[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 72 (Wednesday, June 5, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATIONS TO THE U.S. SOCCER TEAM

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Madam Speaker, I would like to join my colleague, the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh), in extending congratulations to 
the U.S. Soccer Team.
  Clearly, the greatest upset of the World Cup tournament has been this 
win of the U.S. team over Portugal. Coach Arena was extraordinarily 
bold in putting two great 20-year-olds in to ensure that they would 
have the chance to play a role in leading this team to victory.
  Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley are two new players who are 
obviously fighting very, very hard on behalf of the United States. As 
we head into the quarter finals, as the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Walsh) said, there are a billion people around the world who are 
following the World Cup, and I hope very much that more Americans are 
among them as we see a spectacular U.S. victory.

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