We place our hope in you and remember daily how you have sustained us in the past. Lord, give our senators the wisdom to trust you in the small things, realizing that faithfulness with the least prepares them for fidelity with the much. May they trust you to do what is best for america in good times and in bad. Look down from heaven on the entire human family and give us your peace. We pray in your great 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, may 16, 2016. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable lisa murkowski, a senator from the state of alaska, to perform the duties of the chair. Sig
Katie Ellis Desimone said that every day since her husband, Richmond Police Officer Daniel Ellis, passed on Oct. 5, 2015, has presented her with a choice.