Political Quotes

“I appreciate Mr. Larsen's team spirit, good sportsmanship here, and good cheer. Again, I just want to thank Mr. Larsen, Ms. Castor, and also Mr. LaHood. We are the co-chairs of the Soccer Caucus here in the Congress. I really loved working with the other three here. I also appreciate the good sportsmanship here. We stuck out a good victory despite the heroics on your side, Madam Speaker. But we gave it all. Some of these great new players on our side really did the heavy lifting. I want to thank the U.S. Soccer Foundation for putting this together and for their great fundraising. The important thing is the U.S. Soccer Foundation raised tremendous amounts of money for youth soccer. That is what we want to do. We want to make youth soccer more prevalent and more readily accessible for all our youth. It teaches teamwork, and it is good for physical conditioning. You learn about following the rules and taking orders from the coach. It is great for growing up and learning how to be a more responsible adult. So it is a great team that put this together. I appreciate all the Members who played. We also appreciate the staff members as well as some of the professionals who came out to help bring in more people. We worked together as a team to bring the World Cup to North America here in the future. We are proud of that. Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Larsen for being a great teammate.”