Luke Messer: “I thank the gentleman for organizing today's celebration of Indiana's 200th birthday. I thank him for his distinguished…”

“I thank the gentleman for organizing today's celebration of Indiana's 200th birthday. I thank him for his distinguished little giant career at Wabash College and all of his service to our great State. It is an exciting time to be a Hoosier any year, but it is a pretty big birthday coming up this year when, on December 11, 2016, we will be celebrating our State's 200th birthday--200 years since Indiana became our Nation's 19th State. I am holding this basketball because when you think about Indiana, you can't help but think about basketball. And my district, Indiana's Sixth Congressional District, has a couple of pretty important distinguishing factors in Indiana's great history as a basketball State. First, the Milan Indians, the great Milan Indians team that were the 1954 State champions that showed that our single-class basketball, the small little engine that could, can win a State title, that is from Ripley County in the middle of my State. And then the Knightstown gym, where the movie ``Hoosiers'' was filmed, is also in Indiana's Sixth Congressional District. I am going to throw a chest pass of this basketball over to my colleagues from Indiana, where we will show you can catch it. Here you go, Mr. Bucshon. Let the Record show he caught the ball, all right, showing he is a Hoosier. Bring the House to order, as Marlin said. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Clawson of Florida). The House will be in order.”