September 27, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 157 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                    2019 CONGRESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAME

  (Mr. PANETTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my Democratic and 
Republican colleagues to present to you, to present to this body, a 
trophy that recognizes something that hasn't been done in over a 
decade.
  Now, I am not talking about the 2009 Raise the Wage Act. I am not 
talking about the 2009 Hate Crimes Act. I am not even talking about the 
creation of the Office of Congressional Ethics in 2009.
  What I am talking about is that these Congressmen in front of you 
actually beat the Capitol Police in football on Tuesday night for the 
first time in a decade.
  Now, at the game, Mr. Speaker, fortunately, there were no serious 
injuries. At practice, there was, but not at the game.
  We had a lot of sore muscles, but most importantly, we did raise a 
heck of a lot of money for local charities and the Capitol Police 
Memorial Fund.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I present this trophy to you, this rather large 
trophy to you, I present it to this body as a reward for that victory, 
but also a small reminder of what Democrats and Republicans can do when 
we work together.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney 
Davis).
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I want to say thank you to 
everybody standing up here. They came to practices in the mornings, 
they braved serious injuries.
  Mr. Speaker, a special shout-out to our colleague, Rick Crawford, who 
is not here, who broke a fibula trying to play for this game. We missed 
him.
  Mr. Speaker, another shout-out goes to Bob Dole and Jeff Denham, 
former Members who have played, but certainly our pros that helped 
coach us, John Booty and Ken Harvey. All of them deserve thanks.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all Members, whenever they see these great Capitol 
Police officers, thank them for what they do each and every day for us 
and for the millions of visitors that come to this institution. But 
remind them that the charities are the winners, and make sure they know 
that the Members are the victors.

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