[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11733]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Wednesday, May 6, 2009


  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, ever faithful and mindful of all our deeds, the people of 
this country are truly grateful for the daily work of our Nation's 
Federal, State and local government employees. Their dedication and 
sacrifice are commemorated this week as we mark the 25th anniversary of 
Public Service Recognition Week.
  Bless, protect and answer the prayers of all these public servants 
who provide service in every city and county across America. So often 
we take them for granted for keeping our streets and water supply clean 
and safe, delivering our mail, and other administrative and labor-
intensive work for the benefit of our lives and the lives of our 
children.
  As we lift them and their families in our prayers today, we 
prayerfully beg You to encourage others to commit themselves 
wholeheartedly to public service. Make our country strong by this work 
of the people, for the people, and by the people.
  Amen.

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