[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3744]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING REV. RAYMOND BOWMAN

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Tennessee is 
recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COOPER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  It is an honor to recognize the Reverend Raymond Bowman today, who 
just gave the opening prayer. Seldom has Congress been more in need of 
prayer than we are today.
  Rev. Bowman was raised in Chicago. He came to Nashville, Tennessee, 
to attend American Baptist College. Thankfully, he is the pastor of 
Spruce Street Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, sometimes 
referred to as the mother church of African American churches in our 
area. He is also the president of the IMF, the Interdenominational 
Ministerial Fellowship.
  He and his wife, Nancy, are here with us today, and we would like to 
welcome them to our Nation's capital.

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