Senate proceeding 12-17-07 :: 0:01:02 to 0:03:03 of 9:37:41

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Rear Adm. Barry Black: 60 votes in order to move forward. now live to the senate floor on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain will now lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let

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Speech By: Rear Adm. Barry Black

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Rear Adm. Barry Black: us pray. god of our fathers and mothers, we thank you for your kindness and mercy. when we call you in our pain, you answer our prayers and remove our worries. you enable us to defeat our enemies and

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Rear Adm. Barry Black: surround us with your protection. today, let your presence be felt in the united states senate. encourage our senators to be models of the unity our country longs for. remind them that ultimately

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Rear Adm. Barry Black: they will be judged by their productivity. for your word states, "by their fruits, you will know them." help them to see that they need each other and that more will be accomplished by working together

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Rear Adm. Barry Black: than by laboring at cross purposes. we pray in the name of him whose life was the epitome of peace, poise, and power, amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i

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Rear Adm. Barry Black: 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

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will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, december 17, 2007. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint