Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
President Donald Trump issued a one-year exemption this week under section 313 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act from federal, state, interstate, and local requirements, administrative authority, and process and sanctions for firefighting activities. The exemption applies to the aerial use, deployment, and discharge of fire retardants, conducted by the United States Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, or any other executive departments and agencies and contractors.
Pray for the president and officials in his administration as they seek to balance wildfire extinguishing and prevention efforts with environmental concerns.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Representative Sheri Biggs of South Carolina recently introduced the “Don’t Flush Babies Act,” which would require that a “do not flush” warning be included on chemical abortion pill packaging. The measure is intended to prevent human fetal remains, biohazardous medical waste, and active pharmaceutical compounds from being flushed into municipal water systems, which are not equipped to filter out such contaminants. The congresswoman said, “This measure will help protect the dignity of these countless babies, our environmental stewardship, and public sanitation by upholding the national standard of crystal-clean drinking water for American families.”
Pray for members of the House and Senate as they propose legislation regarding chemical abortion pills to safeguard the nation’s water supply and management.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
Incoming chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Representative Robert Garcia of California, stated that an investigation would be conducted into White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and his role in shaping President Trump’s immigration enforcement and foreign policies. Congressman Garcia could not identify any crime that had been committed, but said, “We believe that he’s been at the center of actions… that are unconstitutional, unjust, and possibly illegal.”
Pray for the new chairs of congressional committees to be prudent as they set their agendas and prepare for hearings and investigations.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
Federal Judge Steven Merryday kept a gun rights case open after the Florida attorney general and plaintiffs agreed to a rule offer of judgment. The judge refused to allow the court clerk to enter the judgment, which acknowledged the state’s three-day waiting period is unconstitutional since it goes beyond the amount of time required to do a background check for gun purchases. Judge Merryday said the case deserved additional “adversarial briefing or other argument.”
Pray for federal judges and justices as they interpret the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other federal laws.
