mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: thank you mr. president. i rise tonight to offer a few brief remarks, and i'll joined on the floor by my colleague senator toomey. we're both here tonight to read a list of names of those who gave as president lincoln said a long time, a "the a lft full measure of devotion to their country," pennsylvanians who lost their lives in operation enduring freedom. we know that since the beginning of the conflict, pennsylvania now has lost to date the latest number i've seen is 92 killed in action. tonight we'll read the names of five who gave that last full measure of devotion. mr. president, before i turn to my colleague i -- it is very hard for me to fully understand or appreciate what the loss of a loved one means when they lose their life in war. we often turn, to quote lincoln or the scriptures and they're both appropriate. one of the best descriptions i heard was by the songwriter bruce springsteen. he was writing songs in the aftermath of 9/11, and he had one song where the refr

casey mussgravesang about marriage equality. ♪ the grammys are mostly about the performances and the show started with mr. and mrs.g us how "drunken love" they are, and this moment was so powerful, because they're so in love, so steamy, and just awesome. we feel like they've grown up in front of our eyes from jay-z, a little hustler doing "reasonable doubt" and beyonce a little girl from houston and destiny's child and become superstars and become a couple, and now, of course, they're parents. and just to see them in this moment, the love and the connection between them, it's so obvious to me, because i watched it three, four times. >> beyonce is so sexy. >> so beautiful. >> gorgeous. >> she's one of the most confident women out there in that industry today. >> and i love when jay-z got a grammy and he said, hey, blue, daddy got a sippy cup for you. and also happy to see daft punk get record of the year and album of the year. they're really smart guys, been around for a long time. they make great music. they're not really robots. they just play those in the music business, and they are extraordinarily smart guys.

mr. suarez and mike and tony harris is leading the team in new york and libby casey from capitol hill andcoverage of the president's address from the west coast to the east and how the world responds to tonight's speech. we have reporters in china, cuba and afghanistan. we begin here in washington with joie. >> something of the stuff is leaking out and we are hearing the drum up to tonight's speech coming up at the to be of the hour. the president is expected to press for economic options for americans. in the early releases, what is released, what i offer tonight is a set of concrete practical proposals to speed up growth, strengthen the middle class and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class. when i can take the steps without the legislation for the families that is the president will say is what i'm going to do. the white house begin to release the statements and he wants to see an end to the grid lock. he's expected to say let's make this a year of action and what unites the people of the nation regardless of a race, region or white or black or rich or poor is the oppo

casey. i understand there are some pennsylvanians in the house. [applause] you should know what a champion he has been on this issue. i know you know that. and mr. trunka has some pennsylvania connections as well. an honor to be here with sandy levin, our champion in the house, on this suggest. congressman steve horsford of nevada. and referenced michael livingston from the interfaith workers justice coalition. it's an honor to be with them. we are all honored to be here with you, with our workers, because this story of each individual family is the most eloquent, eloquent message that we can give. we all know what economists tell us. that unless we pass these benefits, about a quarter of a million more people will lose their jobs. that passing unemployment, extending unemployment insurance benefits brings money back to the treasury, to the economy. it's spent immediately, it injects demand in the economy, it creates jobs. we know that. we know that that is important in terms of the economy, the numbers speak for themselves. the statistics are overwhelming. 1. million families. but each individual family's story would be enough reason for us to