- Father, this week we want to simply thank you, in Jesus' Name, for a clear, direct, exact, powerful, profound answer to prayer. Two weeks ago, we sought You, “Lord, raise up a ‘Ben Franklin moment’ among House Members, as our Nation had during its Constitutional Convention, to firmly put this Nation on a path of truly seeking You.” This week, not only did You deliver, You delivered so clearly that You should get all the glory.
In "his first one-on-one interview," Speaker Johnson and Sean Hannity were discussing the state of the country. Hannity asked, "Do you think this country's in decline?"
Speaker Johnson responded, after noting our history, "When the leaders here got in trouble that was beyond the scope of what they could solve themselves, individually or collectively, you know what they did? They sought divine guidance for it. We have 'In God We Trust' right above the rostrum there, and I pointed that out in my speech."
Hannity: "Is this the 'Ben Franklin moment'?"
Speaker Johnson: "It is a 'Ben Franklin moment'!"
Hannity: “—Constitutional Convention—”
Speaker Johnson: “Exactly right, it's the same thing and we're calling one another to humble ourselves and recognize that the challenges are so great. But that's where real opportunity is presented. I believe that God is not done with America yet, okay? I still believe in that motto. It's not just a quaint saying to me. It's what the Nation was founded upon, this belief, it's what distinguishes us from all these other communist, Marxist, socialist countries around the world. It's the key to our greatness, and we ought to appeal to that, and I believe if we do, that God is going to give us his favor, and I believe were going to solve these problems.”
- Father, we thank You for raising of a Speaker of the House who believes You are not done with America yet. We ask you to continue this work, give him and Your people in Congress great spine to stand up for You to firmly put this Nation on a path of truly seeking You in this difficult hour and in the days ahead.
- “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” (Philippians 1:3-11)
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Tim McGhee
CHPP Legislative Analyst, Pray for Congress
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Daily Digests: M 10/23 (PDF) • T 10/24 (PDF) • W 10/25 (PDF) • Th 10/26 (PDF)
Senate — Votes — Legislation: New: 76 (D, R), Action: 16, Voted: 2, Passed: 14 — News
M 10/23/2023 — Record PDF • Summary
T 10/24/2023 — Record PDF, Log • Summary
W 10/25/2023 — Record PDF, Log • Summary
Th 10/26/2023 — Record PDF, Log • Summary
House — Legislation: New: 111 (R, D), Scheduled, Action: 4, Voted: 2, Passed: 4 — News
M 10/23/2023 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity
T 10/24/2023 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity
W 10/25/2023 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
Th 10/26/2023 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
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National Security — Committees: Senate, House
Bipartisan House lawmakers demand Biden drop Julian Assange case
Military — Committees: Senate, House
House Republicans look to Pentagon for answers concerning Hamas terrorists' apparent use of US-made weapons
Lawmakers urge expanded ‘basic needs allowance’ for troops
CBO: Long-Term Implications of the 2024 Future Years Defense Program
CBO: An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2024 Shipbuilding Plan
Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House
McConnell: 'Perhaps the corporate media organizations that have spent years warning about disinformation should exercise a bit more caution with the claims of a terrorist organization that uses civilians as human shields.'
McConnell on Israel: 'in the last 18 days, silence, amnesia, cowardice, and outright hate have begun to take their toll. All too quickly, the West's resolve has shown signs of weakness.' 'For anyone who needs a reminder, a cease-fire is what Israel thought it had with Hamas and with Palestinian Islamic Jihad earlier this summer.' (McConnell personally told stories by hostages)
House Lawmaker Wants Accounting of US Arms Stockpiled for Israel
Families of hostages held by Hamas plead for action on Capitol Hill
Graham: Iran fears reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Israel
McConnell: waiting for specific evidence of tactical involvement really misses the point. Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terror. It has spent decades supporting proxy terrorists who share their hatred for Israel and America precisely so Tehran can maintain plausible deniability.
Second Amendment
Maine Democrat who opposed gun control changes his mind, leaves questions unanswered
Immigration
DHS admitted hundreds of thousands of 'inadmissible' aliens through CBP One app: House panel
Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2024 bills, table
New House Speaker Suggests Republicans Ready To Fund Israel, Not Ukraine
Ukraine Aid Is Not ‘Rebuilding Our Industrial Base’
5 Charts Show Irresponsibility of Biden’s Request for Extra $106 Billion • way forward remains unclear
Group of Republican Senators Drafting Bill That Funds Aid to Israel But Not Ukraine
Executive — Committees: House, Senate
Veterans Affairs Department Reports 88 Abortions, but Resists Providing Detailed Data to House Panel
White House slams Speaker Johnson's 'offensive accusation' that the 'human heart' is to blame for mass shootings (Speaker Johnson was referencing the truth found in Jeremiah 17:9, and the White House was demonstrating the truth found in 1 Corinthians 1:18)
Democrat lawmaker slams White House press sec for ‘weak answer’ on antisemitism
Despite denials, Joe Biden’s $200k check from brother shows direct payment from family business | Just The News • House Republicans Demand White House Forfeit Info About $200K Check Joe Biden Received From His Brother
'So flat-footed': Congressman who rescued Americans from Israel slams Biden foreign policy
172 individuals on terrorist watch list attempted to enter US this year — senator demands Congress receive detailed reporting
House Republicans demand answers on USCIS employment of apparent terrorist sympathizer
House Republicans Urge Biden Not to Take in Palestinian Refugees
Senators take Biden official to task over coups in West Africa
House Republicans Dig Deeper Into Deb Haaland’s Relationship With Pueblo Action Alliance
Republican Senator Accuses Biden Energy Loan Czar of Misleading Congress Over Funding to Company ‘On Brink of Collapse’
Supreme Court
Thomas lawyer disputes Senate Democrats' claim on loan forgiveness
Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14)
After mass shooting, new speaker calls for prayer that ‘senseless violence can stop’
Agriculture Policy — Committees: Senate, House
60 Republican House members call on Speaker Mike Johnson to pass Farm Bill
Science/Technology Policy — Committee: House, Senate
Schumer on AI: 'everyone agreed at our last forum, from one end of the spectrum to the other, that if the Federal Government doesn't impose some guardrails, there will be none, and the whole invention of AI could come tumbling down.' • 4 Schumer takeways from the AI Insight Forum Tuesday: First, 'The awesome power of the Federal Government and its ability to provide resources is way beyond the capability of any one company, university, et cetera.' Second, 'Congress doesn't have a lot of time to act.' Third, 'China is not waiting to invest in AI.' Fourth, 'we need innovation.' He maintains the need to 'have some guardrails' to 'minimize the harms that come from AI like job loss, racial and gender bias, and economic displacement.' (Pray about how the precedent-setting definition of “artificial intelligence” would be worded in law, and also the harms the “guardrails” are supposed to punish.)
‘You want your senators to read books’: Todd Young talks politics and AI
Congress — Committees: House, Senate
Speaker Johnson Interview with Sean Hannity
Here’s who is running to replace Speaker Johnson as House GOP vice chair
Capitol Police investigate gunfire near Mississippi home of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Speaker Johnson: All of our children sacrifice. All of them do, and we know that. There are not a lot of perks to being a Member of Congress' kid. I want to thank all of your families as well for what they endure and what they have had to endure for the last few weeks.
Rep. Greg Steube Shares Story About Praying With Speaker Mike Johnson on House Floor
MTG Introduces Resolution to Censure Rashida Tlaib for 'Insurrection' on Capitol Hill (H.Res. 807)
House Democrat moves to force vote on censuring Marjorie Taylor Greene (H.Res. 610)
New York Republicans set up vote to oust Rep. George Santos from House next week (H.Res. 773)
CBO: The Federal Budget Process and the Role of the Congressional Budget Office
Jamaal Bowman Charged with Misdemeanor for Pulling Fire Alarm in House Office Building • Rep. Jamaal Bowman charged for fire alarm pull, plans to pay fine • Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman Criminally Charged, Must Report to Police for Arraignment • Democratic Congressman Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge
Asked about his health, McConnell says that he is 'fine'
Republican's pro-Israel sign defaced in House office building
Identical triplet interns turn heads on Capitol Hill
After success on the Hill, Pay Our Interns says its mission is ‘not complete’
Maryland Democrat Sarbanes won't seek reelection to House
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3 p.m., Monday, October 30, 2023
Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Matthew James Maddox, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, 10/26, Senate began consideration of 2 nominations:
- Matthew James Maddox, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.
- Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Ambassador to the State of Israel, Department of State.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. in pro forma session.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST
The House is not in session.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK:
On Wednesday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules
Legislation Considered Pursuant to a Rule:
H.R. 4364 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024 ( Sponsored by Rep. Amodei / Appropriations Committee )
H.R. 4821 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 ( Sponsored by Rep. Simpson / Appropriations Committee )
H.R. 4820 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 ( Sponsored by Rep. Cole / Appropriations Committee )
Legislation that may be considered:
H.Res. 773 Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the House of Representatives ( Sponsored by Rep. DEsposito / Ethics Committee )
H.Res. 807 Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib for antisemitic activity, sympathizing with terrorist organizations, and leading an insurrection at the United States Capitol Complex ( Sponsored by Rep. Greene (GA) / Ethics Committee )
H.Res. 610 Censuring Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene ( Sponsored by Rep. Balint / Ethics Committee )
Additional legislative items related to Israel supplemental appropriations are expected.
Complete list of Bills for the Week of October 30, 2023
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Our Weekly Call to Repentance
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CHPP Welcomes You to Join Us Every Week in One Hour of Repentance
Sunday evening at 10:00 p.m. EDT
Dial 717-908-1983
Access Code: 9301470#
Dear Saints,
A lifestyle of REPENTANCE is so close to the heart of God.
Indeed, He commands us to "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" Matthew 3:2
How, then, can we approach His Throne of GRACE, in repentance?
We invite you to join us every week on Sunday evening, as we explore this vital topic together. We present a different prayer focus each week, leading us into repentance, so that we might approach His Throne of Grace in repentance, presenting ourselves to Him as a pure and a spotless Bride, without spot or wrinkle. (Ephesians 5:27)
Praying together, we desire to fulfill the mandate of Psalm 139:
" Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting." Psalm 139:24
You can join us, any Sunday evening, at 10:00 p.m. EST by calling:
717-908-1983
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WELCOME!
". . . and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
"Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place." (2 Chronicles 7:14,15)
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