Today, inspire our senators to embrace your promises. May they remember your promises to supply their needs, to never forsake them, and to prevent anything from separating them from your love. Lord, bestow your blessings upon our lawmakers, making them wiser, stronger, and better, glorifying you in their labors. Use them to advance your kingdom in our nation and world, as they attune their will to your purposes. We pray in your blessed name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our 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 senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak for one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley id like to bring my colleagues uptodate on atoa bipartisan bill to lower drug prices and also at the same time give you
Unexpected. I am at the couples home where in 24 hours the neighbors went from planning a memorial to a welcome home party. The longtime neighbor remembers the moment they got word that Carol Kiparsky and ian irwin were found alive. They had been found alive. Just like that the instinct kicked in. I planned a party. They will arrive home to a warm reception and they have lived herefor decades and the banners are up and all that is left is waiting. I am really glad. One of the things that i thought about is they are gone and i never had a chance to say odgo e. Now i to say hello and hugged them and give them lots of food. She lives next store and today is her birthday. The greatest gift that i could get was to get our neighbors back. The couples physical thick, smart with survival instinct and had their love to get them going. I think the relationship is why they got through this together. I think we realize that these are unusual individuals and if anybody would be surviving it would b
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Regarding anticipated litigation matters. Motion to go back into open session. Second. All in favor. Aye. I make a motion we dont disclose anything we discussed in closed session. So moved. Second. All in favor. Aye. Pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to th e 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. Please be advised use of cell phones and Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. Be advised the chair may order remove from the meeting room for any person responsible for the ringing of a cell phone. Please be adviced you have three minutes to make comments unless a shorter period. Item 8. Public comment on items not listed on the agenda. Any Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Ey item 9. Executive directors report. I am the executive director. My first item. I am very, very pleased moodys upgraded the port Credit Rating from aa3 to a1 in associati