House chaplain Rev. Patrick Conroy praised congressional negotiators for striking a deal to increase spending and raise the federal borrowing limit during his opening prayer on the House floor on Tuesday.

The chaplain's remarks came one day after President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE announced he would support the two-year budget agreement, which suspends the national debt ceiling through July 2021, capping days of negotiations in Washington.

The deal was struck following talks between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner MnuchinOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Vulnerable Democrats tell Pelosi COVID-19 compromise 'essential' Pelosi asks panels to draft new COVID-19 relief measure MORE, Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthyMcCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins GOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump comments on transfer of power McCarthy claims protests in Louisville, other cities are 'planned, orchestrated events' MORE (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline The Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power MORE (R-Ky.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.).

“We are grateful for [the] success of negotiations between president and congressional leaders on debt limit and budget caps deal,” Conroy said in the floor.

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“Ask your blessing on them and those charged with moving the business of government and national economy forward."

Conroy's comments come as numerous GOP lawmakers have expressed hesitations over supporting the measure, citing concerns over spending levels and the process in which the deal came together.

It's unusual for the House chaplain to weigh in on policy issues, since they are primarily tasked with providing pastoral services for members of both sides of the aisle. Conroy has also garnered attention before over his remarks in the chamber.

Last year, former Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) requested that the Jesuit priest resign, with some members speculating the push for him to leave was over what some perceived to be a partisan prayer during the debate on tax reform. Ryan denied the attempt to oust him was political and Conroy was ultimately reinstated.