Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 No. 157 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Friday, October 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. Senate WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was to the Senate from the President pro ington cannot pay its own bills right called to order by the Honorable tempore (Mr. INOUYE). now. Think about it. The Federal Gov- KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, a Senator from The assistant legislative clerk read ernment spent $3.6 trillion last fiscal the State of New York. the following letter: year, a new all-time record. And in the U.S. SENATE, wake of the single largest spending PRAYER PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, year in history, Democrats want to put The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- Washington, DC, October 19, 2011. together another bailout. fered the following prayer: To the Senate: Add up the projected deficits of all 50 Let us pray. Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, States this year and you get $103 bil- Immortal, invisible, God only wise, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby lion. That is all 50 States’ deficits appoint the Honorable KIRSTEN E. GILLI- You are surrounded by inaccessible added up. Well, what about us? What light. Today, help our lawmakers make BRAND, a Senator from the State of New York, to perform the duties of the Chair.
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