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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 ....
Will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who makes us one, use our lawmakers today as agents of reconciliation. Give them the wisdom to build bridges that will enable Diverse People to accomplish your purposes on earth. Lord, inspire our senators with such oneness of spirit and resolve that they will provide our nation with a model of cooperation. Remind them of the wisdom of matthew 12 25, which states that a house divided against itself cannot stand. Lord, we thank you for giving senator grassley another birthday. We pray in your unifying 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 of ....
We take you live to the u. S. Senate where to date lawmakers who will be on a defense programs and policy bill. You are watching live coverage of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will ohm the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. God of grace and mercy, in these divisive and polarized times, remind us that words have consequences. Help us to remember that we are accountable to you for every idle and careless word we speak. Lord, teach our senators to be obedient to your commands, doing your will as your presence fills them with joy. Today, surround our lawmakers with the shield of your favor, as they labor to deep our nation to keep our nation strong. May they be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. Manifest your power through their labors so that this nation will be exalted by righteousness. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of alle ....
The future of agriculture. This is a fitting theme for the secretary to announce something that we have been working on a usda called the agriculture innovation agenda. We are excited to share more with you this morning. I am joined in this room by many of you that are working to shape the future of our agricultural economy. It is important that we take stock, not only of where we are today but also of where we need to go to meet a growing Global Demand with rising standards of living in a time where producers are dealing with uncertainties in the farm economy and the conditions needed to farm, including the climate. Our chief economist, doctor rob johansson, will provide an indepth overview of the state of the farm economy. There is a lot to taken in 2019, it was certainly not a typical year. There were many factors influence in the economy including extreme weather, trade and policy changes an importing and exporting countries to ....
Good morning everybody. If you could please find your seats. I would like to welcome everyone to usdas 96 annual outlook form. The u. S. s oldest annual meeting. Im the deputy secretary of agriculture and is great to see everyone here this morning. This years team is the innovation imperative, shaping the future of agriculture. This is a fitting theme for the secretary to announce something that we have been working on a usda called the agriculture innovation agenda. We are excited to share more with you this morning. I am joined in this room by many of you that are working to shape the future of our agricultural economy. It is important that we take stock, not only of where we are today but also of where we need to go to meet a growing Global Demand with rising standards of living in a time where producers are dealing with uncertainties in the farm economy and the conditions needed to farm, including the climate. Our chief economi ....