[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 35 (Thursday, March 18, 2004)]
[House]
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Senate

 The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on 
Monday, March 22, 2004, at 12 noon.





House of Representatives

Thursday, March 18, 2004
  The House met at 10 a.m.
  Rabbi Elie Spitz, Congregation B'nai Israel, Tustin, California, 
offered the following prayer:
  Master of the Universe, may You bless our great country and its 
leaders. May You give them, our congressional leaders, the wisdom to 
discern the path of righteousness.
  Scripture teaches: ``Today, I place before you life and death, 
blessing and curse. Choose life.''
  Sixty years ago this day, the Germans invaded greater Hungary to oust 
the government and begin deportations of hundreds of thousands of Jews 
and others. Many of those who survived have modeled an affirmation of 
life and a passion for justice in the shadow of tragic loss.
  May You, the Almighty, guide our congressional leaders toward 
affirming life and pursuing justice in all that they do. May they find 
Your light despite shadow.
  Infuse their acts with strength and courage, memory and wise purpose, 
open hearts and outstretched hands.
  Amen.

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