October 22, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 167 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                CONGRATULATING THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate D.C.'s own 
Washington Nationals for winning the National League Championship to 
advance to the World Series--sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in four 
straight games, no less. The Nationals will now face the Houston Astros 
to compete for the team's first World Series title.
  The Nation's Capital has been on a roll lately. Last year, the 
Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, and earlier this 
month, the Washington Mystics won their first WNBA championship.
  But, Madam Speaker, I also rise today to issue a challenge to Houston 
Representative and, yes, my friend, Sheila Jackson Lee. I challenge my 
colleague that, if the Nats win the World Series--I should say, when 
the Nats win the World Series--she and her staff will wear, for a full 
day at least, and take a photo in D.C. statehood T-shirts to help us 
further nationalize the fight for D.C. statehood in Texas.
  Although the Nats are underdogs, who doesn't love an underdog story?
  Go Nats.

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