[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 97 (Friday, June 27, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S8845]
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          BARRY C. BLACK, CHAPLAIN OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of S. Res. 189, which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 189) electing Doctor Barry C. Black, 
     of Baltimore, Maryland, as Chaplain of the United States 
     Senate.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Madam President, this unanimous consent was with regard to 
our new Chaplain, ADM Barry Black, who will be joining us shortly as 
the 62nd Chaplain of the Senate. I have had the wonderful opportunity 
of initially meeting Admiral Black over the last several months and 
wish to point out his distinguished record of public service, his 
compelling life, his 27-year career in the Navy where he has delivered 
ministry to over 600,000 Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard service 
members.
  Since the year 2000 he has provided moral counsel, spiritual counsel 
to the Navy's top officers as the 22nd Chief of Navy Chaplains. He was 
the first person of color to hold that particular office in naval 
history. He has provided spiritual guidance to soldiers and their 
families during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
  His calm manner, his soothing manner is a beautiful fit, I believe, 
for what this body both has come to depend on with our past Chaplains 
and has come to expect in our Chaplain, one of whom, Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, 
I had the opportunity to know for the last 8 years.
  Admiral Black has had an inspiring life, and I look forward to all of 
our colleagues and their spouses, their families, and the extended 
Senate family to come to know him in the way that I have.
  I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and that the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 189) was agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 189

       Resolved, That Doctor Barry C. Black, of Baltimore, 
     Maryland, be, and he is hereby, elected Chaplain of the 
     Senate, effective Monday, July 7, 2003.

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