[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 98 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               THE HOUSTON ROCKETS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE. Mr. Speaker, I was almost getting ready to put on 
this hat this morning, but I hope my colleagues will be able to know 
where I am and where I stand.
  Hakeem Olajuwon, Sam Cassell, Kenny Smith, Clyde Drexler, Mario 
Ellie, Rudy T., Les Alexander, and many, many others who stood before 
the American people said, ``We have heart, we have soul. We have 
character, and we have perseverance.''
  Mr. Speaker, my hat is off, and sometimes it is on, to the National 
Basketball Association champions of 1995, the Houston Rockets.
  But let me say something else. I salute the city of Houston, the 
State of Texas, and, yes, the Houston fans, because it is all about 
people gathering together, supporting folks who determine to do the 
right thing and never say die, never say that we cannot do it. That is 
the American dream. That is what this Congress is all about. That is 
what the Democratic Party stands for, that we believe in people.
  Let me also salute those in the Houston Rockets who have given of 
themselves to the inner city youngsters in my district, for do my 
colleagues realize that the Houston Rockets have provided for 
basketball programs in our city parks and support our city parks by 
keeping them open late hours so that youngsters will have something to 
do?
  I salute the Houston Rockets. What other team has come from out of 
the ashes, stood up, and said to America, ``Yes, we can''?
  Congratulations to the 1995 National Basketball Association 
champions, the Houston Rockets.

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