august 1. it would be repealed down the road in 2018 and give us time when would the taxes associated with it be repealed? i think the taxes have to be repeal right away. we have to be realistic about the great burden that both the affordable care act and the taxes have put on the american people. neil: the president has come back to refer to the house measure as mean. how did you feel about that? i don t think it s mean. i disagree. it s realistic. what is mean is to force the american people under the affordable care act for any longer. neil: thanks, congressman. thank you. neil: stocks kicking off the second half of the year. it was a limited session. all trading ceased at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. in that brief time, we were well into record territory. the dow still up 129 2/3 points. 21,479. also for those that get into wonkery here, the dow