[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26365]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CHAPLAIN BLACK

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, those of us in the Senate do not take for 
granted our Chaplain. I want those who were fortunate enough to hear 
his prayer this morning to understand that the Chaplain of the Senate, 
Barry Black, is a brilliant man. He has a photographic memory. He is a 
great writer, as indicated by the prayer he delivered. The prayer 
itself says it all about what our function should be as legislators.
  His mother was a great mother. He talks about her all the time. He is 
from Baltimore. She used to give him pennies for memorization, and even 
at that, I am sure she lost a lot of money because he has such a great 
mind. He is the only person I have dealt with over the years with a 
memory that is comparable to Senator Byrd who has the ability to recite 
things.
  I want to make sure those listening to this prayer understand that we 
don't take this great man for granted. He is a retired admiral from the 
U.S. Navy, a fine man.

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