[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6863]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PRAYER FOR LASTING PEACE

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I would join my colleague from New York in 
the heartfelt prayer that those who have been sent into harm's way will 
return safely and successfully following the liberation of Iraq, and, 
Mr. Speaker, I would make this point today as we gather in the people's 
House.
  Honest differences and reasoned dissent are welcome, but no one in 
camouflage today in the deserts of Kuwait or Iraq recognize bipartisan 
affiliation, and to those who would come to the floor to attempt to 
score partisan points in the midst of conflict, I would suggest that 
mission is sorely mistaken.
  We stand as one today, as Americans behind those in military service. 
We pray for their success, we pray for our Nation, and we pray that, 
the war is a brutal and nasty business, we hope this war will truly 
lend and lead to a lasting peace.

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