Best for us, we submit today to your loving providence. Continue to be our refuge and strength, a very present help in the time of trouble. May we never forget that nothing in all creation can separate us from your love. Bless our lawmakers. Fill their hearts with such love for you that no difficulty or hardship will prevent them from obeying your precepts. Help them to remember that those who walk in integrity travel securely. Lord, strengthen their resolve to serve you as they should and in doing so may they become more aware of your continuous presence. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the 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 democratic leader. Mr. Reid thank you, mr. President. The republican nominee for president of our great country