Make you their sure foundation. From this foundation, may they gain strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. Help them to base their hope on your exceedingly great and precious promises, as you do for them more than they can ask or imagine. May they have such an inner sense of your presence that they will desire to commune with you throughout this day. And lord, bless our incoming summer page class. May these young people increase intellectually, physically, socially, and spiritually. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell madam president . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell last week the senate voted on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis to advance the iran sanctions bill currently bef