stan musial, his brilliance can come in blinding burst. hitting five home runs in a single day double header. leading the league in singles, doubles, triples and rbis in a single season. three world series. a hall of famer, worthy of one of the greatest names in sports -- stand the man. my grandfather was them, by the way, i used to call him the man to. stan musial made that brilliance burn for two decades. stand matched his hustle with humility. he retired 17 records, even as he missed a season in his prime to serve his country in the navy. he was the first player to make -- get this -- $100,000. [laughter] ahead even more shocking, he asked for a pay cut when he did not perform up to his own expectations. you can imagine that happening today. [laughter] stand remains to this day an icon, untarnished, a beloved pillar of the community, a gentleman you would want your kids to emulate. i hope i have given baseball nearly as much as i have gotten from it, stan wrote in his memoirs, knocking it out of the park one more time. when bill russell

musial and bob gibson and all those great players play. for a fan like me seeing that, it was an experience that i want to have. this will be displayed in my baseball museum in my office. thank you very much. [applause] >> coming up and about 20 minutes here on c-span, we will have house minority leader steny hoyer and maryland democrat who will discuss manufacturing issues for the center of american progress live at 11:00 a.m. eastern. the u.s. house will be in later today, on tap is a vote to raise the debt ceiling by $2.40 trillion requiring a 2/3 majority of the house to pass and we expect that vote at about 6:30 eastern. later in the week, the house is expected to attend meetings at the white house to discuss the depth. issue.sbt also today, a discussion on u.s. engagement in southeast asia featuring a speech by kurt campbell, assistant secretary of state which is hosted by the strategic -- the center for strategic international studies. that is on cspan 3. remarks from house minority leader steny hoyer are coming up and until then, y

he got it was cool because he got to meet bill russell and stan musial. this culminated in a tribute to his foundation, which we are all able to win join with him. -- enjoy with him. a lot of folks have also asked about my dad, former governor of the state of florida, jeb bush, about his political plans, and i do not have any breaking news for you, but i can say that is currently for passing on their reform nation of our government, more pectic early on -- more particularly on the charter school effort. what he has accomplished since leaving office is an amazing testament to how you did not necessarily have to run for public office to make a change. with respect to my uncle george and aunt laura, i'm here to make a plug. much to the chagrin of "the new york times" the book "decision points" said at the top of the best-seller lists for 28 weeks. recently, there completing the plans for the presidential library in dallas, texas. we afford to welcoming you all. as dick cheney recently joked, it is about the only shovel- ready project right now. [laughter] [a