individual shares the chaplain's faith. my amendment would prevent d.o.d. from making changes to its long-standing appointment process that could undermine the integrity of the chaplaincy and interfere with the chaplains' responsibility to meet the religious needs of our brave men and women in uniform. i would like to thank the family research council and the chaplain light for their support and urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this i thank you, madam chair, and i reserve my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does toe the gentleman rise? >> to claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. visclosky: the gentleman has spoken much about the spiritual role of chaplains in the military. i'm very concerned at the impulse -- that the impulse here is related to sexual orientation and the limitation in serving as a chaplain in the united states military. i would tell the gentleman, at one time in my life, and i obviously took a bad turn in the road be

. >> when they introduce you to the chaplain, you know the news you're going to receive is not good. >>> it was a february morning in sioux falls, south dakota. a routine work day for jds industries, a company that makes trophies for sports teams. routine except one of their most dependable employees darlene vandergiesen didn't report to work for a second straight day. >> on friday when she did not show up for work, her boss called her parents, dee and gene. >> darlene's parents immediately drove to darlene's apartment since they had their own key. >> went to her apartment and we saw her cell phone. we knew something was wrong because she never traveled anywhere, never did anything without having that cell phone so people could get ahold of her if they needed to. >> darlene's cell phone was especially important to her since she was deaf. >> deaf people rely heavily on cell phones and text messaging, instant messaging. that's their life line with the hearing world. >> darlene's cell phone records indicated that she hadn't used her phone for the past two days. police found nothing insi

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order, and the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. king of glory and peace, your love sustains us. each day you give us your peace and joy, providing rest to the weary and renewing the strength of those exhausted by life's trials. in your compassion, lead our lawmakers to your desired destination. when they cry to you for help, be their strength and shield. lord, you are peace, joy, gladness, gentleness, beauty, and truth. be our protector, guardian, and defender from this time forth even forever more. we pray in your sovereign name. amen the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 409, s. 2432, the warren college affordability legislation. the president pro

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal spirit, your ways are right. make your face to shine upon us and keep us under the shelter of your wings. thank you for the life that stirs within us and for our bright and beautiful world. lord, the works of your hands bring us joy, creating in us a desire to bless your name. today fill the hearts of our senators with praise and peace, as they seek to accomplish your purposes. give them wings of faith to rise above the challenges that keep them tethered to sectarian prarl sis. provide them with everything they need to live a life that glorifies you. and, lord, we thank you for your gifted senate pages who faithfully serve you and country. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of ahi janes. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to

of the month, what it was called, yes, the chaplain of the month would ask the audience to stand up or bow their heads in prayer to jesus. as a thought experiment i thought if i asked you to do that what the reaction would be and this is not a government meeting but in any event. the supreme court said that was not an establishment of religion, 5-4. partisan divide. justice kennedy and when i say flip flopping, on this one, he did about 17 flips. given that he is the author of two opinions that say that prayers in public school classrooms -- i'm sorry prayers at high school graduation ceremonies and prayers at high school football games are unconstitutional. i want to make just three points. first, eight years in a row of exclusively christian prayers, this is a situation where the supreme court upheld a clear preference of the government of a religion over all others. i don't think there's any other establishment clause case the supreme court has done that. there's aid ace cases and neutral statutes has a disproportionately benefit of catholic or jewish schools but neutral practice

he was paralyzed after falling from a horse during a race seven years ago. >> the chaplain found out ght away and he was right there at the hospital. he was the first one there. >> reporter: the racetrack chaplain fee is a nonprofit program completely funded by donations. in new york, lauren green, fox news. >> the national anthem will be sung to start 2430 major league baseball games this summer. tonight one will carry a special tribute of hope and faith. at the new york yankees-kansas royals game in kansas city that's due to start within the hour, the national anthem will be sung by 14-year-old rate underwood. his rendition will be played on videotape because he was one of the three victims in that deadly shooting and suspected hate crime attack two months ago. he and his grandfather and another were gunned down at a jewish retirement home. he was going to a singing competition. here is part of what will be shown tonight. ♪ o say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> the victims' families and friends are attending the ga

. >> prayer by the chaplain. >> that an ongoing item with this working group. the question in my mind how cal osha figures into that i situation like if it's not feasible to do a modernization or a replacement and if you had a loan program you might not have a recommendation from cal osha to make that fix >> osha can make the determination that modernization is not possible. >> a that could be a option. >> have they ever made the final assessment in san francisco. >> not that i'm aware of. >> that's an outstanding kind of somewhere so osha says to the prove or disprove you can't replace or modern misses and tenants in that building that can't get on a working elevator. >> it sets up a difficult situation we'll have to talk about to cal osha. >> for all the sclaments that's a crazy bureaucratic hurdle i don't see how we can have the buildings operating if the buildings are not allowed to be repaired or modernized a lot of people stepping up to comment. >> the discussion we've had with cal osha i'll clarify cal osha is not saying you can't respect the elevator but

of the month, what it was called, yes, the chaplain of the month would ask the audience to stand up or bow their heads in prayer to jesus. as a thought experiment i thought if i asked you to do that what the reaction would be and this is not a government meeting but in any event. the supreme court said that was not an establishment of religion, 5-4. partisan divide. justice kennedy and when i say flip flopping, on this one, he did about 17 flips. given that he is the author of two opinions that say that prayers in public school classrooms -- i'm sorry prayers at high school graduation ceremonies and prayers at high school football games are unconstitutional. i want to make just three points. first, eight years in a row of exclusively christian prayers, this is a situation where the supreme court upheld a clear preference of the government of a religion over all others. i don't think there's any other establishment clause case the supreme court has done that. there's aid ace cases and neutral statutes has a disproportionately benefit of catholic or jewish schools but neutral practice

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand as the chaplain of the -- as the chaplain of the uniteds senate dr. barry black gives the benediction. >> let us pray. gracious god, you created us to live in harmony. thank you for this opportunity to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1964 civil rights acts and to pot you miss me -- posthumously award the gold drum majors for justice and freedom, dr. martin luther king jr. and caretta scott king. empower us to work as did martin belovedtta to build a community where the brotherhood and sisterhood of humankind will become a reality. andhe spirit of martin coretta, stir us to resist oppression with transformative love. in the spirit of martin and correta, inspire us to continue our commitment to nonviolent direct action. of martin and caretta, make us your active disciples who join you in your work of bringing deliverance to captives. selves us to our best with new strength and a hopeful faith, hastening the day when all of your children can join hands and sing in the words of the negro spiritual, free at , free at last, thank god almighty,

i kind of thought it was the job of chaplains to be insensitive to atheist. came from a 1954 speech to the american legion given by president dwight d. eisenhower. a man who had some familiarity with the military. in the course of that speech, president eisenhower described the story of the four immortal chaplains, that story arose from the u.s.s. dorchester that world war ii was hit by torpedoes from a german boat as it came around the southern tip of greenland. the dorchester began to think and they realized with horror that there were not enough life jackets aboard for all the men on the ship. there were four chaplains on the dorchester, two who was protestant, one catholic and one jewish. each took off their life jacket and gave to another. the origin of that story is that when those chaplains were handing their life vests to another, they didn't ask, are you a protestant, or you a catholic or a jew. they stepped forward and sacrificed their lives to save the life of their brothers. that's the origin the story. that is the american tradition. the idea that

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. majestic god, forever wise, we're grateful for this day and thankful for new mercies. we're invigorated by your love, patience and grace. we praise you even for the trials that draw us closer to you. help our lawmakers to remember that without you they will labor in vain. as they seek to serve you today, give them your peace. o god, receive honor, glory, praise, and thanksgiving from our mortal lips, for you are worthy. and, lord, comfort the families of the five american soldiers killed in afghanistan. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 409, s. 2432, which is the warren affordability act. the presiding o

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states senatery black, gives the benediction. >> let us pray. l, we praise and honor shimon using president peres as an instrument of your peace. continue to bless this leader and patriot, who believes that security can be found through shalom. may his exemplary life of courage, optimism, patience, steadiness, and perseverance inspire us to maximize our possibilities for doing good in your world. bless and keep us. make your face shine upon us and be gracious to us. let the light of your countenance upon us and give us your shalom. amen. -- please beeated seated. ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated for the departure of the official party and until your row is invited to depart by a visitor services representative. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> today, the senator for strategic and international studies will hold a discussion on the 2014 quadrennial homeland security review. live cov

over the amplifier, the chaplain said he would be saying massive 1830 hrs. the final briefing that the invasion was going to come off. a voice in the loudspeaker said " men who wish who wish to take their anti-seasick pill should take them now." that did it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> glider but i had never been in the air with a whole army before. three airborne divisions, british, the 82nd in the 101st american. the glider pilot castoff. i wished him good luck over the radio. it seemed an in adequate thing to say. ♪ commander, let me break in and say just a word about the navy. ,rom the moment of embarkation the full burden fell upon the navy and air merchant fleets. they had to sweep the minds, bombard the coastal battery, marshall and protect the transports along the coastline. finally, man the small boats that carried the soldiers to the beach. on that day, there were more than 8000 ships and landing craft on the shores of normandy. it was a most intricate task and a vital one for the success of our plans. the courage, fidelity, and skill of the royal and american na

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states senatery black, gives the benediction. >> let us pray. lord of all, we praise and honor you for using president shimon peres as an instrument of your peace. continue to bless this leader and patriot, who believes that security can be found through shalom. may his exemplary life of courage, optimism, patience, steadiness, and perseverance inspire us to maximize our possibilities for doing good in your world. bless and keep us. make your face shine upon us and be gracious to us. lift the light of your countenance upon us and give us your shalom. amen. >> please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated for the departure of the official party and until your row is invited to depart by a visitor services representative. thank you. [applause] >> next, the supreme court oral argument on the constitutionality of wordless cell phone searches very at after that, a house hearing examines how criminal convictions affect a person's civil rights. then, house hearing on the influx of under age

if the chaplain approved it, who is he to deny it? >> it's the superintendent. >> yeah, but is that constitutional? >> he's administration. >> are you saying the constitution ain't no good in here? >> no. did i say anything like that? you're trying to get an argument out of me. >> i'm not trying to argue. >> it's not going to work. >> i'm not trying to argue. >> i'm trying to be decent about this and come right to this. >> i'm ready to go back to my cell, man. >> all right. there's your stuff. he's trying to make things a constitutional issue. it's not a constitutional issue. it's an administrative issue. all he has to do is appeal it through the grievance process. and let a northern regional director make that decision. he's had a lot of conduct reports in the last five years. a lot of conduct reports. let me see. see -- one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight -- eight pages. and he says he only had one, two. yeah, okay. he did only have one, two, so far this year. >> nick knox's conduct is about to also come under fire. >> i h

i said i want the chaplain to come in and say a prayer.thellow the chaplain into .ouse chamber all of a sudden, two of my security guys, big guys grabbed me and are going down the back alleys, the back halls of congress, down through the tunnel and into the rayburn building in the back of an suv, and we take off through the back streets. i say, what is going on? he said, there was a fourth plane coming from the capitol. they saw a fourth plane. it happened to be a plane that was a cia plane doing reconnaissance. it was unmarked. nobody knew what it was. the white house, it was the same thing they were going to tell those people -- take your shoes off and run nor was the advice for the day -- run north was the advice for the day. i ended up out at andrews air force base. finally get ahold of the vice president. he said, there are three, maybe four planes down, maybe five points. they know there is a plane and the pentagon, two planes in new york. we think there is a plane in pennsylvania, we think there is a belaying down in kentucky. there

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. we praise you o god almighty. let heaven and earth adore you, for we are sustained by your majesty and might. bless our senators, guiding them around the many distractions our busy world offers. lord, deliver them from the inclination to pray pedestrian and comfortable prayers. may they instead pray courageously about even the things they fear, and in your presence hear you say "don't be afraid; it is i." remove the barriers of fear, suspicion, and doubt that keep them from you. with be them every hour of this day, teaching and guiding them with your wisdom. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. reid: mr. president? the presidinmr. president?offic. the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed

♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states house of representativesation. >> let us pray. god of abraham, we give you thanks for the gift of life and for the many blessings that life brings. today we gathered in this hallowed temple to representative government dedicated to the enjoyment of life and its blessings for its citizens. to honor shimon peres, the 9th president of israel. we are honored by his presence, and his long life of service to his own nation, and as a friend and ally to ours. honored 20 years ago as a nobel laureate, shimon peres has been a man of peace in a region known for its lack thereof. and in our own time now, may perennial enemies around the world be inspired by his recent meeting with mahmoud abbas and pope francis, praying for peace in our world. lord, grant that his efforts might issue into a future proclaimed by the prophets isaiah, mica and joel. when the time of judgment comes, may all our swords be beaten into plow shares, our spears into pruning hooks, may no nation continue to lift up sword against another, and may w

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, who spreads the lightning against the dark clouds, your name is holy.

. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states house of representativesrend patrick conroy, gives his invocation. >> let us pray. abraham, we give you thanks for the gift of life and for the many blessings that light brings. today, we gather in this hallowed temple to recognize a government dedicated to the enjoyment of life and its blessings for its citizens. to honor shimon peres, the ninth president of israel. we are honored by his presence and his long life of service to his own nation, and as a friend and ally two hours. honored 20 years ago as a nobel laureate, shimon peres has been a man of these in a region known .or its lack thereof mader own time now, perennial enemies are just made perennial enemies around the world be inspired by his recent abbas and pope francis, praying for peace in our world. lord, grant that his efforts might issue into a future proclaimed the profits isaiah, , when the time of judgment comes, may all our swords be beaten into plowshares , our spears into pruning hooks, may know nation continue to lift up sword against ano

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. t merciful god, you have been better to us than we deserve. accept the grateful labors of our lawmakers, as they seek to meet the challenges of our times.

the ship. there were four chaplains on the dorchester. two who were protestant, one who was catholic, one who was jewish. each of those four chaplains when they realized there weren't enough life vests, each took off his life vest and gave it to another. and then they stood arm in arm and they sung hymns as the four chaplains went down with the ship. and the origin of that story is that when those chaplains were handing their life vests to another, they didn't ask, are you a protestant, are you a catholic, are you a jew? they simply stepped forward and sacrificed their lives to save the life of their brother. that's the origin of the story. that is the american tradition. the idea that our federal government is coming after religious liberty now is just astonishing and heartbreaking. now, you look at the intrusions on religious liberties that are represented in obamacare. take obamacare. please, take obamacare. you know, the u.s. supreme court is considering right now the case of hobby lobby, a christian owner that has stood up and said th

have you talked to the chaplain? >> yeah, i'm thinking about letting maybe the church keep the baby. that way, i can see him and bond with him, because he's going to be so little, and i'll have like six months left by the time the baby's born, and from what i hear, they're really good. they bring him every weekend. they send you pictures, you call and check on him. >> but the decision is rarely easy. >> i'm not sure if it would be easier to see him every week and have to say good-bye all over again, which i'm sure it will be because you need to bond with your child, but it's going to be hard. after delivery, i'm allowed to spend i think three days with him and then i have to walk through the nursery and just walk away. which is going to be the hardest thing i think i've ever done. >> what, what? oh, look, you can feel him moving. >> maternal separation is an issue that one inmate here may never have to face. but that creates a challenge in itself. >> my mother is currently in here with me. we have the same sentences.

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states house ofsentatives the reverend patrick envoy gives the invocation.- >> let us pray. we give youam, thanks for the gift of life and for the many blessings that life brings. in thise gathered hollow temple to representative to theent dedicated enjoyment of life and its blessings for its citizens, to honor shimon peres, the ninth president of israel. we are honored by his presence. in his long life of service to his own nation, and as a friend and ally towers -- to ours. honored 28 years ago as a nobel beentte, shimon peres has a man of peace in a region known for its lack thereof. in our own time now, may perennial enemies around the world be inspired by his recent meeting with mahmoud abbas and pope francis, praying for peace in our world. effortsant that his might issue into a future proclaimed by the prophets isaiah, micah, and joel. comes,e time of judgment may all of our swords bb10 into intohares -- be beaten plowshares, our spears into pruning hooks. may no nation continue to lift up swo

have the chaplains over to see the children? the answer was no. has the staff hugged the children? have you told them they're all right? they'll be safe? the answer is no. that is sad and unfortunate. this is a humanitarian crisis. it's extremely important that congress not only fund organizations like the organization for refugee rejeltment. but make sure that health and human services can get down to the processing centers on the border and make sure that these folks aren't staying any longer than lawfully they're required to. it's 72 hours. >> you said you saw baby sxdz a thousand children did you have an understanding about why? why influx now? >> well, the children said to several of us that they heard from local media and parents under the impression they can benefit from deferred action if they arrived at the united states within a certain time period we certainly know that is not true many of them talked about cartels and sex abuse, dire economic conditions. but we knew this was coming. i talked to officials from guatemala consulates they said they've known for sixn expect

the chaplain: let us pray. king of glory and peace, your love sustains us. each day you give us your peace and joy, providing rest to the weary and renewing the strength of those

i disrespected the chaplain. she's homophobic so -- >> what's the worst case? >> they're gonna [ bleep ] me. >> what does that mean? >> you see that building right there? i'm going to lockdown. it's a jail within a jail, segregation. this kind of stuff is what took my parole. you know, stupidity, stupid stuff. i'm guilty of it, i guess. >> i started meeting ms. culbertson in december. so, within that time, i met her maybe once a month since then. >> see this lady? fear her. >> and how you pleaded on your disrespect? >> not guilty. >> so, what are you saying, you didn't have your arm around her at all? >> no. >> okay. >> well, yes, i did. not at the time that all this -- in the beginning i did. then i moved over a seat so there was an empty chair on each side of me. so nothing could be said. >> the officer who witnessed the scene was called to testify. >> can you hear me? >> yes, ma'am. >> i'm here in culbertson's disciplinary concerning disrespect that was written up when they was in the chapel. >> yes, ma'am. >> can you give me some information on it? >> i was

the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. ord of all, you loved us before we loved you. accept our thanksgiving for the gifts of life, love and laughter. come among our lawmakers

of the month, what it was called, yes, the chaplain of the month would ask the audience to stand up or bow their heads in prayer to jesus. as a thought experiment i thought if i asked you to do that what the reaction would be and this is not a government meeting but in any event. the supreme court said that was not an establishment of religion, 5-4. partisan divide. justice kennedy and when i say flip flopping, on this one, he did about 17 flips. given that he is the author of two opinions that say that prayers in public school classrooms -- i'm sorry prayers at high school graduation ceremonies and prayers at high school football games are unconstitutional. i want to make just three points. first, eight years in a row of exclusively christian prayers, this is a situation where the supreme court upheld a clear preference of the government of a religion over all others. i don't think there's any other establishment clause case the supreme court has done that. there's aid ace cases and neutral statutes has a disproportionately benefit of catholic or jewish schools but neutral practice

declared to the chaplain, the enemy must give fight or i will be in nashville before tomorrow night. he sent a telegram to jefferson davis, the enemy evacuated columbia last night and are retreating towards nashville. the army is moving forward. i have no difficulty about supplies and anticipate non-in the future. -- non-in the future. hood continued his pursuit and told his army after they crossed the tennessee river, you march today to retain your valor. this can only be achieved by battle and by victory. all of the elements of soldier ship and all of the instincts of manhattan and you will render the campaign -- instincts of manhunood. tennessee, who would have the opportunity to outflank the union army and trap john scofield. he would have a clear path to nashville and prevent additional troops on the union side from arriving. to catch him, someone had to block the main pipe in order to trap him. hood ordered benjamin to attack and block the pipe. did not know where the union defensive position was located due to the fact that the cavalry had never started the grounds. he found t

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. we praise you o god almighty. let heaven and earth adore you, for we are sustained by your majesty and might. bless our senators, guiding them around the many distractions

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. holy, holy, holy, lord god almighty, who is and who was and who is to come. through your wisdom all things are governed, and through your grace all things are sustained. give our senators the power to serve you. as they labor to do your will, provide them with the wisdom to discern your precepts and obey your commands. lord, help them to see that to know you is life, to serve you is freedom, and to praise you is joy. let them experience you in the center of their being, finding delight in your presence. we pray in your majestic name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., june 4, 2014. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standin

the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. ternal god, before the mountains were settled and the hills brought forth, your power and majesty were known. come to our lawmakers on capitol hill today. come as light to enlighten their minds. come as truth to teach them your precepts. come as spirit to transform their hearts. come as fire to purge from them the dross of transgression. come as power to use them in your service. may your presence provide them with such patience, steadiness and encouragement, that they will be instruments for your glory. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 18, 2014. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. of the night and day, to whose will all the stars are obedient, we submit to your sovereignty and might. remind our lawmakers that you are often closest to us when we feel far from you. give our senators confidence in the triumph of your eternal purposes. may they strive each day to do something that will strengthen their hold on the unseen world. impart to them the wisdom to release earth's fleeting things, as they seek to conform to the life of the world to come. and, lord, please bless our faithful senate pages who will be leaving us soon. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c, june 26,2014. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, parag

the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray.creator, sustainer and redeemer, strengthen our senators with your spirit, infusing them with power for living. make your truth real to them, enabling them to discover in your precepts light for their path. may your mercy, grace and peace sustain them through the myriad of challenges they face. lord, set them free from fear as they remember that nothing can separate them from your love. as your grace abounds toward them, give them strength for every weakness and sufficiency for every trial. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 19, 2014. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of th

the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray.ernal god, because of your power, monarchs reign and rulers decree justice. radiate your light and peace on capitol hill today.

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal spirit, your ways are right. make your face to shine upons

the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. god, a gracious and willing guest in every heart, thank you for the opportunities and privileges of this day. may your peace rule within our senators' hearts. as they remember how you have guided us in the past, give them strength for today and bright hopes for tomorrow. with the ebb and flow of life's seasons, may they grow more certain of your reality and power. lord, when much seems obscure to them may they be even more faithful to the little they can clearly see. continue to shower them and their loved ones with your daily mercies. we pray in your holy name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c, june 25,2014. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1,