i got to pick up mr. pitt's racket. he wanted to have it restrung. hello. oh, hi. jocelyn landis from doubleday. i 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.

i'm going to mr. pitt's, and i am telling him that i am quitting. so that's it? i never even met the guy. i've had enough. i'm marching in. you're marching in. i'm marching. hey. hey. elaine's quitting. really?

oh, she's housesitting for mr. pitt. ah, the housesitter. yeah. what are you, the boyfriend? here for a quickie? can i just go up? oh. why waste time making small talk with the doorman? i should just shut up and open the door for you.

mrs. ellmers: i yield to mr. pitts for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for two minutes. mr. pitts: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 2775 and commend the lady, congresswoman black, and congresswoman ellmers for their leadership on this issue. earlier this year we found out that the i.r.s. flagged for further review 90% of americans who claimed the adoption tax credit. 70% of the adoptive families faced at least a partial audit. on a minuscule of the tax credits were disallowed. many needy families saw their returns delayed for months. we also found out this year that hundreds of conservative nonprofits had their applications for tax-exempt status delayed for months and years by i.r.s. agents. ask millions of small business owners who have spent hours laboring over tax returns. the government doesn't typically operate by the honor system. but when it comes to doling out billions of dollars in new obamacare subsidies, the government is just going to accept applications

pitts, from pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pitts: i'm very pleased that the house is considering h.r. 3204. the drug quality and security act today. this legislation would address two important issues affecting the quality and security of america's drug supply. first, the bill would protect traditional pharmacies and clarify laws related to human drug compounding in response to last year's nationwide meningitis outbreak. one of the largest public health crises in recent memory. secondly, the bill would strengthen the prescription drug supply chain in order to protect american families against counterfeit drugs. as we all remember, in the summer and fall of 2012, a massachusetts company, new england compounding center, necc, shipped over 17,000 vials of an injectable steroid solution from three contaminated lots to health care facilities across the contry. after -- the country. after receiving injections of necc's contaminated steroid, over 64 people died from complications associated with fungal meningitis, and 750 others were

pitt who is the vice chairman of the appropriations subcommittee on state and foreign operations, mr. dent. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. dent: i certainly oppose shutting down the government, i certainly oppose defaulting on this country's only fwation well, have an obligation to govern. i do support the underlying bill under consideration here today. specifically because of the repeal of the medical device tax. which in my district is real. medical device tax is stifling innovation, it is costing us jobs and it is raising costs, which unfortunately appears to be the health care law trifecta, raising costs, stifling innovation and destroying jobs. specifically one country in my district, with nearly ,000 employees, said there are no raises for their employees because of this tax. another small company called me up, the owner said, you know, we make prosthetic limbs for many folks, including troops who come back from wars. we have been in business for 100 year, a little overall 50 people. we're probably not going to make it because of this. they need our he

i'd like to thank again mr. waxman, mr. upton, chairman pits -- chairman pitts, mr. latta and mr. griffith for their work on this bill. mr. speaker, the american people deserve the peace of mind to know that the medicines they take are safe and effective. the drug quality and security act is a critically important step in protecting the public's health. and i urge members to support this bipartisan, bicameral legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. upton: mr. speaker, i would yield two minutes to the gentleman from ohio, mr. latta, a member of the committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for two minutes. mr. latta: i thank the chairman for yielding. mr. chairman, i rise today in support of the drug quality and security act of 2013. title 2 of this legislation, drug supply chain securities based on h.r. 1919, the safeguarding america's pharmaceuticals act of 2013, which i introduced along with c

mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. over three months ago the house passed a defense appropriations bill with overwhelming bipartisan support. as we approach the end of the fiscal year, i want to remind senate democrats and the president that our fighting meb and -- men and women are counting on us. the leadership in the senate failed to even bring a defense funding measure to the floor this year. should they fail to work with the house to fund the government, pay for our soldiers, airmen could be delayed. cutbacks could reduce their readiness and delay the recruitment of tools they need to defend our nation and themselves. at a time when fighting continues in afghanistan and we face serious threats from terrorists, at a time when the president is threatening force in syria, we cannot let our guard down. and we should not use our military and wounded warriors as pawns in political partisanship. the senate needs to act without delay to pass funding, keep the government from shutting down, the safety of brave americans ar

brad pitt about his upcoming "12 years of slave" this weekend. the movie has been getting a lot of oscar buzz. he produced the movie and also has a small role in the film. this is what he said he hopes audiences take away from it. listen. >> what it really means, what it really, really means to take someone, deny them their freedom, their dignity, to tear them apart from their families, as a father, it's -- it's a nightmare, and this film does that. >> now guys, just by the way let me tell you a little something about this movie "12 years of slave." i also saw it this weekend, the true story of a freed black monday, solomon northrop, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1850s. it's his own account of his life for 12 years trying to fight his way back to freedom while surviving on a plantation. this movie sickening, maddening, thoughtful. it's just brilliant. it's still sitting with me. when i was watching the movie on friday night i was sitting in the theater with a lot of other people, black, white, men, women, and there's one point in

at this time i would like to recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania mr. pitts at this time. >> thank you very much. you have recently taken over leadership that d.o.e. and you understand the role of establishing an and core dating energy policy. can you tell us whether d.o.e. is going to have an active role going forward in ensuring that the climate policies pursued by other federal agencies do not negatively affect the affordability and availability of energy? >> thank you for the question. the principle way in which we will be doing that over these next say three years is the so-called quadrennial energy review process that will be convened out of the executive office of the president with the department of energy establishing the secretariat and the analytic underpinnings and that will involve the entire administration. that will be our principle role there and i can also assure you as i have in previous testimony here that we view our job in tech knowledge he development as meaning to innovate and keep lowering the cost of energy for our consumers and

[applause] >> thank you, mr. jealous. [applause] >> thank you, mr. jealous pitt and also to thank the staff and put in the journalism institute in broadcasting for organizing today's event. here's a reminder to buy more information about the national press club on a website. if you'd like a copy of today's program, check out our website at www.press.work. thank you. we are adjourned. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> dan hofmeister's former president of the shell oil company. he's the author of why we hate oil companies that now is president of citizens for affordable energy. thank you for being with us. one of the headlines getting attention this morning from the hill newspaper from the richmond times dispatch an interview, president assad did with a french newspaper, warning that the risk of a wider war that the u.s. attack syria and so the obvious question, if that happens, the impact on oil prices. >> guest: well, if this spreads, if the u.s. attack syria and syria and its allies decide that they are going to teach the u.s. a lesson and the

eventually opposite the then-married pitt in "mr. and ms. smith." >> where did you learn to shoot like that? >> beginner's luck. >> reporter: in 2010, jolie was the glamorous romantic lead opposite johnny depp in "the tourist." >> is there a man in my life? >> i'll wait and see. >> reporter: she said had her surgery should not disqualify her for that kind of role. "i do not feel any less of a woman," she wrote. "i feel empowered that i made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity." her surgeon, dr. kristi funk, said the decision was not made overnight. "it wasn't based in fear." of course, revealing her medical choice has not diminished her celebrity. >> if anything, the ft she had this done in a public way has kept her in the headlines, kept her star power a little higher. >> reporter: a medical choice reflecting a long-ago movie toast with her future partner. >> to dodging bullets. >> dodging bullets. >> reporter: and now back to work. for "today," nbc news, los angeles. >> good to see angelina back. >> and she's been such

you know, someone like you, mr. franklin. it's a shame they're going to cremate you. [all my life by dj harry plays] ♪ [gasps]