restaurant. they aren t helping the economy go. they are doing everything they can do to pay a loan that s just too big. even the federal reserve said it s time to write down the principal. keep more people in their homes. let them get back to spending and being productive members of society. the social cost of foreclosure, throwing people out, kids missing school. what happens to the community around the empty homes. it s a disaster. and i think that this let the market bottom out. it s bad for the economy. it s not true to the american principle of equal justice under law and it s just inhumane. new york state attorney general eric schneiderman. thanks for your time tonight. good luck on your national assignment. ahead the national outrage over the komen foundation pulling its funding from planned parenthood. experts are now saying the health of thousands of women is being put at risk. turns out it s all about right wing politics. that s next.
stand up and help us in this so that we can continue to serve the communities here in hampton rhodes. we are especially concerned because the incidents of breast cancer is 1 out of 6 women versus 1 out of 8 nationally. it s a crying need. as the congresswoman said, it s especially a crying need among women of color. so i hope komen changes its mind. now this is personal for you, too, because betsy your wife is sitting next to you. tell us what you are going through now with your health. i was diagnosed with breast cancer in may and had my surgery in june. i have completed my chemotherapy treatments in december and today i just had my very first radiation treatment. it s very difficult to go through this, and you need to be examined and to catch it as soon as possible so your treatments aren t the most extreme as such as what i m having to go through. you went through radiation
travesty. congresswoman moore, you ve heard this couple. it s very moving. can congress stop this, congresswoman moore? let me tell you something. first of all, i want to say that i just peace and blessings upon you, pat and betsi and hopefully your treatments will work well for you. they ve made great strides in cancer treatment and komen foundation, planned parenthood, both of these organizations were at the forefront of early detection and getting women into treatment. you know, today planned parenthood advocates for all over the country, planned parenthood was able to raise about the same amount of money that they are going to lose from komen. but it s not just about the money. it s about the camaraderie that people had on the nonpartisan basis to be able to walk together, to end this plague for women. i m going to have to butt in.
putting politics ahead of people. this picture showing a cut ribbon is popping up all over the internet. komen s founder and ceo nancy brinker responded in this youtube video released last night. recently we implemented new granting strategies and criteria that some have regrettably mischaracterized. we will never bow to political pressure. she says they are not bowing to political pressure, but we re getting a closer look into the charity and the picture is very disturbing. brinker founded the organization in her sister s name 30 years ago. she s a prominent republican who served as ambassador under former president george w. bush. brinker and her late husband gave over $600,000 to republicans. then there s karen handell, komen s senior vice president for public policy.
universal health care strategies. trying to kill medicaid. we are going we are facing really unhealthy future for americans, particularly women, and particularly women who are poor. now let me ask you to stand by one minute, congresswoman. i d like to bring in patrick hurd and his wife betsy. pat is the ceo of planned parenthood of southeastern virginia and betsy is currently battling breast cancer and has run in the komen fund-raising races in the past. thank you both for joining me this evening. thanks for having us. thank you very much. pat, what is your reaction to this decision? i m disappointed. i m saddened. i m frustrated. and i m fearful. i m especially fearful for the women that are not going to be able to have the life-saving screening, the life-saving breast education that these komen funds provide. i am hopeful that our supporters