A supply of p p. And after 9 months of fighting code the very notion of the International Community looks frankly pretty tattered and we know that we simply cant continue this way and listen we get our act together unless we unite and turn our fire against our common further we know that everyone will that is the inevitable outcome will be to prolong this calamity and increase the risk of another now is the time that for here what i devoutly hope will be the 1st and last ever zoom under. Humanity to reach across borders and repair these ugly rifts lets heal the world literally and metaphorically and lets begin with the truth because as someone once said the truth shall set you free. And with nearly a 1000000 people dead with colossal economic suffering you already inflicted more to come there is a moral imperative for humanity to be honest and reach a joint understanding of how the pandemic began how it was able to spread not because i want to blame any country or government or to scor
Confident, yet humble, wise, yet dependent on your guidance. Give them the wisdom to cultivate a faith that preserves, keeping them from growing weary in doing what is right. Strengthen their ability to see among their colleagues your divine image. May our senators increase in favor with you and humanity. Fill them with a passion to live for your glory. We praise you for being our helper and we desire to magnify your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore 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. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa is a recognized. Mr. Grassley i ask one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley quite often in our newspapers you can read about a lot of city, state Pension Funds that are in trouble. Theres
In lebanon where the same political elite accused of pushing the country to near bankruptcy have been in power for decades i realise that the agreement on the basis i accepted this National Mission during this difficult time of lebanons history no longer exists as well as that the government line up with the specific ations that i put. A devious mission was supported by france which has been leading International Efforts to resolve lebanons multiple crises by bringing change to the leadership president in mind where mccall said during his 2nd visit after the port blast that lebanese politicians agreed to form a cabinet by mid september see an already. Fragile skepticism when this class and was very much a final ultimatum so i would be surprised if the french choose to give that same strategy another shot the Armor Movement and hezbollah backed by iran have been blamed for standing in the way of a deal by insisting on naming shia muslim representation in government a 1000000 hezbollah a
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