On the recordJune 23, 2014
I think we all know that the entire Nation is cheering on Team USA in the World Cup right now, and we are happy that they are going to continue to do well; but, Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring the body's attention to another hard-fought game, which was the second annual Capital Soccer Classic. In a very close game, the Democrats edged out the Republicans by a score of 7-6, and we will have the plaque. Mr. Speaker, I have to confess that both teams benefited from having some professional players on both sides, but the Democrats had a ringer in the name of Eric Swalwell, who was a great player and who was the high scorer in the game; and also, as goalie, he stopped a lot of goals. {time} 1900 Mr. Speaker, I would just like to thank the people who participated in the Soccer Caucus, cochair David Reichert--Congressman Reichert and Todd Young. We also want to thank the captain of the Democratic team, Mike McIntyre; and Erik Paulsen played very well. Finally, I want to acknowledge George Miller, who is a cochair of the caucus. Mr. Speaker, I just want to thank the U.S. Soccer Foundation for all their support for soccer, for all the good work they do to promote soccer among the youth in our country. Now, it gives me great pleasure to yield to the cochair of the Soccer Caucus, former Division I player at the Naval Academy, Todd Young.
