P000373 1939-10-10 420 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/pitts/contact.shtml 16 202-225-2013 Joseph 'r':4 'pa':5 '-16':6 'rep':1 'pitt':3,8,10 'joseph':2,7,9 M 400320 Pitts Joseph_R._Pitts R. Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16] N00001633 5323 Republican 202-225-2411 Protestant PA Joe Joseph Pitts 3.58333333333333 http://www.house.gov/pitts/ 400320 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 22:05:31 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...denounce the bill's estimated 10-year cost of $1.055 trillion. "This is an attack on America and our freedom," said Rep. Joe Pitts (R., Pa.). Protesters responded with chants of "Kill the bill."Among Democratic leaders' biggest remaining challenges is s 'r':31 '10':12 'pa':32 'joe':29 'may':4 'rep':28 'bill':9,40 'cost':14 'hous':1 'kill':38 'pitt':30 'said':27 'vote':3 'wall':49 'year':13 '1.055':16 'among':41 'chant':36 'delay':6 'estim':11 'attack':21 'health':2 'leader':43 'remain':45 'street':50 'america':23 'biggest':44 'denounc':7 'freedom':26 'journal':51 'protest':33 'respond':34 'challeng':46 'democrat':42 'trillion':17 6603212 true true daylife Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us OK http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125752424524534055.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama 400320 Person rep\. Mon Oct 26 21:51:44 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Bart Stupak, D-Mich., and Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., that states: "No funds authorized under this act ... may be used to pay for any abortion or to cover any ... 'd':15 'r':22 'pa':23 'act':31 'joe':19 'may':32 'pay':36 'rep':18 'use':34 'bart':12 'fund':27 'mich':16 'near':3 'pitt':20 'r-pa':21 'time':2 'abort':39 'cover':42 'hurdl':8 'state':25 'author':28 'cathol':11 'crunch':1 'd-mich':14 'health':5 'reform':6 'remain':9 'stupak':13 'indiancathol':44 6497426 true true google news IndianCatholic OK http://www.indiancatholic.in/news/storydetails.php/13674-1-9-Crunch-time-nears-for-health-reform,-but-hurdles-remain-for-Catholics 400320 Person rep\. Fri Oct 23 22:05:43 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ... There is one thing that people across the ideological spectrum can agree on when it comes to the issue of energy—the United States needs to produce far more clean energy from a source that does not rely on the whims of tyrants in far off parts of the 'r':7 'pa':8 'far':43,60 'joe':4 'one':18 'rep':3 'agre':27 'come':31 'issu':34 'need':40 'part':62 'pitt':5 'r-pa':6 'reli':53 'safe':12 'unit':38 'whim':56 'clean':13,45 'futur':15 'guest':1 'peopl':21 'sourc':49 'state':39 'thing':19 'across':22 'energi':36,46 'produc':42 'tyrant':58 'america':10 'blogger':2 'foundat':67 'heritag':66 'ideolog':24 'nuclear':14 'spectrum':25 6470911 true true daylife The Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/ OK http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/23/guest-blogger-rep-joe-pitts-r-pa-on-america%e2%80%99s-safe-clean-nuclear-future/ 400320 Person rep\. Fri Oct 23 22:05:43 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...federal funding for coverage of abortion services that they say includes 150,000 signatures, The Hill reports. Conservative Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) noted that the issue wasn't about "the legality or illegality of abortion -- it is about keeping the gover 'r':35 'pa':36 '000':25 '150':24 'gop':1 'joe':32 'rep':31 'say':22 'fund':14 'hill':28 'issu':12,40 'keep':53 'news':57 'note':37 'pitt':33 'r-pa':34 'seek':2 'wasn':41 'abort':10,18,49 'feder':13 'gover':55 'illeg':47 'legal':45 'medic':56 'ralli':4 'today':58 'health':7 'includ':23 'reform':8 'report':29 'servic':19 'conserv':30 'coverag':16 'opposit':5 'signatur':26 6470910 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168454.php 400320 Person rep\. Sun Oct 25 22:04:34 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Bart Stupak, D-Mich., and Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., that states: "No funds authorized under this act ... may be used to pay for any abortion or to cover any ... 'd':15 'r':22 'pa':23 'act':31 'joe':19 'may':32 'pay':36 'rep':18 'use':34 'bart':12 'fund':27 'mich':16 'near':3 'news':45 'pitt':20 'r-pa':21 'time':2 'abort':39 'cover':42 'hurdl':8 'state':25 'author':28 'cathol':11,44 'crunch':1 'd-mich':14 'health':5 'reform':6 'remain':9 'servic':46 'stupak':13 6487232 true true google news Catholic News Service OK http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0904752.htm 400320 Person rep\. Sun Oct 25 22:04:34 -0500 2009 Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0500 2009 For his part, Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., touted a bill he recently introduced that would streamline the NRC's license review process. ... 'r':14 'pa':15 'joe':11 'nrc':26 'rep':10 'back':6 'bill':18 'blog':33 'hold':3 'part':9 'pitt':12 'r-pa':13 'tout':16 'power':5 'would':23 'licens':28 'nation':31 'recent':20 'review':29 'journal':32 'nuclear':4 'process':30 'introduc':21 'streamlin':24 6487235 true true google news National Journal (blog) OK http://energytopic.nationaljournal.com/2009/10/experts-nuclear-industry-obsta.php 400320 Person sen\. Thu Oct 22 10:58:30 -0500 2009 Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...Minority Whip Eric Cantor (Va.), House GOP conference Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.) and Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.). Conservative Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) noted that the issue wasn’t about “about the legality or illegality of abortion — it is about keep 'r':29 'pa':30 'va':11 'gop':1,13 'ind':18 'joe':26 'kan':23 'rep':25 'sam':21 'sen':20 'eric':9 'hill':50 'hous':12 'issu':34 'keep':48 'mike':16 'note':31 'penc':17 'pitt':27 'r-pa':28 'seek':2 'wasn':35 'whip':8 'abort':44 'illeg':42 'legal':40 'minor':7 'august':5 'cantor':10 'confer':14 'regain':4 'conserv':24 'chairman':15 'momentum':6 'brownback':22 6456948 true true daylife The Hill http://www.thehill.com/ OK http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/64211-gop-seeks-to-regain-august-momentum 400320 Person congress Sun Oct 25 22:04:34 -0500 2009 Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Joe Pitts, R-Pa., and Bart Stupak, D-Pa., are trying to get Congress to attach an amendment to the current health care legislation that would prohibit ... 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Joe Pitts, R-Pa., and Bart Stupak, D-Pa., are trying to get Congress to attach an amendment to the current health care legislation 'd':45 'r':14,39 'pa':40,46 'va':15 'fox':62 'get':50 'joe':36 'rep':35 'say':16 'tri':48 'bart':42 'bill':11,32 'care':24,60 'd-pa':44 'fund':7 'hous':1 'news':63 'pitt':37 'r-pa':38 'r-va':13 'rais':3 'said':34 'abort':6 'amend':55 'attach':53 'cantor':12 'exclud':29 'health':9,23,59 'legisl':61 'member':2 'reform':10 'stupak':43 'concern':4 'current':58 'congress':51 'unaccept':19 6453052 true true daylife FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/ OK http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/9u5V39jZUus/house-members-raise-concerns-abortion-funding-health-reform 400320 Person congress Sun Oct 25 22:04:34 -0500 2009 Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0500 2009 This year's budget fight in Harrisburg dragged on for months with stops and starts, deals made and broken almost as ... 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But now, as I write th '8':13 'th':58 '10a':14 'day':40 'dem':4 'led':50 'pro':10,47 'rep':52 'wee':25 'cave':5 'hour':26 'hous':20,42 'life':11,48 'long':39 'sent':22 'vote':7 'break':3 'email':17 'excel':30 'offer':28 'sourc':21 'updat':12 'write':57 'explan':31 'happen':35 'review':2,60 'illinoi':1,59 'pro-lif':9,46 'acquiesc':44 'democrat':49 'leadership':43 6607803 false true google blog Illinois Review http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/ OK http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2009/11/breaking-dems-cave-to-vote-on-prolife-amendment-in-healthcare-lipinski-cosponsors-.html 400320 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:52:17 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 *GOP Rep. Joe Pitts confirms that one pro-life amendment — Stupak, Pitts, etc.-sponsored bipartisan amendment — will be heard on the floor, preserving the status quo and codifying the Hyde Amendment to prevent federal health care ... 'etc':23 'gop':10 'joe':12 'new':5 'one':16 'pro':18 'quo':36 'rep':11 'care':46 'hyde':40 'life':19 'pitt':13,22 'vote':8 'amend':20,26,41 'feder':44 'floor':32 'heard':29 'codifi':38 'health':45 'imperi':6 'malkin':2,48 'status':35 'stupak':21 'confirm':14 'michell':1,47 'preserv':33 'prevent':43 'pro-lif':17 'sponsor':24 'congress':7 'liveblog':3 'bipartisan':25 6607799 false true google blog Michelle Malkin http://michellemalkin.com/ OK http://michellemalkin.com/2009/11/07/the-new-imperial-congress-votes-on-pelosicare/ 400320 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:52:17 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The amendment proposed by U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) and U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) would prevent subsidies for abortions under two big new federal programs created by the bill. In an excellent article describing the dramatic change, ... 'd':13 'r':21 'mi':14 'pa':22 'big':30 'joe':18 'new':31 'rep':9,17 'two':29 'u.s':8,16 'bart':10 'bill':37 'd-mi':12 'pitt':19 'r-pa':20 'abort':27 'amend':5 'chang':45 'creat':34 'excel':40 'feder':32 'would':23 'articl':41 'dramat':44 'propos':6 'stupak':11 'urgent':1 'describ':42 'prevent':24 'program':33 'request':2 'subsidi':25 'dfwcatholic.org':3,46 6607802 false true google blog DFWCatholic.org http://www.dfwcatholic.org/ OK http://www.dfwcatholic.org/urgent-request/.html 400320 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:52:17 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 But now, as I write this at 2:41 AM, we've received the news that the Democratic leadership WILL ALLOW A VOTE on the pro-life amendment by Bart Stupak and Joe Pitts! Developing story... Posted 11/07/09 at 7:26 AM | Comments (0) ... '0':55 '2':18 '7':51 '26':52 '41':19 've':22 'joe':44 'pro':37 'bart':41 'hous':5 'jill':1 'life':38 'news':4,25 'pitt':45 'post':48 'vote':7,33 'allow':31 'amend':10,39 'break':3 'stori':47 'write':15 'receiv':23 'stanek':2 'stupak':42 'comment':54 'develop':46 'pro-lif':36 '11/07/09':49 'democrat':28 'leadership':29 'stupak/pitts':9 'jillstanek.com':56 6607801 false true google blog jillstanek.com http://www.jillstanek.com/ OK http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2009/11/breaking_news_h_3.html 400320 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:52:17 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 House Democratic leaders will allow an up-or-down vote on an amendment blocking any money in its healthcare overhaul from funding abortions, risking the votes of members who support abortion rights. Anti-abortion Rep. ... and other groups are calling for 'rep':48 'anti':46 'call':53 'fund':34 'hous':1,12 'risk':36 'take':3 'vote':7,22,38 'abort':35,43,47 'allow':16 'amend':10,25 'block':26 'group':51 'money':28 'right':44 'leader':14 'member':40 'stupak':9 'support':42 'democrat':13 'overhaul':32 'threaten':11 'healthcar':31 'anti-abort':45 'up-or-down':18 'rhrealitycheck.org':55 6607798 false true google blog RHRealityCheck.org http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/ OK http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/11/07/house-will-take-up-or-down-vote-stupak-amendment-threatening-womens-rights 400320 Person senator Sat Nov 07 10:52:17 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... for their war on organized labor and their support for foreign dictators, from Papa Doc Duvalier to Suharto to the thugs supported through the Silk Road Act, sponsored by Family politicians Senator Sam Brownback and Rep. Joe Pitts. ... 'act':37 'doc':25 'hit':6 'joe':47 'rep':46 'sam':43 'twh':4 'war':13 'hunt':3,51 'jeff':9 'papa':24 'pitt':48 'road':36 'silk':35 'thug':31 'wild':2,50 'labor':16 'organ':15 'senat':42 'dictat':22 'duvali':26 'famili':40 'foreign':21 'sharlet':10 'sponsor':38 'suharto':28 'support':19,32 'greatest':5 'brownback':44 'interview':7 'politician':41 6607800 false true google blog The Wild Hunt http://wildhunt.org/blog/ OK http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/11/twh-greatest-hits-interview-with-jeff-sharlet.html 400320 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 22:05:26 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 This amendment would undermine the only pro-life amendment that truly protects life in health care reform: the Stupak- [Rep. Joe] Pitts [R-PA] Amendment. In order to stop unprecedented abortion funding in the guise of health care reform ... 'r':33 'pa':34 'joe':30 'pro':16 'rep':29 'care':25,48 'fair':55 'fund':42 'guis':45 'life':17,22 'pitt':31 'r-pa':32 'stop':39 'abort':5,41 'amend':10,18,35 'media':1,50 'order':37 'truli':20 'would':11 'counti':54 'health':8,24,47 'matter':51 'provis':6 'reform':26,49 'stupak':28 'america':53 'continu':2 'pro-lif':15 'protect':21 'undermin':12 'unpreced':40 'misrepres':4 6603205 false true google blog Media Matters for America - County Fair http://mediamatters.org/ OK http://mediamatters.org/research/200911060042 400320 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 10:58:38 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 A bipartisan group led by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) want to amend the healthcare bill by adding pro-life protections. This is what the Catholic bishops have asked for, and what an overwhelming majority of ... 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