betsy devos, sam brownback, ted cruz's important tax reform amendment, cre's on both title 10 and cfpb. the vice president enjoys spending time in the senate because surveying the landscape, i am starting to suspect we will see even more of him this year. >> [laughter] sen. mcconnell: to put those eight tiebreakers in context, dick cheney broke eight ties in eight years. mike pence broke eight ties in one year. things are tight. >> [applause] sen. mcconnell: so we all appreciate the leadership of the vice president who acutely understands life and congress. fortunate to have an ally that is a consummate legislator in his own right. he put that to work on behalf of the president's agenda and american people. he meets with our members. does more of his share of the hard work to keep our government united. mr. vice president, we are looking forward to working with you more in the year ahead, and hopefully we can make a little senate history in the process. the vice president of the united states, mike pence. >> [applause]

coyler: on the day that i did, well governor brownback resigned and became ambassador for religious liberty. on the day that i became governor, we had been waiting a little while. people said it had to line for the stars. on that day in kansas where i am from, that was the first a we , a a supermoon, a blue moon total eclipse and a blood red moon in 700 years. we got the stars aligned. mike: on your first day as governor, you visited a public school. what did you learn from that, and what was a symbol you are trying to send her the message you're trying to send but that being one of your first day activities. campus. to hays gov. coyler: i went to hays, kansas were, where i am from. i'm a fifth generation. communities have different solutions. one of the big challenges we have his children in schools that have a mental health issue. it may disrupt school, or they can't help the kid properly. this school serves kindergarten all the way through high school. they have about 30 counties all around and that is where they can go and have counseling and additional help to get them through. that is

coyler: on the day that i did, well governor brownback designed -- resigned and became ambassador for religious liberty. on the day that i became governor, we had been waiting a little while. people were in line for the stars. on that day in kansas, where i mood, a we had a super a blueon, -- super moon, moon, and the first red moon in 700 years. first day as governor -- host: on your first day as governor, you visited a public school. what did you learn from that, and what was a symbol you are trying to percent, or the message you are trying to send by having that be one of your first day activities? gov. coyler: i went to hays, kansas were, where i am from. i'm a fifth generation. communities have different solutions. one of the big challenges we have his children in schools that have a mental health issue. it may disrupt school, or they can't help the kids properly. school serves kid from kindergarten of the web through high school. they can don't have counseling to get help. that's important. education is critical for our peace -- our state and every state. it's growing. kansas is

they should, white but there's brownback there. so this is very mild to moderate dental tar tar.sually i'll have the owners brush and in my practice my owners are great about brushing their teeth so i rarely do dentals and it works. that's why we use anesthesia. >> it's a little more complicated for our pets. >> thank you for joining us. >> if you have a question about your pet's health and well- being, we want to hear from you. ust email us at pets@kpix.com and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday right here at noon. we'll be right back. >>> a reminder now if you have a consumer problem or question, email or call us. >>> ell, today's tip of the day is going to be is with corn. this time of year there's not a lot of local corn being grown. as a matter of fact, most of it is imported. but let me tell you something, the corn right now in the market is pretty good. but the selection and storage is very, very important. when you buy it you want to make sure if it's packed in a tray like this, make sure they are tight and bicolor means two colors white and yellow.

leader mcconnell, leader schumer, distinguished members of congress, vice president quayle, governor brownbackr elizabeth dole, and all members of the dole family, and especially to the newest recipient of the congressional gold medal, the honorable senator bob dole. [applause] vp pence: it's humbling for me to stand or you today. i do so as vice president, as president of the senate and as i told, as the husband of kansas born karen pence. [applause] vice pres. pence: as we heard today from so many speakers more eloquent than me, from the windswept plains of kansas to the war-torn hills of italy to the marbled halls of washington dc, bob dole has spent a lifetime serving this country with courage and conviction. today, we heard stories from those who have known him and worked with senator dole throughout his life, we have heard examples from his character, and they are legion. but for my part there was one moment in his life that seemed for me to embody the character of this great american. at every stage of his life, bob epitomized the greatest generation. when you answered the call of duty

actually this afternoon i meeting with senator brownback who is going to follow up on this issue. there's nothing i could say that to stress the importance of this issue to iraq. the good thing that i can tell he is that, you know, we have a strong diaspora in which these minorities very present. they are engaged in the reconstruction of iraq. recently during what are the reconstruction conferences in washington, the man in charge of reconstruction of the liberated areas in iraq received two people represented businessman from detroit, were really interested in rebuilding their ancestral villages and churches. this is important to us. i think if you go through the roster of electoral lists you will find the iraqi minorities very, very present. local electoral laws i think will guarantee them at least five seats. so i can't say it better than saying that iraq is not iraq without its minorities. >> on the registration of idps and voting? >> the good thing is the ig's are not really all scattered. they are in localized places in camps, so registration can take place. i know for a fac

and with the appointment of my friend sam brownback ambassador for international religious freedom.l protectioning religious freedom. it makes my job easier to preach the gospel of jesus. steve: sure, samuel, it shouldn't surprise anybody though because when he was running as a candidate donald trump said he would do everything he could to protect religious liberty. >> yeah. but he has bent over backwards to be very forth right there. is a continued narrative to make sure religious freedom is protected. weave can't deny the fact we were living in an era before as it contains to the curtailment of religious freedom in america. hobby lobby, sisters of the poor. it would have silenced my voice to advance the gospel of grace and truth. it's a new day indeed. ainsley: putting the judges in place. that's very important to a lot of christians. so the eagles quarterback carson went who had though sit out this year after an injury, they won the super bowl. there is a picture of him. is he going to be speaking in place of the vice president who is currently in south korea? >> it seems like it