Andre Carson: “Let me say before I release my right to object, to the coach, the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne), in particular…”

“Let me say before I release my right to object, to the coach, the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne), in particular, because I know what an impact coaches have on the lives of young men, and even though I do not know the gentleman personally, I have observed him, and just his style suggests that he has touched many lives of young people who have been guided in a very positive way. In Indiana we have Coach Dungy, who is head of the coaches, who is an incredible father himself to his biological children. But he has reached out and embraced other children who did not have the benefit of having the love of a father that he gives to his children. We have Mike Davis, an incredible coach at Indiana University, who has reached out and embraced other children who did not have the benefit of a personal father in their own life. We have Emil, who just left to coach and went to the Oakland Raiders, who has created an incredible program for the benefit of children, particularly young men who did not have fathers. We have Tim Harris, who is a millionaire, African American, all of the men I have mentioned, African American men who are reaching out doing what they can do for the benefit of young men who are not so fortunate to have a father in their home.”