The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will offer the prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Precious lord, your power, mercy, and grace continue to sustain us. Your power energizes us to face the challenges that require more than human wisdom. Your mercy protects us when we fall short of your glory. And your grace gives us merit we dont deserve. Lord, empower our senators for todays journey, providing them with confidence to draw near to you. May they pass through this day in companionship with you, lifting their hearts frequently in prayer. Give them wisdom to learn to be faithful stewards of the gifts you have provided. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of 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. The president pro tempore
And great question. And this concludes todays hearing. I want to thank all of our witnesses for appearing and without objection, all members will have five legislative days to submit additional written questions. Ms. Busch, you can submit your last question for the witnesses or additional materials for the record. With that, the hearing is adjourned. Week nights, we have our lectures in history series, John Heitmann and Tothd Uhlman have the program cars in america. They also talk about the impact of oil shortages, the rise of coast to coast races called cannonball runs and the popularity of trucker movies and music. Watch american History Tonight starting at 8 eastern and every weekend on cspan 3. American History Tv on cspan 3 every weekday, saturday at 5 p. M. Eastern, a look at controversies over free speech with authors jonathan zimmerman and their book free speech and why you should give a dam. 6 p. M. Eastern, author of the civil war. Grants last battle. And saturday at 8 p. M.
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