Kevin Roberts: “I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. President, I have been sitting here thinking about Missouri and Kansas and our…”

“I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. President, I have been sitting here thinking about Missouri and Kansas and our past histories--some differences in politics, some differences in sports, big time, down through the years. What a great thing to happen when, yes, there is the Kansas City Royals in Missouri. I might be a little local here and say primarily filled by Kansas fans, but I will not do that, but it is a great day for both of our States and for people who live in our area. We are all proud of our Kansas City Royals. It was a hard-fought World Series victory, but it was celebrated in Kansas from Goodland to Liberal, from Parsons to Troy, way up there on Highway 36 and everywhere in between. Yesterday we saw something amazing happen: Kansas fans and Missouri fans marching in a sea of blue in downtown Kansas City. There were more than one-half million people--no shoving, no pushing, no fires, no problems. There were young and old people from all walks of life, all races, all nationalities, and all Royals fans. The schools were closed. Workers took a break. The streets filled. The windows opened, and it was a gorgeous Royals blue day. Some are celebrating this kind of victory for the first time. Others are remembering 1985, George Brett and that team, and seeing that same excitement again, this time in their children's eyes. You see, some of us really counted us out--or some counted us out.…”