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Grassley prays on Senate floor that Trump will sign bill to keep government open

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 14, 2019 at 5:15pm

By Thomas McKinless

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Sen. Charles E. Grassley gave an addendum to the Senate opening prayer Thursday morning, calling for President Donald Trump to keep the government open. “Let’s all pray that the president will have wisdom to sign the bill so the government doesn’t shut down,” Grassley said, following the Senate prayer given by guest chaplain Rev. Eddie Edmonds.

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