[applause] years before that speech that night in connecticut, i became aware of unison and sarge shriver went to georgetown preparatory school in suburban maryland. in those days, the shriver home boarded on that jesuit school property. during the warmer days of spring or early fall, i remember watching eunice shriver working or playing with eight or 10 special needs children in their backyard. before it became the global movement, eunice and sarge called what today would be referred to as a play date the special olympics. only it is could find eight or 10 children and college the special olympics. how emblematic of these people, especially yunis in this case, to empower those children with the notion that they, too, could be olympians, striving, competing, reaching their goals. and what an incredible impression they left on the 17- year-old as i watched them from that perspective of the schoolyard. the sister and brother-in-law of the president of the united states, quietly giving hope and confidence to those who had rarely if ever seen either. other than the influence of my own family

thank you, sarge shriver.e] years before that speech that night in connecticut, i became aware of eunice and sarge shriver as a high school students. i went to georgetown preparatory school in southern maryland. in those days, their home bordered the property. during the warmer days of spring and early fall, i remember watching eunice shriver working or playing with 8 or 10 special needs children in their backyard. long before it became the global movement that sheep and sarge -- that she and sarge started, she was having that play date. how emblematic of these two people to empower those children with the notion that they, too, could be olympians, striving, competing, and reaching their goals. what an incredible impression they left at on this 17-year- old. the sister and brother-in-law of a president of united states quietly giving hope and confidence to those who had rarely seen either. other than the influence of my own family growing up, the peace corps, of course, was my epiphany in many ways. it was an

no one loves this country more or has served us it such passion and caring as sarge shriver. l officer, ambassador, businessman, publ servant, and for all of that and more, sargent shriver received the highest honor a civilian can receive from the president in 199 from president clinton, the medal of freedom. it's not enough to dream big dreams or hold off the ideals in sarge shriver's world. you acted -- against poverty, against intolerance, for cial justice, and for the dignity o each and every person. that's why we're here, to honor sarge and rededicate ourselves to his ideals and goals in the same we we did when he first inspired each of s. ladies and gentlemen, robert sargent shriver. >> oh, my gosh. whoa! well, first of all, thank you for the introduction. secondly, get yourself rested there in your chairs. this is a very long speech. my wife wrote it for me. there she is. she's got her finger like this, see? but no matter how good or bad everything is, in detail with children,ith grandchildren, with a very brilliant man over there in the old days, very old days, he'sow

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and just four years have that, we listened intently as then direct for the new peace corps, sarge shrivery in new york. and some days later, my father, who is here with me today would once again fill with immigrant pride when his daughter was loved.o leave the peace corps we note the passing of the great american, sarge shriver, who was such a guiding force for the peace corps. and we extend our sympathy to the kennedy family, the shriver family and especially to maria and her broer en wa direct you ce corps panded its program for the very first time, two countries behind the iron curtain, turning into reality with president kennedy predict it would happen when he talked about the establishment of the peace corps. even in those days of trim and optimism, he clearly had no illusions about how hard it would be and how long it would tae srsultin fos eurthsuess of liberty. he knew the attacks ahead would be the work of many had in many minds and many can. and 50 years later, we honor his memory and the memory of his inspiring words by renewing our shared commitment to finish that work, to def

we know the great passing of the great american sarge shriver, who was such a guiding force for the peaced we extend our sympathies to the kennedy family, the shriver family, and especially to maria and her brothers. when i was director, peace corps expanded its program for the very first time to countries behind the iron curtain, turning into reality what president kennedy predicted what happened when you talk about the establishment of the peace corps. even in those days of dreams and optimism, he clearly had no illusions about how hard it would be and how long it would take to see results in the efforts to ensure the success of liberty. he knew the tasks ahead would be the work of many heads and many mines and many hands, and 50 years later, we honor his memory and the memory of his inspiring words by renewing our shared commitment to finish that work, to defeat the common enemies of man. not in weeks, not in months. not perhaps even in our own lifetime, but determined, nevertheless, to begin once more. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> before i talk about president kennedy's tremend

sarge shriver mirrored that quote. may we all learn from his example. may we honor his legacy of public service by expanding our own horizons of the possible. by caring for those who need our help. here and around the world. sargent shriver brought to american life a singular commitment to service. his good work and his historic examples will long outlive >> this new law is the fiscal house of cards. >> has any child, any grandparent met a more bureaucratic system than the american health insurance system? >> watch the house -- watched the health-care debate from the house floor any time online with c-span's congressional chronicle. read transcripts of every house and senate session. congressional chronicle -- at c- span.org/congress. >> in a few moments, today's headlines and recalls live on "washington journal" and we will be live at 11:30 a.m. eastern with a house democrats news conference in cambridge, md.. then at 12:15 p.m. eastern, the u.s. conference of mayors. and it about 45 minutes, we will talk about president obama's first two years in offi

. : sarge shriver never did.se our soul. [applause] to end on a happy note, i am delighted to say -- i teach courses at georgetown, american university, and a couple of >> i had young tim shriver in my high school class a few years ago which meant at 7:25 a.m. for all you early riser, and i also had anthony shriver in my class. whenever i get together with the shriver children, there's always several who claimanthony didn't earn the a-plus, that i gave it to him, and if i had a bible here to swear on tonight, i wold say that he earned his a-mrs. . [applause] we're all getting scoffing that anthony earned that a-plus. if you don't mind could tim and anthony just stand up and give a nice round of applause. [applause] [cheers and applause] oh, i thank you bobby for inviting me to visit with you. i large sarge with all my heart, and i know the family keeps that going forever. we ought to remember that we ought not -- sarge said, one of his great lines, don't go out and change the world. if you're a peacemaker, make s

sarge shriver mirrored that quote. may we all learn from his example. may we honor his legacy of public service by expanding our own horizons of the possible. by caring for those who need our help. here and around the world. sargent shriver brought to american life a singular commitment to service. his good work and his historic examples will long outlive his nate -- his 9 his 95 years. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: mr. jones of north carolina. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i seek permission to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, voters all across the country have rejected the quote government knows best, end quote, philosophy that prevailed during last year's health care debate. in contrast my republican colleagues and i believe that american innovation and reduced government intervention are keys to successful health reform that reduces health care costs. after all, reducing the cost of health care should be t

sarge shriver mirrored that quote. may we all learn from his example. may we honor his legacy of public service by expanding our own horizons of the possible. by caring for those who need our help. here and around the world. sargent shriver brought to american life a singular commitment to service. his good work and his historic examples will long outlive the backs every morning, it is "washington journal." connecting you with policymakers and journalists. weeknights, congressional hearings and policy forms. also, supreme court oral arguments. you can see our signature interview programs. on saturdays, "the communit cators". you can watch our programming any time at c-span.org and is searchable through our video library. a public service greeted by america's cable companies. >> this new law is a fiscal house of cards, and is a health care house of cards. has any family in america, any single mother, any spouse, any child, and the grandparent met a more bureaucratic system than the american health insurance system? >> watch this week's health care debate

sarge shriver mirrored that quote. may we all learn from his example.e honor his legacy of public service by expanding our own horizons of the possible. by caring for those who need our help. here and around the world. sargent shriver brought to american life a singular commitment to service. his good work and his historic examples will long outlive his >> congress returns to session this week to work on a number of items. the house plans to begin debate on a measure that would cut all discretionary not security federal spending until fiscal -- to fiscal year 2008 levels. a final vote on that bill is expected tuesday. see the house live on c-span. the senate returns to session tuesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. they will have time for general speeches before turning to a proposal that would change senate rules on the filibuster, which is used to block or delay action on legislation. the proposal aims to limit when and how the filibuster can be used. live coverage of the senate can be seen on c-span2. >> tuesday, president obama delivers the state of the uni

shriver became our close friend as the years went by. with each meeting our love for sarg grew. as did our respect for his endless enthusiasm and desire to improve the status of all. in the 1990's patty had the opportunity to work closely with shriver, to spread the peace corps to eastern europe, asia and south africa. his enthusiasm once again motivated americans to join the peace corps and serve men, women and children in every part of the globe. america and the world will miss this compassionate and talented man. patty and i send our prayers and condolences to his family and we will personally miss this amazing individual. with that i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under a previous order of the house, the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, is recognized for five minutes. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask that i might speak. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from north carolina is recognized in place of the gentleman from texas. mr. jones:

after the death of senator edward kennedy, sargent shriver was still inspiring generations of volunteers to come. in a statement, the family said sarg went to heaven to join the love of his life, our mother eunice kennedy shriver. our thoughts and sympathy with our good friend maria and the whole shriver family today. meredith? >> absolutely. thank you so much. his children certainly carried on his legacy. >> think about the legacy. peace corps, head start, job corps, special olympics, volunteerism so important for him. politics wasn't a blood sport. it was a means to an end, something to be accomplished. we echo andrea's sympathies and exchanged notes with maria. we love you. our thoughts are with you. >> we'll be back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box, from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the