[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16081]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THANKING THE SENATE CHAPLAIN

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a couple of questions I would like to 
ask through the Chair to the majority leader.
  First, we tend to dwell on the negative around here quite a bit. But 
one of the good things that happens to me every day that I come is to 
hear the prayer. Today, for example, I wish I were good enough to live 
up to the expectations of the prayer offered by Admiral Black. Really, 
he does a wonderful job, setting the tone for how we should work in the 
Senate. A lot of times I think we don't listen very closely to him. 
But, even though he is not in the Chamber now, I want to have the 
Record spread with my appreciation of the thoughtfulness he goes 
through every day in preparing his very meaningful prayers.

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