mr. cleaver, ms. christensen, there is joy and pain today.pay their respects for my father for his work around the world. the pain is that he is not here for us to tell him how much we appreciated him. it's been a -- just an overwhelming month or so. at his passing, i was in a very good place and reflecting on what he had done for me and my family over the course of my life, but as time has gone on and i've had time to stop and think, it's become very hard not to be emotional any time i think of even calling his name, whether it be congressman, donald payne, daddy, whatever. it has been a very emotional time. but as it was stated and i stated, he never asked for anything. he did things. he told me and he used to refer to me. and i have a family nickname. he would say, "chop, i do the things i do because i can." people need help around the world. and wherever there is injustice, he felt it was important to step in. yes, africa was his passion, but people finding theirselves in situations where their civil and human rights were being violated b

mr. cleaver, ms. christensen, there is joy and pain today.ther for his work around the world.

mr. cleaver introduced the idea that we can speak religiously here today of a prayer that is posted on the wall by a presbyterian african bishop in africa. and i think it applies to donald very well. in the prayer, the bishop says "when at long last i will happily go to meet my maker, he will say to me show me your wounds, and if i have no wounds, i will say to him i have no wounds. and he will say to me was there nothing worth fighting for?" that was donald. he fought for poor people. he fought for people all over the world. we mention africa. we mentioned northern ireland. but all over the world. this whole hemisphere. this is hard to make that fight. he was challenging the status quo, especially to end violence and promote peace. that's why it was my honor to name him to be a representative to the united nations general assembly. one time is the way it goes. but for donald it was two times. because his contribution was so valuable. we say it from time to time, but it's never truer than today, god truly blessed america with the life, leadership, and service of our precious donald payne.

mrs. cleaver says we have a right idea. why it is important for families eat dinner together at home. the study finds that kids who eat meals with their family ate healthier foods than those who didn't they have an increased risk of obesity. giving us a look at this is dr. alanna gavine. how can eating meals together as a family stave off obesity? >> eating meals together has hundreds of benefits. often times these meals take planning. there may be an increased chance you are going to think about the fruits and vegetables on your plate rather than if you are sort of running giving kids food on the go stopping at fast food restaurants. it allows you to sit down, talk eated slowly -- eat slowly. that gives your body cues as to if it is full rather than sitting at the television. >> a lot of moms and dads are busy with both parents working. how do you put together a healthy meal and insist on everybody sitting down together. >> it's a challenge. you have to set reasonable goals for yourself. >> if you know you have busy family kids involved in a lot of activities look at the week ahead o

mr. cleaver was elected to congress in 2004. a matter of a conflict of interest. >> why don't they simply garnish their wages with congress? >> they would. that's what they would do for us. >> would the small business administration then garner his wages from congress because he owes via the bank of america the taxpayer? >> how embarrassing. >> it would take a long time to pay off a million plus on the member of congress' salary. >> would you like us to try? >> exit question. how do you become -- how are you -- how do you apply for these small business loans? like if i go and apply for it, do i get it? what are the qualifications? do you know? >> i don't know. i do know you'll have to fill out a stack of forms yea high and there are some preferences given to who gets the loan and who does not. the interesting question is how much money did mr. cleaver have in that car wash of his own? did he have any skin in the game? >> sure. >> i don't know that. interesting speculation. >> absolutely. all right, thanks for bringing that to ou

mr. cleaver, mrs. christensen, there is joy and pain today.mber of people in this hall to pay their respect to my father for his work around the world. the pain is that he is not here for us to tell him how much we appreciated him. there's been just an overwhelming month or so. at his passing, i was in a very good place and reflecting on what he had done for me and my family over the course of my life. but as time has gone on and i've had time to stop and think, it's become very hard not to be emotional anytime i think of even calling his name. whether it be congressman donald payne, daddy, whatever. it has been a very emotional time. but as it was stated and i stated, he never asked for anything. he did things. he told me and he referred to me -- i have a family nickname. he would say, i do the things i do because i can. people need help all around the world. and wherever there is injustice , he felt it was important to step in. yes, africa was his passion, but people find situations where their civil and human rights were being violated beca

mrs. breznev, donald there's no need to go to newark any more, you're in the right place now. [ applause ] >> the comment and tribute of congressman eman manuel cleaver. he was 77 years old. today members of congress democrats and republicans paying tribute to their former colleague. this is "washington today" on c-span radio, we welcome our listeners coast to coast on xm channel 119. we're streamed on the web at c-span.org and we're live 5 to 7:00 eastern time. >>> join c-span radio for live coverage of the white house correspondent's association dinner this saturday night. the headliner is the president of the united states, barack obama, featured entertainer, late night comic and talk show host jimmy kimmel. the white house association dinner, live coverage begins at 10:00 p.m. eastern this saturday night. >>> "washington today" continues.