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Senator from Adams offers opening prayer as Senate convenes
Summary
The Senate opened with an invocation by the senator identified in the chamber as the Senator from Adams, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the approval of the journal.
The presiding officer called the Senate to order and announced that the opening prayer would be offered by the senator identified in the chamber as the Senator from Adams. The senator delivered a prayer invoking guidance and safety for colleagues and travelers, ending, “In Jesus' name we pray, amen.”
The presiding officer then led the chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance. Following the ceremonial opening, the presiding officer asked for corrections to the journal; hearing none, “the journal is approved as printed,” the presiding officer stated. The proceedings then moved to introductions and announcements from members. The session closed later in the day by a motion to adjourn until Monday, February 23 at 1PM.
