Mike Enzi said "I would bet that some of you are wondering, ``How did I get here?'' and ``What kind of an outfit is this?'' We will try to explain a little bit. Ken and I are part of a very small breakfast group made up entirely of Senators that has met every Wednesday that the Senate has been in session since the middle part of the Truman administration. That was in the late 1940's. We share with each other, we eat, we pray and we discuss things that really matter. I am reminded of a time I was in South Africa meeting with their parliament for a breakfast and I suggested that our Senate prayer breakfast could pray for their issues. A parliamentarian named Paul brought me up short and said, ``Don't pray for the issues, pray for the people and the people will solve the issues.'' And that is what we do at our weekly prayer breakfast. That is what we will be doing here." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 9, 2008

I would bet that some of you are wondering, ``How did I get here?'' and ``What kind of an outfit is this?'' We will try to explain a little bit. Ken and I are part of a very small breakfast group made up entirely of Senators that has met every Wednesday that the Senate has been in session since the middle part of the Truman administration. That was in the late 1940's. We share with each other, we eat, we pray and we discuss things that really matter. I am reminded of a time I was in South Africa meeting with their parliament for a breakfast and I suggested that our Senate prayer breakfast could pray for their issues. A parliamentarian named Paul brought me up short and said, ``Don't pray for the issues, pray for the people and the people will solve the issues.'' And that is what we do at our weekly prayer breakfast. That is what we will be doing here.

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Mike Enzi

Republican · Wyoming

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the tradition and purpose of the Senate's weekly prayer breakfast.

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