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use our senators to accomplish your purposes in our nation and world. may they tackle the complex challenges of our times with the confidence that your providence will prevail. train them in the school of humility so they will walk safely without stumbling. may they remember that humility precedes honor. lord, bless and protect america, making it a land that provides freedom s lamp to our world. incline each citizen to hear your words of truth and to apply his or her heart to knowledge. we pray in your great name. amen. the president pro tempore: pleae join me in reciting the pledge f 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. mr. reid: snrp. the presiding officer: the democrat leader. mr. reid: mr. president, this republican congress and especially as we head for yet another unearned recess, i feel compelled to comme ....
i will be doing a book signing upstairs. if you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. if you do not have a copy, there is still time to get one. richmond was captured april 3, 1865. what antzel understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. i got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfather s family archive and memoirs and came across this entry. my father s uncle was a general in the civil war. my grandfather was born in the united states in ohio. his parents were immigrants. jacob lew is weitzel was his father and his parents died at a young age when george was 18 months old. he was adopted, and the family name was changed. i m a blood weitzel. so the title of my talk is i m a is weitzeltalk returns. we have weitzel s in the confederate white house. we have some weitzels here today. probably more than in 150 years. welcome. this is major general godfrey weitzel. age 1835, died ....
warm introduction and thank you for hosting me. i am so happy to be here. they occupied the house just next door, formerly occupied by jefferson davis. it is a story that very few civil war buffs know. i ve given this talk all over the country and people are surprised, they have not heard of him before. over the next hour i will tell you why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. you may remember his name when you walk out of here. the book is actually on sale upstairs in the gift shop. i will be doing a book signing upstairs. if you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. richmond was captured april 3, 1865. what an understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. i got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfather s family archive and memoirs and came across this entry. my father s uncle was a general in the civil war. my grandfather george weitzel. he was born in the uni ....
you why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. you may remember his name when you walk out of here. the book is actually on sale upstairs in the gift shop. i will be doing a book signing upstairs. if you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. richmond was captured april 3, 1865. what an understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. i got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfather s family archive and memoirs and came across this entry. my father s uncle was a general in the civil war. my grandfather george weitzel. he was born in the united states in ohio. his parents were immigrants. his parents died at a young age when george was 18 months old. he was adopted, and the family name was changed to quatman. i m a blood weitzel. we have weitzel s in the confederate white house. we have some weitzels here today. probably more than in 150 years. welcome. this is major gen ....
2015. i hereby appoint the honorable randy hultgren to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people s house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minority party as they gather these next days. may they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. bless, also, the majority party as they return to their constituencies. give them hearts and ears to listen well to all those whom they represent. may the power of your truth and our faith in your providence give them all the confidence they must have to do the good work required for service to our nat ....