Cohen not present. Madame president , you have a quorum. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please join us for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for chit stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Madame clerk, are there any communications . Yes, madame president. Were many in receipt of correspondent from the office of mayor mark ferrell. Communicating the mayors appointment to fill the van vacancy in district two, our newest member of the board of supervisors, supervisor Catherine Stephanie effective today 1259 01 p. M. Welcome, supervisor. [applause] and colleagues, without objection, we will give supervisor stephanie an opportunity to say a few words. Thank you, madame president. I first want to thank mayor mark ferrell for playing his confidence in me. This is really an opportunity i did not see coming and im so honoured to be here with all of you today and to
Madame president , you have a quorum. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please join us for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for chit stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Madame clerk, are there any communications . Yes, madame president. Were many in receipt of correspondent from the office of mayor mark ferrell. Communicating the mayors appointment to fill the van vacancy in district two, our newest member of the board of supervisors, supervisor Catherine Stephanie effective today 1259 01 p. M. Welcome, supervisor. [applause] and colleagues, without objection, we will give supervisor stephanie an opportunity to say a few words. Thank you, madame president. I first want to thank mayor mark ferrell for playing his confidence in me. This is really an opportunity i did not see coming and im so honoured to be here with all of you today and to join you as a colle
Madame president , you have a quorum. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please join us for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for chit stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Madame clerk, are there any communications . Yes, madame president. Were many in receipt of correspondent from the office of mayor mark ferrell. Communicating the mayors appointment to fill the van vacancy in district two, our newest member of the board of supervisors, supervisor Catherine Stephanie effective today 1259 01 p. M. Welcome, supervisor. [applause] and colleagues, without objection, we will give supervisor stephanie an opportunity to say a few words. Thank you, madame president. I first want to thank mayor mark ferrell for playing his confidence in me. This is really an opportunity i did not see coming and im so honoured to be here with all of you today and to join you as a colle
House building on capitol hill where shortly agriculture secretary sonny perdue is set to testify. Hell update members on the state of the Rural Economy. Actually, governor perdue, seen on your screen right there, live coverage here expected to get underway momentarily on cspan 3. Many which we dont even know. On this occasion, we ask a special blessing on our agriculture industry, and that your blessings come upon our new secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue. Dear heavenly father, finally we thank you for your holy spirit. For oftentimes we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but your holy spirit intercedes for us with groanings that cannot be uttered. We thank you for that. And we ask your holy spirit to enter this room today. These and other blessings we ask in your son, christ jesus name, amen. David, thank you. Mr. Secretary, welcome. You and i have had several conversations before this morning. Let me officially congratulate you on becoming our nations 31st secretary
[inaudible conversations] c good morning. The hearing on agriculture in the state of the Rural Committee will come to order. Bow our heads please. Dear heavenly father we come before you increase to first of all say thank you. We thank you for so Many Blessings as you bestow upon us, many of which we dont even know on this occasion we ask a special blessing on our agriculture industry and that your blessings, upon her new secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue. Dear heavenly father, finally we thank you for your holy spirit. For oftentimes we know not what we should pray for but your holy spirit intercedes for us. We thank you for that and we ask your holy spirit to be in this room today. These and other blessings we ask for your son christ jesus, amen. David thank you. Mr. Secretary welcome. You and i have had several conversations before this party but let me officially congratulate you on becoming our nations 31st secretary of agriculture. We are excited about working with you and c