Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I think most of the Members all know that, for the past 13 years, a competition takes place between the House Republicans and the House Democrats in a golf match known as the Congressional Cup. This year, the competition took place about 2 weeks ago, and I just wanted to announce to the Members of the House that the Republican team, by a score of 14-6, defeated the Democratic team, and the Congressional Cup will now stay in the possession of the Republicans for the third straight year. I also want to say, Mr. Speaker, that this event is used to raise money for an organization called The First Tee, which uses the game of golf to teach kids--a lot of kids from the inner city--about self- esteem, about building character, about honesty, integrity, hard work, and dedication. This event, over the years, has raised over $2 million for The First Tee. The organization is operating in all 50 States. They have reached 9 million kids over the last 10 years, and they have 17,000 volunteers that are involved. I just wanted to thank The First Tee, thank the sponsors, and thank the participants, and in particular, I want to thank my fellow teammates for their hard work and dedication for this stunning victory. Now, I would like to yield to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Yarmuth), the captain of the Democratic team.”