The activity in Congress this month has been a remarkable example of what King Solomon meant when he said, The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes (Proverbs 21:1).

Jesus tells us to ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified (John 15:7-8). Thus, to give God the glory, we want to directly correlate our requests from the beginning of the month with the answers to those prayers:

Foreign Policy

• Iraq - Passed
• Intelligence - House Passed, Senate looks to next year (related issue)

Domestic Policy

• Taxes - AMT Relief - Passed
• Spending - Omnibus - Passed - Pro-Life Riders: Retained

Heartland Issues

• Farm Bill - Passed
• Energy/Global Warming - Passed

Health Care

• SCHIP, Title V - Extended

110th Congress in Review

• December 2007
  • Weeks 1, 2 - Hate/Thought Crimes Dropped
  • Week 3
• First Session - All of 2007
  • Remembering Rep. Henry Hyde - H.Res. 843, S.Res. 405

Upcoming Events - 2007 Calendars: House (In), Senate (In)

Majority Leader Speeches: House, Senate (an indicator of the upcoming Legislative Program)

Political Calendars: NBC News, ABC News

• December 25 - Christmas
  • House Christmas Resolution - Passed 372-9-10 - Rep. Barney Frank explains his vote (Pray for him!)
  • White House Presidential Christmas Message
  
  
• January 1 - 2008 Begins
• January 6 - Epiphany
• January 10 - Launch window opens for Space Shuttle Atlantis to fly mission STS-122
  • H.R. 4837: to fly the shuttle until 2015
• January 15 - House reconvenes - 110th Congress, Second Session
• January 21 - Martin Luther King Day
• January 22 - Senate reconvenes - 110th Congress, Second Session
• January 22 - March for Life
• January 28 - State of the Union Address (rescheduled)

  The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps (Proverbs 16:9).

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