[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 50 (Thursday, March 27, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E612]
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 SECURING BLESSINGS OF PROVIDENCE FOR PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AND 
                            OUR ARMED FORCES

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                               speech of

                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 26, 2003

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I hope and pray for the safe return of our 
troops, and I pray for peace. I know that many other Americans do as 
well. I do not believe, however, that it is the place of government to 
tell Americans how or when to pray. Matters of faith are deeply 
personal, and it is one of the founding principles of this government 
that the state should not intrude upon them.

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