Us so far. Moving from cash up front to cash upon exchange and title, it may offer a few extra days of credit. We are not allowed to put a ship mment q until we have cash in hand. It has allowed us to put the shipping queue, ship the vessel. The transfer of title takes place. That is when we need to have the cash in hand. It offers a tab it the flexibility. Eight had bit of flexible it offers a tad bit of flexibility. It will take an act of congress for us to be able to take advantage of flexible financing terms. To your answer on what we plan to do, the answer is yes, yes, yes, and yes. We have recommendations on what the bill should look like. It is very clean and it is about a page and a half and that would overturn the restrictions and work toward a pathway of liberalization. We would certainly be going up with a consistent voice and having conversations. We do not define this as a republicandemocrat issue. We are of the mind that it is bipartisan. To roberts point, i am glad to hear that you agree. The bulk of the members of congress would tell you that they do not agree with keeping the embargo in place. When he to provide the information, the flexibility have the conversation. We do believe the story will begin telling itself. We are hoping to serve as a catalyst. Again, i am an optimist. We would like to see this in 2015. Unless anyone has a burning comment, i would like to say thank you. Thank you for sponsoring this. Thank you for your participation. I hope you have thank you. [applause] some of the speakers from this weeks Heritage Foundation conservative summit. A look at the impact of the sony cyber attacks. Live at 7 00 your calls and comments on washington journal. Our guest tonight on q a on the frontline battling against infectious diseases. We have drugs right now that when given to people who are hivinfected, i could show you the dichotomy. In the early 1980s, if someone came in to my clinic with aids the median survival would be six to eight months. Half of them would be dead in a months. Tomorrow, when i go back to rounds and someone comes in to our clinic who is 20 plus years old, relatively recently infected and i put them on the combination of three drugs, i could accurately predict and say, if you take your medicine regularly, you could live in additional 55 years. If you take your medicines, you could live a normal life span, a few years less than a normal lifespan, that is a huge advance. Tonight at 8 00 on cspans q a. Remarks by four Republican House members on legislation dealing with abortion restrictions, Child Welfare providers, and advancing the religious beliefs of those opposing samesex marriage. We will hear from work matters mike kelly, and chris smith. They are followed by a Panel Discussion on strategies for dancing a legislation and Prolife Movement. This is part of a twoday summit on conservative policy hosted by the Heritage Foundation. It is about 90 minutes. I will introduce to you mark meadows, one of our great friends here at the Heritage Foundation. He is no longer a freshman of congress. He came in in 2012. And now hes a seasoned vet. And since coming into congress hes immediately taken to the conservative movement and has been always willing to be a leader for us in all the things were working on. In that time frame, 60 million abortions have taken place. 60 million. And the thing that we see happening out there across the country is that more and more people are becoming prolife. More and more people are recognizing that this isnt just a simple decision that is about one person. This is a decision about two people. And a decision about a real child. And so that tragedy has unfolded over the last 42 years. But i have great hope. And i think a lot of our speakers have great hope. And youll see the reason for that as they come up and talk. And also on january 22nd, were going to have the prolife march here on washington, d. C. I remember being a little kid and being bussed up here with my parents for that prolife march. And its always the most cold day of the year by far. But its always a great event. So if youre around and can be a part of that, i would highly recommend it. But for now, lets have congressman meadows come up and talk to us about the fetal pain bill please welcome mark meadows. [applause] well, it is a privilege to be here with you and just share a little bit from my heart as we look at the life issue and truly as we start to address this as tim was mentioning, you know its really the third stool for those that are conservative. And as we start to look at the 42nd anniversary of roe v. Wade, this is one of the few areas as a social conservative there is progress being made and hearts are being changed, lives and in this particular issue, lives are being saved. So, i wanted to just share a little bit. Youve got a panel that will be coming up that will talk about all of the technical detail. But what i want to do is give you a story of hope, a story of encouragement and also about the importance of this particular bill that will be coming up on the house floor here in a few weeks, as we look at hr36 which is the bill really designed to limit abortions for those up to and ceding 20 weeks. When i say that, have i to take you to a story that really transformed my life and made me more prolife. So, i want to take you back some 20 almost 23 years now, take you back, to when my wife was actually pregnant with our firstborn son. So, as we were there. You get excited. Then we were older, firsttime parents. So my wife, as she was carrying my son, it started getting a little bit larger out front. I started talking to my son. And when i would do that, he would move around in the womb. I could feel him press back. I could feel him kick. Then i got to the point where i would actually sing a song to him. And i would sing this song. And when i would do that, there was a response. There was no denying the fact that was life and that there was a response to me. And my wife, who had been prolife for many years fryer that, said, do you realize that it is legal for us to abort this child right now. I mean, that came as an unbelievable shock to me. And i said, well, how could that be true . Because for many people that have the argument about being prochoice, what theyre talking about is, its all about a choice. But for me, when i was in high school, we thought that that choice was within the first trimester. You know, it was only very limited. So all of a sudden my world view started to get challenged. It came to the fact that i was having to wrestle with what i knew was life, what i knew was responding to me and yet having to come to a decision on, how do i address that . Now, technology is helping millions of americans start to have that realization. We have a son oe groomogram that is third and fourth generation. Which is a vivid picture. When they showed me the sonogram of my son 23 years ago i said, which way is up . It was not real detailed. That is not the case now. Technology is starting to tell the story. When we start to tell the truth, the American People are responding. Because unlike many other things on this particular issue, people are starting to say, we need to do something about it. Now, there are studies that would suggest that a baby in the womb can feel pain at this particular point. In the process. And feel it, and feel it in such a way, and youll have technical experts tell you, but feel it in such a way, but maybe a heightened sensitivity to that pain, and yet we are all part of a very compassionate, caring country. You know, when we look at this well have a tsunami that may happen somewhere else and many of us will reach deep into our pocket to give money to help somebody so far away that well never meet to do that, and yet all of a sudden were faced with the reality of this particular issue that we need to identify and approach. And i say that because i want to make this argument more about the people than the policy. Now, were here today to talk about policy. The fact is, we will be debating this on the house floor. I expect it to pass the house as it has before. I expect it to be taken up in the senate. Hopefully well start to see the limitation on this horrific crime against the unborn against someone who doesnt have a voice, be rolled back. And yet for many of us, perhaps you like me, weve been silent for far too long. You know, its been one of those things thaw just dont talk about. You know, you make sure that you just have you your own personal convictions. But you dont talk about it. What happens is with science were now able to start talk become it in real terms in accurate termentz, and were starting to define that in a way thats never been defined before. I say that because i have a great son. It could have been, if we had different views 23 years ago, we may have made a very different decision. Now hes a student in law school and about to get married here in just a few months. And yet we see decisions being made each and every day. We also see horrific things that happen on our tv each and every day. With terrorism and everything else, we see acts of violence that we cant even describe to our kids. And yet this as well has been an act of violence. As tim had shared, some 60,000 people that have been killed since that decision 42 years ago. 60 million. Excuse me. When we look at that, its time the American People stand up and say enough is enough. Were here in the house and you have a very large prolife caucus. Its not enough to just talk about being pro life. Its time we put actions to those words. Among a number of us, there are a few champions. Youll hear from a number of them later today. Chairman chris smith has been a real advocate for life. And every single aspect of what he does. Hes a good friend of mine and works real solidly on this particular issue. But i share that because its easy to give up hope and say its not a fight worth fighting. Theres no way to win. Theres no way to accomplish it. Im here to tell you, thats not the case. Were seeing incremental changes each and every day that are making a big difference. So, i want to close with a couple other notes and one story. When we start to look at this particular issue, it is important that we understand the potential pain that so many of our neighbors and friends may have. My wife as i was sharing today i was coming here to give a speech on this, she said, did you know so and so had an abortion . Did you know this person had an abortion . And i had no idea. As they would talk together and as they would share, but some of the emotional scars that are deepseeded and lasting are still there. I see that. Thats something we dont talk about enough either. Heres what i would ask you to do. I would ask you to not give up hope. Youve heard from a lot of great speakers on the last 24 hours or so. Youve had potential candidates. Youve had unbelievable people who are active in both the senate and the house. But really were only a reflection of how active the people we represent really are. Im fortunate enough to serve one of the greatest places in the country. The beautiful mountains of Western North carolina. Some of the greatest people. But my power rests in them as your representative and as your senator, their power rests in you. So, im going to close with this particular story. Its a story about not giving up hope. Its one where we know the ending and i love to share this story because were right now celebrating the anniversary of the star spangled banner. And that anniversary really talked about the stars and stripes and where it got the beginning. For most of those that know the story, know its about ft. Mchenry. The bombarding was going over and over and over again. For 25 hours, it kept on going. And Francis Scott key, looking at that, seeing in the morning expected to see what . A white flag of surrender. And yet when he looked out that morning, what he saw were the stars and stripes still still streaming. And when we see that, we can take that vision each and every day as we sing the star spangled banner. That doesnt tell the whole story. Because the whole story really is the bombardment that was taking place there at ft. Mchenry, was because the british ships couldnt get close enough to really make those boms effective. And the reason they couldnt do that because 22 people sunk their boats in the harbor so that ship couldnt get close enough to make it effective. 22 patriots sunk their boats for a lost cause. 22 patriots were probably told by their friends, what are you doing . Its a lost cause. Youre sinking your boat pipts your livelihood. Many of them were fishermen. Yet 22 patriots decided they needed to act. Now, i share that because many of you may have friends who are telling you that youre fighting for a lost cause. And im here to tell you just as were about to sing the starspangled banner, 22 patriots did an act, we dont know their names, perhaps youre working with 20 of your fellow comrades to work on a particular issue that is not winnable might be winnable. Im here today to tell you the voice of the American People has never been stronger. Its never been stronger on this particular issue. Its never been stronger really when it comes to just letting people know they love their country and theyre willing to fight for it. I see over to my left, youre going to get to hear from a great gentleman. I have a great deal of respect for congressman mike kelly. What can we do to be more pro life and active . Im here today to ask you, are you willing to be one of the 22 who are will to stand up and work arm and arm with somebody else to fight for, perhaps, what some people call a lost cause . Because if you are on this particular issue, theres 60 million lives that could have been changed if we had just gotten to work a little sooner. Its an honor to serve you. Its an honor to be here today. I thank you so much for letting me come and share a little bit from my heart. God bless you. [applause] thank you very much congressman meadows. That was wonderful. Now i got to introduce congressman mike kelly. The Pittsburgh Tribune review refers to representative kelly as Straight Talker. Pittsburgh tribune review is my home paper. Any encounter with kelly has the ability to erupt into a pep rally for his enthusiasm and rapid fire communication. Thats great news for us because Straight Talk is what we need more of in washington, d. C. Its the duplicity and double speak people are tired of. That is just very refreshing for us. Hes establishing himself as a capable communicator and that is a very good thing. Today hes going to talk about the Child Welfare inclusion act which will protect Child Welfare providers from being discriminated against based on religious beliefs or moral contributions. The Catholic Bishop said this about kellys bill. Our religious liberty is to be enjoyed by all americans including Child Welfare providers who serve the needs of our most vulnerable, children. The inclusion act would remedy this unjust discrimination by enabling all providers to serve the needs of parents and children in a manner consistent with their religious beliefs and moral convictions. We are proud to be strong supporters of this piece of legislation. Please welcome the congressman to the stage. Thanks. I really appreciate that. Thank you all for being here. I spent last summer. One day i had a chance to sit down with dr. Forner at a memorial service. Really had a chance to talk to the doctor a little more. I think what heritage does is so so important. I dont know of another organization that protects the fundamental rights of who it is we are as American People. That was really important for me. And our staff, tom worked here. Isaak thong worked here, isaak smith worked here. We have a strong Heritage Foundation inside our staff. And a young lady by the name of suh and shes been working on this piece for quite some time. I think sometimes its hard for us to understand, why is it you have to enact legislation that basically just says who we are as a people. Who weve always been as a people. Yet, weve seen something morph into Something Different than we ever thought would happen. When we talk about the Child Welfare inclusion act, i really find it hard to understand that in a town where policy is so important, we sometimes let politics overrun the basic politics. It just doesnt make sense. Its not who we are as a people. Its not who we ever will be as a people. As long as theres people like heritage, we can make sure those thicks go on all the time. In fact, the opportunity for all in favoritism to none is pretty much right in the wheelhouse of what this piece of legislation talks about. I will tell you this, though in my family, my brotherinlaw david and strrnl michelle have a son eric, whos adopted. My daughterinlaw and brother don have a daughter. My brotherinlaw and sister have v. K. And taylor who are adopted. These are all people who wanted to have children. For one reason or another, they werent blessed with that. But they went to a faithbased organization in order to go through the adoption process. In our own office, tim butler, who works with us every day from erie, pennsylvania, his family at one time, at one time his mom had three foster care daughters and as timmy i didnt know this. We were at a parade one day and he said, i want you to meet my brother, zion. I said, its good to meet you. How are you doing . I didnt realize zion isnt his biological brother. Its his adopted brother through a faithbased organization. So, that brings us today. What is it about the child back, scratch my head, raise my shoulders, this cant possibly be happening during our times and our country. Why is that so important . This is so important because theres a move afoot right now. Its so it goes against everything i think we believe that if youre faithbased f youre a religious organization, in some states you wont get to use that funding. If you fundamentally believe that a child should be raised in a home, Traditional Home, with a mom and a dad, that somehow youre not the type of people who should be aloyaledlowed to do that work. Why all of a sudden are we discriminating against faithbased people. Why are we discriminating against religious organizations . What about the children that didnt have a momma or family to grow up in . Its our religious conviction. Thats just who we are. We take care of the most vulnerable. Some people just feel comforta