Political Quotes

“I am gathered here today with some of my colleagues because we participated in the Washington Kastles Charity Classic. We had a wonderful time for charity. I just wanted to mention this. The Washington Kastles, who were founded in 2008 and is the tennis team for the city of Washington, have made more than $1 million in charitable donations. The Charity Classic is an extension of those efforts, with 100 percent of the ticket proceeds benefiting Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, or TAPS, the DC Public Education Fund, and Food & Friends. Fans can choose which organization they support. It is a great cause. We had a tennis match, Stars v. Stripes. I am sorry to report that the Stars defeated the Stripes, having been in the Stripes the last 3 years. They finally won one, but we are very excited for them. It is nice to be talking about something other than golf on the House floor. I also wanted to acknowledge one person with us here today, Martina Hingis, who is in the audience. She is up there in the gallery. She just won Wimbledon Doubles Championship, women's and mixed doubles. She won both the women's doubles title and the mixed doubles title. She is on the Washington Kastles. We just wanted to acknowledge all the folks who played: Representatives Scott, Dold, Yoder, Bustos and Beatty. Where is Jared Huffman with the big serve? He is back there. We had a wonderful time. Senator Flake, Senator Merkley, and the rest of the Kastles could not be with us today.…”