[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 44 (Thursday, April 14, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H1974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CELEBRATING THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, as I listened to my colleague talk about 
baseball, I have to say that when I first came to this town, I was told 
that there were two things that mattered: number one, the government; 
number two, the Redskins. I am so gratified that tonight we will have 
the opportunity to experience the opening game of the Nationals.
  Now, I am a loyal Dodger fan. Tommy Lasorda has repeatedly told me 
that if I want to go to heaven, I must be a Dodger fan. But I want to 
congratulate the District of Columbia and all who have been involved in 
putting together this team. It has been 34 years since a baseball game 
has been played, a National League baseball game has been played in the 
District of Columbia, and we are very, very fortunate as a community to 
be able to focus on something other than the government and something 
other than the Redskins.

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