nominations. this morning they ll be voting on brooks la sure to head medicare and medicaid services and this afternoon a procedural vote on kristin clark to be assistant attorney general for civil rights and also on the agenda this week, a science and technology research bill. live senate coverage here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, you watch over those who seek to do your will. you surround them with your favor, providing for all their needs, and empowering them to become more than conquerors in fulfilling your will. may the reverential gratitude of our senators fill them with hope for all the days to come. teach them to live lives of complete honesty, as they seek to stay on the pathway you have provided for their lives. lord, as you teach our lawmakers to live according to your truth, rescue them from the forces that seek to bring pain
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