Political Quotes

“I am joined on the floor today by my colleague from Missouri, Senator Blunt, and we rise today to welcome the FIFA World Cup selection committee to Kansas City and to express our strong support for Kansas City's bid to serve as the 2026 World Cup host city. I express my gratitude to the leadership of Mayor Quinton Lucas and to the leadership of Kathy Nelson from the Kansas City sporting authority, the president and CEO. Our community, our joint community--Kansas City, people may know, is on two sides of the State line--the Missouri side of the State line and the Kansas side of the State line. Sometimes we are rivals, but in many instances, we are allies and friends, and that is the circumstance we are here today. Kansas City boasts a rich history of both professional and amateur sports. Kansas City is the home of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame; the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; as well as the 2020 Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs; the 2015 World Series champions, the Kansas City Royals; and the two-time Major League Soccer Cup champions, Sporting KC. It is also the hometown of our world- renowned football coach, Ted Lasso. Sporting KC has energized the region's diverse and passionate soccer fan base--a fan base that I am confident is ready to pack up their bags and head to Arrowhead Stadium, the loudest stadium in the world, to cheer on the U.S. men's national team and other nations that compete there.…”