[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14961]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       WELCOMING REVEREND CHANEY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have the rare opportunity today to 
introduce and say a few words about the guest Chaplain. Reverend Chaney 
has just delivered, as usual, an eloquent invocation.
  Reverend Chaney is originally from South Carolina, but for the last 2 
years he has led the flock of the Second Baptist Church in Las Vegas, 
one of the oldest, extremely well-established, and largest churches in 
Las Vegas, NV. He is a man who is involved in the community very 
deeply. He serves on the board of the Urban League and the NAACP.
  In addition to his service in the spiritual realm, he has also served 
as a patriot in our Nation's armed services. He served in the Navy for 
4 years, as has our Chaplain, Dr. Barry Black. They were both naval 
officers. Reverend Chaney recently retired as chaplain of the U.S. Air 
Force Reserve at Nellis Air Force Base.
  I have met with Reverend Chaney under very unique circumstances on a 
number of occasions. He is a wonderful human being. He is one of those 
rare people who have such a pleasant demeanor. The minute a person 
meets him, they know he is a man of great substance and spiritual 
quality. So I am very happy to welcome Reverend Chaney and his wife 
Avis to Washington.
  I thank the pastor for the inspiring invocation, which I hope will 
guide the Senate's action today.

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