[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23579]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Tuesday, November 16, 2004

  The House met at 2 p.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God of heaven and Earth, during this time between the national 
election and the national celebration of Thanksgiving, this country 
stands humbly before You, grateful for free elections and our 
constitutional way of life.
  Proud to be Americans, may Your people find gracious ways to express 
thoughtfulness for others and broaden the parameters of social 
inclusion into the very fabric of this Nation.
  Do not allow partisan differences to deter leaders from finding ways 
to strengthen national unity, while always seeking equal justice and 
greater security for all Your people.
  May Your reconciling Spirit, which first brought the 108th Congress 
together, now revitalize this body to complete the tasks You set before 
them for the common good of all.
  Out of gratitude we choose to serve You humbly now and forever. Amen.

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