memorably as dr. martin luther king jr. he said, with most of my life ahead of me, i decided to give my life to something eternal and absolute. not to these little dots that are here today and gone tomorrow but the one who is the same today and forever. [applause] the commitments that come closest to forever are those of family. my dad was the ceo, a governor, and a member of the president's cabinet. my wife asked him how what was your greatest accomplishment? without a moment's pause he said, raising our four kids. my wife and i feel the same way. i have never once regretted missing an opportunity so that i could be with my children and grandchildren. among the things in life that can be put off, being there when it matters most is not one of them. the home is the ultimate career. all other careers exist to support the ultimate career. promotions often marked the high points in a career. i hope i have not seen the last one of those. [laughter] sometimes, the high points come in unexpected ways. i am embarrassed to recall t

memorably as dr. martin luther king jr. oung man he said, with most of my life ahead of me i decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute. >> renouncing worldly things? was that the motto at bain capital? i'm be sure. joining us live from baton rouge, louisiana, is tony perkins. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. good to be with you again. >> we've heard your strongly held views on the president's views on same sex irnlg ma. republican who's say this is a distraction. we haven't heard many evangelical leaders on the republican reconciliation bill that passed in the house that would do so much harm to the poor and the vulnerable. we listened to evangelical leaders pressing the issue have marriage. what about the poor? do christian leaders have anything to say about the poor? >> absolutely, market. when you look at the best anti-poverty program in america, that is a family. when you can almost -- if you can put a child into a home with a mom and a dad, you have almost eliminated the chance of poverty. on the

memorably as dr. martin luther king jr. he said, with most of my life ahead of me, i decided to give my life to something eternal and absolute. not to these little dots that are here today and gone tomorrow but the one who is the same today and forever. [applause] the commitments that come closest to forever are those of family. my dad was the ceo, a governor, and a member of the president's cabinet. my wife asked him how what was your greatest accomplishment? without a moment's pause he said, raising our four kids. my wife and i feel the same way. i have never once regretted missing an opportunity so that i could be with my children and grandchildren. among the things in life that can be put off, being there when it matters most is not one of them. the home is the ultimate career. all other careers exist to support the ultimate career. promotions often marked the high points in a career. i hope i have not seen the last one of those. [laughter] sometimes, the high points come in unexpected ways. i am embarrassed to recall t

memorably as dr. martin luther king jr. he said, with most of my life ahead of me, i decided to give my life to something eternal and absolute. -- to these little dots that- thato these little gods are here today and gone tomorrow but the one who is the same today and forever. [applause] the commitments that come closest to forever are those of family. my dad was the ceo, a governor, and a member of the president's cabinet. my wife asked him how what was your greatest accomplishment? without a moment's pause he said, raising our four kids. my wife and i feel the same way. i have never once regretted missing an opportunity so that i could be with my children and grandchildren. among the things in life that can be put off, being there when it matters most is not one of them. the home is the ultimate career. all other careers exist to support the ultimate career. promotions often marked the high points in a career. i hope i have not seen the last one of those. [laughter] sometimes, the high points come in unexpected ways. i am

memorably as dr. martin luther king jr. he said, with most of my life ahead of me, i decided to give my life to something eternal and absolute. not to these little dots that are here today and gone tomorrow but the one who is the same today and forever. [applause] the commitments that come closest to forever are those of family. my dad was the ceo, a governor, and a member of the president's cabinet. my wife asked him how what was your greatest accomplishment? without a moment's pause he said, raising our four kids. my wife and i feel the same way. i have never once regretted missing an opportunity so that i could be with my children and grandchildren. among the things in life that can be put off, being there when it matters most is not one of them. the home is the ultimate career. all other careers exist to support the ultimate career. promotions often marked the high points in a career. i hope i have not seen the last one of those. [laughter] sometimes, the high points come in unexpected ways. i am embarrassed to recall t

memorably as dr. martin luther king jr. he said, with most of my life ahead of me, i decided to give my life to something eternal and absolute. not to these little dots that -- little gods that are here today and gone tomorrow but the one who is the same today and forever. [applause] the commitments that come closest to forever are those of family. my dad was the ceo, a governor, and a member of the president's cabinet. my wife asked him how what was your greatest accomplishment? hehout a moment's pause said, raising our four kids. my wife and i feel the same way. i have never once regretted missing an opportunity so that i could be with my children and grandchildren. among the things in life that can be put off, being there when it matters most is not one of them. the home is the ultimate career. as c.s. lewis said. all other careers exist to support the ultimate career. promotions often marked the high points in a career. i hope i have not seen the last[laughter] sometimes, the high points come in unexpected ways. i was a

dr. martin luther king jr. once said "life's most urgent and persistent question is: what are you doing for others?" during her memorable but very short lifetime, katie answered that question in powerful ways. as an agent for change and a determined advocate. her living legacy is the program that bears her name: the katie beckett waiver which will continue to improve the lives of children and young people with disabilities far into the future. mr. president, i see my colleague from iowa here, who has also been a friend of the becketts, has been very supportive of katie and her work and julie beckett, and this has truly been a bipartisan, bicameral support for this wonderful, wonderful family. katie's funeral is this friday. we're all going to miss her. as i said, when you met katie beckett, you were inspired to do more than you thought you could do. she was a wonderful, wonderful person. and it's just tragic that her life came to, came to such a short close just last week. but she's going to be remembered. as i said, she changed so many lives in this country, so many lives for the better. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senat