Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 110 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 110 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 153 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007 No. 195 Senate U.S. SENATE, INTEGRATED DEEPWATER The Senate met at 11:30 a.m. and was PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, PROGRAM REFORM ACT called to order by the Honorable ROB- Washington, DC, December 19, 2007. To the Senate: Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- ERT P. CASEY, Jr., a Senator from the Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, imous consent that the Senate proceed State of Pennsylvania. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby to Calendar No. 171, S. 924. appoint the Honorable ROBERT P. CASEY, Jr., The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- PRAYER a Senator from the State of Pennsylvania, to pore. The clerk will report the bill by The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- perform the duties of the Chair. title. fered the following prayer: ROBERT C. BYRD, The legislative clerk read as follows: President pro tempore. Let us pray. A bill (S. 924) to strengthen the United Our Father, when we look to the Mr. CASEY thereupon assumed the States Coast Guard’s Integrated Deepwater heavens, the works of Your fingers, the chair as Acting President pro tempore. Program. Moon and the stars that You have es- f There being no objection, the Senate tablished, what is humanity that You RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY proceeded to consider the bill which are mindful of us? May those thoughts LEADER had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transpor- of Your Majesty lead us to humility The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tation with an amendment to strike all and a willingness to acknowledge our pore.
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