[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 42 (Thursday, April 6, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H1853]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              ENRON FIELD, NEW HOME OF THE HOUSTON ASTROS

  (Mr. GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about a new 
baseball park that is opening for the Houston Astros National League 
opening this Friday night.
  I know a lot of times Members get up, and I do it too, on 1-minutes 
and talk about the issues of the day, and that is important because 
that is what we are here for, but it is also used to talk about things 
that are happening across this great country of ours.
  In Houston, Texas' tomorrow night National League opener, the Houston 
Astros, is in our new Enron Field. Having grown up in Houston and 
watched the old Colt 45s in Colt Stadium and the Astros in the 
Astrodome, our new home, the three-time defending National League 
Central Champions, the Houston Astros are opening in Enron Field. It 
has been called the ninth wonder of the world now because it replaces 
the Astrodome which was the eighth wonder of the world.
  The new diamond was approved by the voters and built in the heart of 
downtown Houston, like a lot of baseball stadiums are being done today 
in advancing the economic vitality of our city centers. It features 
42,000 seats and all the amenities that everyone could ever imagine 
that those of us who grew up with baseball cannot imagine that would be 
available. I am proud of the Astros along with the City of Houston, and 
best of luck tomorrow night when they play the Philadelphia Phillies.

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