Bill Barrett: “earlier this year I had the distinct pleasure and the great honor of chairing the 45th annual National Prayer Breakfast…”

“earlier this year I had the distinct pleasure and the great honor of chairing the 45th annual National Prayer Breakfast here in Washington. Now, this is an annual event that is hosted by the Senate prayer group and the House prayer group, and it represents an effort by many thousands of people to come together once a year here in our Nation's Capital in prayerful reflection. The breakfast was initially founded as an opportunity for Members of Congress to express spiritual support for the President, for the leaders of our Nation and, of course, for each other. This year more than 4,000 people came to the breakfast from all 50 States and from over 140 countries. The personal contacts we all had from across the Nation, from around the world, were something that were impressions that will last a lifetime. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my colleagues on the congressional committee that planned this most recent breakfast, I provide a copy of the transcript of that breakfast to be inserted in the Record so that everyone might read the uplifting and inspirational messages we heard that day.”