揑 remember back in 1995. There were 73 of us � bright-eyed freshmen that wanted to change the world. We were at an impasse on the budget, weren抰 sure what to do, and 15 to 17 of us gathered to figure out how to handle it, and which way we should vote. During those tense moments of soul searching, one of the members spoke up and said, 憏ou know guys, I think back on the founding fathers and what they would have done, and I think they would have said, let抯 pray.� And then he asked me to lead the group in a word of prayer.
"It抯 times like that when you抮e really thankful for those members who believe in a higher call, and a re not just driven by the next election but the faith that抯 real to them. That was a pretty special moment to experience in that critical time in our nation抯 history. Due to many of those decisions that were made in 1995, we抮e experiencing an embarrassment of riches today in America. I think our faith and camaraderie among men and women of faith were very helpful in getting us through something like that."