[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 156 (Wednesday, December 7, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H11113]
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                                 Senate

The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on 
Monday, December 12, 2005, at 2 p.m.




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                        House of Representatives

Wednesday, December 7, 2005
  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord of history and ever-present Master of destiny, Your providential 
care of Your people and eternal wisdom guide each Member of this 
Chamber in his or her personal responsibility as a leader in governing 
this Nation.
  Yet You have brought together at this moment in history this diverse 
assembly as representative of Your free people to address with courage 
and deliberation the joys and the sorrows of the American people.
  By Your gracious will, empower them to protect and defend the good 
times claimed by the American dream, and help them to deal with the 
shock, the terror, and the revelation that sudden attack and surprises 
cause Your people.
  Lord, if Your people do not learn from the past, You will allow us to 
repeat some mistakes because You always lead us to lasting truth, now 
and forever. Amen.

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