am not certain it does and that is why this is the case. applicants are at a serious informational disadvantage. they do not know the work rules and in this case it is undisputed that she did not. if i could close with something that justice kagan was pointing out, that the background of title vii is that belief is sufficient. what makes this case strong is that this is belief plus an assumption, they acted on this belief and assumed it she would >> the center for american progress will host a discussion on what to expect from undecided

cases the deal with the affordable care act, housing laws, and marriage equality protection good that is live on monday at an :00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. next, president obama and members of the biden family eulogized the sound of the vice president. then a discussion by the george w. bush administration on counterterrorism. the funeral service for beau biden. he died last month of brain cancer at the age of 46. president obama delivered the eulogy at this mass in woman to become. this portion of the service is one hour 40 minutes.

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>> good morning. it is my distinct honor to be here today to remember and celebrate the life and accomplishments of beau biden. a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a leader, a soldier, and a patriot. a life much too short, but a life that had incredible meaning and a life that left an indelible mark on all of us. beau's family was the center of his life, and he always put them first.

his loving wife and his son and daughter hunter and ashley, his brother and sister, i know how much he loved you also dearly. i know this is an exceptionally difficult time for a family. words cannot express the sorrow that linda and i have for the loss of beau. but as i look out across the audience gathered here today, i reflect on the impact beau's life has had on all of us all across the nation. in particular, the state of delaware throughout the united states army, and most of all his family, friends, and colleagues. i want to start off talking about beau biden, the soldier.

it was in iraq when i had the incredible honor to serve the site him and really get to know him. it is sometimes -- serve beside him and really get to know him. the shared commitment to mission. the unspoken reliance on each other. the undefinable trust that is forged. it is a brotherhood that only a few understand. i have always believed that an individual's character defines them as a person. a man's character is revealed under the most extreme and stressful conditions. i was able to witness firsthand his incredible character.

he understood the importance of maintaining trust with his fellow soldiers. with the public to gain justice. the victims that he fought so hard for. with everyone that he came into contact with. he did it by smiling listening and showing genuine compassion to all. he cared deeply for his fellow human beings. he always treated everyone with the dignity and respect. bo biden's character was genuine. he had a charisma that few people possess. people wanted to follow him. completely trusted his judgment. and believed in him. he was selfless to a fault. always subordinating his personal needs to the welfare of everyone else, including his

soldiers, unit, and everyone around him. he was proud to serve with the delaware national guard. he would tell me over and over again, sir, i am just another soldier doing my best at my job to accomplish the mission. he was committed to his community, his home state, and to a nation. frankly, a nation that i believe that beau biden would someday lead. he was inspirational, humble, intelligent, insightful always building a team. he was a man of incredible personal and moral courage. i am not political by nature but i see value of individuals with military service in our government. before beau redeployed i talked

to him. this was just after senator biden became vice president biden. i spent 10 minutes talking to him about running for senator because i thought it was important to have people with military experience in congress. beau listened and looked me in the eye for 10 minutes and said sir, thank you so much. you honor me with your words. he looked at me and said, sir i have much work to do in delaware. i have much work to help the people in delaware. i must finish what i started. it is really important to me. that is a man of great character. a man who understands commitment. that was beau. to his family, i want you to

know i stand there with you and will always be there with you. he was a soldier a friend, and someone i admired. as i look for the perfect words i think back to 2012 when vice president biden addressed the surviving members of our military forces who gave the ultimate sacrifice. you spoke about a day that would come, when the thought of your son, daughter, husband wife, brother, sister would bring a smile to the lips before a tear to the eye. that day will come. beau's enduring presence brings us strength, fills our heart with joy, with smiles abounding. he was an extraordinary pe

-- person and we will cherish memories of him. . i suggest we celebrate his life by following in his legacy. find the best in people and dedicate our lives to making the world a better place. living our lives and changing one person at a time. do this and beau biden will live in each of us and never be forgotten. on behalf of a grateful nation i would like to award the legion of merit to major joseph r. biden the third with the delaware national guard or

lifetime of service as a soldier, advocate, an american patriot. you can please read the citation. >> permanent order 154-2. biden, joseph robinett the third. new castle, delaware. the following award is announced. the legion of merit for exceptionally meritorious service while assigned to positions of increasing responsibility in the army, navy as the deputy staff judge for joint had force attachment delaware national guard. major biden demonstrated integrity, initiative, leadership, and outstanding professional judgment throughout

his 11 year career as a judge advocate general in court offices. he is keeping in the highest tradition of military service and reflecting credit upon himself, the army judge advocate core the guard, and the united states army. signed lieutenant general of the united states army, director army national guard.

president obama: a man, wrote an irish poet, who is original when he speaks the truth has always been known to all good men. beau biden was an original. he was a good man. a man of character. a man who loved deeply, and was loved in return. your excellencies general

distinguished guests halley natalie, hunter, kathleen ashley howard, the rest of beau 's beautiful family, friends colleagues, to jill and to joe. we are here to agree with you -- to grief with you. we are here because we love you. without love, life can be cold and cruel. sometimes cruelty is deliberate. the action of bullies, bigots or the and action of those indifferent to another's pain. often, cruelty is simply born of

life. a matter of fate or god's will beyond our mortal powers to comprehend. to suffer such faceless seemingly random cruelty can harden the softest parts, or shrink the sturdiest. he can make one mean or b itter, or full of self-pity. to paraphrase an old proverb it can make you beg for lighter burden. but, if you are strong enough it can also make you ask god for broader shoulders. shoulders of broad enough to bear not only your own burdens, but the burdens of others.

shoulders broad enough to shield those who need shelter the most. to know beau biden is to know which choice he made in his life. to know joe, and the rest of the biden family, is to understand why beau lived the life he did. for beau a cruel twist of fate came early. the car accident that took his mom, his sister, and confined he and his brother, still toddlers to beds as christmas time. but he was a biden, and he learned early the biden

family room. if you have to ask for help it is too late. you are never alone. you don't have to ask. someone is always there for you when you need them. after the accident, ann rushed in to help care for the boys and help to raise them. joe continued public service and shunned the parlor games of washington. he met his most cherished duty of seeing his kids off to school, letting them know that the world was stable, that there was firm ground under their feet. as joe, himself, confessed to me, he did not do this just because the kids needed him, he did it because he needed those

kids. somehow, beau sense to that. how deeply hurt his family and father was. so, rather than using his childhood trauma as justification for a life of self-pity or self-centeredness that very young boy made a very grown-up decision. he would live a life of meaning. he would live a life for others. he would ask god for broader shoulders. beau would a guide and look out for his younger brother. he would embrace his new mother. the two boys sheepishly asked their father when they get all mary jill.

throughout his life, no one would make joe baca parker -- make a jok -- make joe laugh harder. they would look after his baby sister, he would always do the right thing careful not to give his family or friends cause for concern. it is no secret that a lot of what made beau the way he was was how much he loved and admired his dad. he studied law like his dad even choosing the same school. he chose a public his dad. he believed it to be a noble and important pursuit. from his dad he learned to get up and life knocked him down.

he learned he was no higher than anyone else and no lower than anyone else. something he got from his mom by the way. he learned to make everyone else feel like they matter. his father taught him everyone matters. he even looked and sounded like joe though joe would be the first to acknowledge that he was not joe 2.0. as much as he reminded folks of joe, he was very much his own man. he was an original. it was a sign of an incredible family who brushed away the possibility of privilege for the harder and better reward of

earning his own way. he was a soldier who dodged glory and exhibited true humility. a prosecutor who defended the defenseless. a politician who collected more fans than foes. the public figure who prioritized his private life above all else. he did not cut corners. he turned down an appointment to be delaware's attorney general so he could win it fair and square. when the field was clear for him to run for the senate he chose to finish his job. he did not do these things they gain favor with a cynical public

, it is just who he was. in his 20's he and a friend were stopped for speeding outside of scranton. the officer recognized the name on the license and because he was a fan of joe's work with law enforcement he wanted to let him off with a warning but beau made him write the ticket. beau did not trade on his name. after 9/11 he joined the national guard and felt it was part of his obligation, part of what those broader shoulders are for. he did his duty to his country and deploy to iraq. as the general eloquently spoke to his service. what i can tell you as he was shipping out of dover, there was a lot of press wanting to interview him. he refused. he was just another soldier.

i saw him when i visited iraq. his deployment was hard on hallie and the kids, like it was on so many families over the last 14 years. it was hard on joe and jill, that is why they threw themselves into their work with military families. you can hear it in the speeches, he means it so deeply. like his father, beau did not have a mean bone in his body. the cruelty he had injured in his life did not make him hard it made him compassionate and empathetic. it'd make him abhor bullies.

his grandfather thought his most egregious and was to use power to inflict pain on another. beau squared his broad shoulders to protect people from that abuse. he fought for homeowners who were cheated, seniors who were scanned even went after bullying itself. he set up a child predator task force and convicted more than 200 of those who targeted vulnerable children. he did this in a way that was aligned to the suffering of others. bringing in experts to spare children and their parents further trauma. that is who beau was. someone who cared. someone who charmed you, disarm do -- disarmed you, and

put you at ease. when had to attend a fancy fundraiser with people who took themselves too seriously he would whisper something inappropriate in your ear. the son of a senator the most popular elected official in delaware, i'm sorry joe. he was not above dancing in nothing but a sombrero and shorts at thanksgiving to make the people he loved laugh. through it all he was the consummate public service. a notebook in his pocket at all times to write down the problems of everyone he met, go back to the office, and get them fixed. because he was a biden, the title that comes with family

husband, father, son brother uncle those were the ones that beau valued above any other. at the democratic national convention he did not spend all of his time in back rooms with donors, instead he wrote the escalators in the arena with his son, up and down, again, and again knowing, just like joe learned, would ultimately mattered in life. you know, if anyone can make a name for themselves in this reality tv age, especially in today's politics, if you are allowed and controversial enough you can get attention, but to

make that name means something to have it associated with dignity and integrity, that is rare. there is no shortcut to get it. it is not something you can buy. if you do right by her children maybe you can pass it on. what greater inheritance is there? what greater inheritance than to be part of the family that passes on the values of what it means to be a great parent? that passes on the values of what it means to be a true citizen? that passes on the values of what it means to give act fully and freely without expecting anything in return?

that is what our country was built on, men like beau. that is who built it. families like this. we do not have kings, queens, or lords we do not have to be born into money to have an impact, we do not have to step on one another to be successful. we have a remarkable privilege of being able to earn what we get out of life with the knowledge that we are no higher or lower than anyone else. we know this not just because it is in our founding documents but because families like the bidens have made it so. people like beau have made it

so. he did in 46 years what most could not do in 146. he left nothing in the tank. he was a man who led a life where the means was important as the ends. the example that he said made you want to be a better dad, or a better son, or a better brother or sister, better at your job, a better soldier. he made you want to be a better person. isn't that the final measure of a man? the way he lives, how he treats others, no matter what life may throw at him.

we do not know how long we have here. we don't know when fate will intervene. we cannot discern god's plan. what we do know is that with every minute we have, we can live our lives in a way that takes nothing for granted. we can love deeply, we can help people who need help, we can teach our children what matters and pass on empathy and compassion and selflessness. we can teach them to have broad shoulders. to the biden family, the

sprawling intimate clan, i know that beau's passing has left a gaping void in the world, i can only imagine the burdens you have been carrying on your shoulders for the past couple of years, it is because you gave him everything that he could give everything to us. because you were there for him, we will be there for you. natalie and hunter, there are not words big enough to describe how much your dad loved you and your mom, but michelle, sasha aaliyah, and i have become a part of the family. we are always here for you. we always will be. my word as a biden. to joe and jill, like everyone

else, michelle and i think god you are in our lives. taking this right with you is one of the great pleasures of our lives. joe, you are my brother. i'm grateful every day you have such a big heart a big soul and such broad shoulders. i could not admire you more. i got to know catherine biden before she passed away. she was on stage with us when we were elected. i told joe once that out of everything bad that happens, something good will come if you look hard enough. i suppose she was channeling the same irish poet that i began with today. i said let grief be a falling leaf of the dawning day.

as hard as it is right now through all of the heartache and tears, it is our obligation to beau not to think about what was and what might've been, what to think about what is because of him. think about the day that dawns for children who are safer because of beau. who's lives are full or because of him. think about the day that dawns for parents who can rest easier and families that are freer because of him. some folks may never know that their lives are better because of beau biden, but that is ok. certainly for beau was never the

point -- fot -- for beau, a claim is not the point of public service. to the soldiers who served with him, who joined the national guard because of him, the workers that still have their home because of them, and thanked him for helping them bus tables one night. and after talking for hours after taking his national guard fitness test. and woman saved a kind of voicemail for him for five years wrote to say i loved the way he loved his family.

and the stranger that road from halfway across this great country to say the only thing we can hope for is that our children make us proud by making a difference in the world. beau has done that and then some. the world noticed. jill joe, hallie, hunter natalie, the world noticed. they noticed. they felt it, his presence. beau lives on in the lives of others. isn't that the whole point of our time? to make the country we love fair and more just.

not just for natalie hunter, naomi, melia, sasha, but for every child. isn't that what this amazing journey is all about? to make the life better for the next generation. beau figure that out so early in life. what an inheritance beau left us. what an example he set. to our great good fortune in our youth, our hearts were touched with fire said all over wendell holmes junior. above all, we have learned whether a man excepts from fortune her spade will look down and they or will scale the ice, the one and only success

which it is his to command is to bring to his work a mighty heart. beau biden brought to his work a mighty heart. he brought to his family a mighty heart. what a good man. what an original. may god bless his memory, and the lies of all he touched -- the lives of all he touched.

>> there are no words that could adequately describe my love, admiration, and adoration for my brother. nothing i say will give justice to what he means to me, to us. when trying to recall certain memories, i am at a loss. my life is a collage of memories

and moments. beau was a constant presence every day of my life. when i was in first grade i drew a picture of what made me happy. it was me holding hands with my two brothers, and i wrote happiness is being with my brothers. it was true then, and remained true throughout my life. i felt like the likeliest kid sister to be raised and built by two extraordinary men though as my husband points out, sometimes they did not read all of the directions. it is impossible to talk about beau without talking about hunter. they were inseparable and shared a love that was unconditional. hunter gave him the

courage and confidence to fly. hunter inspired him with his wisdom, compassion, and independent spirit. hunter gave beau strength, comfort, and courage. there was not one decision where hunter was not consulted first not one day where they did not speak, and not one road traveled with a were not each other's copilots. hunter was his confidant and home. when i was born, i was welcomed with open arms and held tightly by beauy and hunty, as i called them my whole life. being with hunter and my family was the only place beau wanted to be, and he is with us forever

. as a kid sister i always wanted to be by his side. through his high school and college years i was allowed to hang around as long as i saying i are on the mountain by the grateful dead. he would take me to the university of pennsylvania though the most unpopular thing to do was to bring your eight-year-old sister to spend the night at your college apartment, that he did not care. i hung around my brother so much his friends nicknamed me flea. he was my first phone call anytime i needed support. he was my first line of defense before mom and dad. there were countless arguments at the dinner table, countless conversations where beau would torture me for hours before i realized what he was saying was the right thing. he never judged, he just listen.

he offered his hand, shoulder, advice, and love. i could look at him and he knew instantly what i was thinking. he would always give a response that eased to me. being with family was his favorite past time. whether sitting on our parents porch, fishing, or eating around the kitchen table, he always wanted us around, and we always wanted to be around. he loved family trips especially thanksgivings in nantucket, a chance to be together around the fire. since i can remember, the week of thanksgiving my brothers would get me out of class and we would pile up in the jeep and travel seven hours, my favorite car ride. beau loved it so much that nantucket is where he proposed to and wed hallie.

he was the constant anchor to me, my brother, my father, he was our protector mediator, the captain of our lives. he was my first love, and what a beautiful example of love he provided. my brothers brought my husband to me, meeting him first in 2008 at a fundraiser and spending time after. hunter told me about this handsome, funny, good man they met. at the time i dismissed it, but two years later in his hospital room, after graduating with my masters, i would meet the man who would become my husband and their brother. beau brought him to this family.

beau also brought us our sister hallie who he loved with all his heart and married for her strength and determination. i spent numerous nights eating dinner and hanging out mediating the banter between them. they had an effortless understanding and love. when the night settled in a could be found curled up on the couch, often beau begged hallie to rep his feet while they watch their favorite show. natalie and hunter are as brave smart, and compassionate as their father. natalie is a natural leader, and hunter is a protector. beau disliked nothing more than

pupil worrying about him. he took on everyone else's worries and had a we will get through this attitude. he taught us never to give up on ourselves or each other. i have been -- i had the tragic privilege of going to his chemo treatments with him. i will forever treasure our time together and the many conversations we had about life. during our breakfast he would make me listen to what i thought was his theme song, you get what you give either free radicals, even though he never stopped fighting and his will to live with stronger than most, i think he knew that this day might come. the words to this song are this whole dam world could fall apart, you will be ok. follow your heart. you are in harms way i am right

behind. in retrospect i think he played that song not for him, but for me. to remember not to give up or let sadness consume me or us. from the time i was young he never let me get off the phone saying goodbye. it was always see you, love you. beau we will see you every day we wake. we hear your laugh, see your smile, feel your touch. you will be with us for every decision we make in moments of sadness, struggle, celebration joy. we will see you everywhere we go in the beauty of nature, and a smile from strangers, and in your beautiful children, who we will take care of like you took care of all of us.

you were etched in every fiber of our being, you are the bone of our bone, the flesh of our flesh. you are ever present in our lives, today, tomorrow, forever. thank you for all you gave, and will continue to give, as we continue living in your honor as she would want. as long as i have hunt i have you. beau, see you, love you so much. >> i have to my sister.

it makes it very hard. on behalf of my family i want to thank all of the religious leaders here to celebrate my brothers life. it means a great deal to us, and i know it would to him. thank you. general, thank you for being here. beau was so proud of his service to this nation, and he was especially proud to serve under your leadership. mr. president, you know how much you love you -- you know how much he loved you. thank you to all your done for our family michelle, take early in these difficult days. that was an incredible tribute thank you. ashley, beau is so proud of you.

he was so touched by the way you cared about people. the depth of your emotions. he saw the joy you bring not only to our family, or to the lives of so many people. he loved the way you laugh. he loved your smile. he was so proud to have been able to work with you in the service of the people of delaware. he loved that you married howard. he loved that very much. he loved the fact that he was the catalyst that brought howard into our family. i love the fact he gave me

another big brother. natalie, hunter, we have talked about this over and over again. your daddy is going to always be with us. your daddy is going to always be by your side. your daddy will always love you. i can promise you will always be loved. we are a family whose love knows no bounds. he is a part of you. natalie, he is that piece of you that allows you to be so caring and compassionate. he is the reason why you are so protective of your brother.

the same way he was with me. >> hunter robert hunter biden ii. he tied you and me together forever. and you are his calm and his focus. you are so much like your daddy. watching the two of you fishing at the end of the dock, like seeing two images of the same person. and just like --, valerie was there, always