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Washington emphasized religious toleration in a nation with numerous denominations and religions He publicly attended services of different Christian denominations and prohibited anti-Catholic celebrations in the Army. He engaged workers at Mount Vernon without regard for religious belief or affiliation While president he acknowledged major religious sects and gave speeches on religious toleration. He was distinctly rooted in the ideas values and modes of thinking of the Enlightenment, but he harbored no contempt of organized Christianity and its clergy "being no bigot myself to any mode of worship" in 1793 speaking to members of the New Church in Baltimore Washington proclaimed "We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the power of bigotry and superstition."! Mexico City Campaign, University of Edinburgh: Rush, 10 Notes and references Valley Forge and Monmouth.

. An older tired-looking Abraham Lincoln with a beard In February 1754 Dinwiddie promoted Washington to lieutenant colonel and second-in-command of the 300-strong Virginia Regiment with orders to confront French forces at the Forks of the Ohio. Washington set out for the Forks with half of the regiment in April but soon learned that a French force of 1,000 had begun construction of Fort Duquesne there in May Washington had set up a defensive position at Great Meadows when he learned that the French had made camp 7 miles (11 km) away Washington decided to take the offensive in pursuit of the French contingent. Once a bill is approved by one house it is sent to the other which may pass reject or amend it For the bill to become law both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. If the second house amends the bill then the differences between the two versions must be reconciled in a conference committee an ad hoc committee that includes both senators and representatives sometimes by using a reconciliation process to limit budget bills. Both houses use a budget enforcement mechanism informally known as pay-as-you-go or paygo which discourages members from considering acts which increase budget deficits. If both houses agree to the version reported by the conference committee the bill passes otherwise it fails.