[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 57 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E473]
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                        DC GRAY'S BASEBALL TEAM

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2016

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating the DC Gray's baseball 
team for being accepted to run Major League Baseball's (MLB) Reviving 
Baseball in the Inner City (RBI) Washington, D.C. program. The new 
initiative, ``DC Grays RBI,'' will be a free middle school summer 
baseball and softball program for kids living in underserved 
communities in the District of Columbia.
  The DC Grays is a talented collegiate summer baseball team that, in 
addition to competing in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, 
strives to engage inner-city youth and their families with baseball. 
Their mission is to be ``ambassadors for baseball'' in the District by 
running summer baseball camps and clinics for D.C. youth.
  The DC Grays' partnership with MLB will further help its mission of 
providing disadvantaged youth an opportunity to learn and enjoy the 
game of baseball. The programs help motivate young players to stay in 
school and pursue secondary education. MLB's RBI program helps teach 
youth not only the importance of success on the field but also in the 
classroom and the community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in commending the DC Grays 
for the important work it has done and continues to do in the 
community. We wish it luck in continuing to inspire and engage 
disadvantaged youth.

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