World, make us one. Bring unity to our congress, nation, and world. Lord, help us to see that awesome things can be accomplished when we stop worrying about who will get the credit. With this unity, infuse us also with hope, pragmatism, and courage. Lord, give us realistic expectations about our future, reminding us that many problems that took decades to create will not be quickly solved. Motivate us to make the necessary sacrifices so that the rough places will be made smooth, the crooked places will be made straight, and the stars of hope will shine again in our hearts. We pray in your magnificent name. Amen. The presiding officer 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 clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , october 19, 2023. To the senate under
Lead to brakes used in other fields. Congressman tom cole shares this to our 20 minute hearing. We will go ahead and being in the meeting and the chairman will join us in a few minutes. I dont to keep the other members ready. Before we start i want to recognize my good friend the gentleman from arkansas with the purpose of an introduction. Thank you, mr. Chairman. If it pleases the committee i would like to first of all disclose that sometime around 11 00 oclock i have to depart early for a previously scheduled meeting but i do want to take just a moment to recognize a young lady in the audience today in each one of my colleagues have been provided a nice glossy bio of this young lady for the benefit of the rest of the audience and for hearing purposes to recognize mary would form an now she is in the back [applause] mary is a freshman at the university of arkansas. [applause] we dont have to holler sue here and we dont have to call the hawks today but given our record in sec right now
Purpose of an introduction. Thank you, mr. Chairman. If it pleases the committee i would like to first of all disclose that sometime around 11 00 oclock i have to depart early for a previously scheduled meeting but i do want to take just a moment to recognize a young lady in the audience today in each one of my colleagues have been provided a nice glossy bio of this young lady for the benefit of the rest of the audience and for hearing purposes to recognize mary would form an now she is in the back [applause] mary is a freshman at the university of arkansas. [applause] we dont have to holler sue here and we dont have to call the hawks today but given our record in sec right now we probably shouldnt be calling the logs right now but that said the information provided to each of my colleagues so states this is a very special young lady doing very well in her College Studies at the university of arkansas and while she is not on the dais today and not one of the people testifying she has j