could be a mess, and that is like, watergate summer-like, do you agree? >> i do. i think that washington can't multitask, but maybe president obama is almost relieved he does not have to talk about the economy right now, he can try to cover-up what is happen

even parts of of -- even parts of obamacare have been repeeled of drop the class act, long-term care. which was unworkable and is not going to help fund it. a very onerous 1099 tax reporting requirement has been dropped. little by little, this bill is beginning to fall apart and i'll just say, finally that this train wreck not only is coming down but the wheels are falling off the train. so with that, i would like to yield back to the gentleman and certainly stick around for more discussion. mr. roe: i thank the gentleman for yielding and let me reminisce before i yield to my riend from indiana. there was a young medical student in memphis in the late 1960's, my first pediatric rotation watt at st. jude's children's hospital, a remarkable place. -- was at st. jude's children's hospital, a remarkable place. i would go in, start an i.v. dr. fleming, i can still remember seeing some of those kids that wouldn't survive. it was very hard for me emotionally to deal with that. today, fast forward today, almost 90% of those children live today. and they are treated at no cost. their families