Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. Craig) for yielding and I thank my friend, Mr. Meadows, for his comments, for his support of this effort, which is, as he said and as Congresswoman Craig said, very much about giving young people a sense of competition, a sense of accomplishment, a sense of creating a vehicle through their own hands and their own work and their own efforts. So this is a very good effort for us and for young people. One of my favorite events of the year is the Soap Box Derby. I am speaking, of course, from experience in terms of our district, which I am going to talk about. This resolution that has been called up today, along with other members of the region's Congressional delegation, Representatives Connolly, Beyer, and Wexton from Virginia, and David Trone, John Sarbanes, and Anthony Brown from Maryland, and, of course, the Representative of the District of Columbia, Eleanor Holmes Norton, who is a big supporter of this, authorizes the use of the Capitol Grounds for the derby. Now, Mr. Speaker, this is my 28th year sponsoring the Soap Box Derby resolution, and I am pleased that it has passed every year unanimously. This is the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby's 78th year. It will be held on, as has been said, June 15, and we will see soap box racers from ages 8 to 17 compete in three divisions: stock, super stock, and masters.…”