[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 85 (Thursday, June 29, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H5439]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  As Independence Day approaches this Millennium Year, we praise You 
and bless You, Lord God, for the birth, life, and continuing 
development of this great Nation, the United States of America.
  Whenever and wherever in the course of human events courage and 
commitment cause a people to take a stand on self-evident truths, we 
rejoice. Before You and in You, the Creator, all are created equal.
  Endowed by You, the Creator, with certain unalienable rights; we as a 
people accept as well certain responsibilities to protect and defend 
always for ourselves and for others life, liberty and the pursuit of 
happiness.
  With a firm reliance on the protection of Your Divine Providence, we 
renew our pledge today to serve this Nation, knowing full well that the 
power of this assembly is derived from the consent of the governed.
  In You we place our solemn trust, now and forever. Amen.

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