John Yarmuth: “I thank my friend, and I congratulate him and the Republican team on a well-earned victory. Mr. Chairman, as I have said…”

“I thank my friend, and I congratulate him and the Republican team on a well-earned victory. Mr. Chairman, as I have said many times in the last few years, elections have consequences. After we lost the majority, we also lost some of our advantage in terms of talented golfers. We need to do a better job of either electing good golfers or of recruiting some of the better ones we have. The Republicans have a terrific team that is made up of truly honorable and wonderful people; and I think we all, on both sides of the aisle, get a great deal of enjoyment from this competition. We have made friends; and as Mr. Crenshaw said, we have succeeded in raising an awful lot of money for a very, very good cause. I thank the Republicans for a great competition, and I thank my teammates for their efforts, but they need to be practicing for the next year a little more. I also want to thank the sponsors who actually contributed to this event and made the fundraising possible. We won 6 years in a row, and the Republicans have now won 4 years in a row. It is interesting how the streaks come along with the majority, so we will give it another try next year. Once again, congratulations to the Republicans. Even more importantly, congratulations to The First Tee for the work that they do. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Smith of Missouri The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Carter of Georgia). Without objection, 2-minute voting will continue. There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR.…”