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             H O U S E  O F  R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S


Vol. 140


WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1994

No. 111


House of Representatives

  The House met at 11 a.m.
  Rev. Msgr. Roger C. Roensch, director of pilgrimage, Basilica of the 
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC, offered 
the following prayer:
  The opening prayer for today is taken from one recited daily at the 
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception:
  Heavenly Father, we adore Your majesty and acknowledge Your supreme 
eternal dominion and authority. We put our Nation into Your hands.
  Thank You for the great resources of this land and for the freedom 
which has been its heritage. May those who have gone before us bless 
this land and grant us peace.
  Have mercy on our President and on all the officers of our 
Government. Grant us a fruitful economy born of justice and charity. 
Have mercy on capital and industry and labor. Protect the family life 
of the Nation. Guard the innocence of our children. Have mercy on the 
sick, the poor, and all those in need.
  Keep our Nation strong and a leader sharing with all the world the 
principles of our Founding Fathers. We pray that we may always act 
according to Your will and live and die pleasing to God. Amen.

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