[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 19 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H528]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING REV. MICHAEL OSBORNE

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, let me thank you for the opportunity to 
welcome my pastor from Ocala, FL. He is a minister and pastor from 
Grace Presbyterian Church. He comes by way of Covenant Presbyterian 
Church in South Carolina and knows the gentleman from South Carolina 
[Mr. Inglis] and the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Talent] well.
  I want to welcome him, and of course I also want to tell him how 
important it is to have him here today. He came up with part of the 
National Pastors Policy Group that Dr. Jerry Falwell has brought here 
to Washington as an attempt to establish the restoration of the Judeo-
Christian ethic here in America. They are looking for spiritual 
revival.
  Last night we learned from Dr. Falwell and Mike Osborne had the 
opportunity to listen to him and meet him. I wanted to welcome him here 
and particularly tell him and Members of this House, this great body, 
that we can pass all the laws we want here in Washington. Of course, we 
have a crime bill almost every year, but the real hard work is back in 
each of our congressional districts by pastors such as Mike Osborne.
  If he will preach the gospel and talk about the Judeo-Christian 
ethic, we will restore what is right to this country and we will not 
need to pass more and more laws. I request that all of us will pray for 
him and pray for our pastors back in the district that they might have 
the ability to transform all this in our values because the legislation 
we pass will not do it as quickly and as mightily as he does in the 
pulpit every Sunday.
  So, Mike Osborne, I welcome you to this great body. And I thank the 
Chair for this opportunity.

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