On the recordJune 30, 2010
As you know, last night was the 49th annual Roll Call baseball game. I am happy to announce to the House today that that score has been settled this year, and the Democrats were victorious, 13-6. Of course, the biggest winners last night were our two charities--the Washington Literacy Council and the Boys and Girls Club of Washington, DC. The final numbers aren't in, as donations are still coming in, but we went over the $150,000 mark for our charities last night. I want to commend our Republican team for a hard-fought game. They gave us a tough game right up to the last inning, and we kept all the fans in their seats to the very end. We had a couple of outstanding plays on the Democratic side. All of us woke up with great chagrin this morning to watch ESPN's top 10 and see Anthony Weiner as No. 9 of the top 10. Also, there was some outstanding hitting from Steve Driehaus, but the MVPs on the Democratic side were killer bees Joe Baca, John Boccieri, and Brian Baird. They all had outstanding plays. So, Madam Speaker, once again, the coveted Roll Call trophy stays blue.
