[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 79 (Monday, May 8, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S2786]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Kentucky Derby

  Mr. President, I note another thing that might tie the majority 
leader and the minority leader together--pride in Saturday's Kentucky 
Derby. The majority leader is very proud of the Kentucky Derby. It is 
one of the leading events in his State. I know he attends religiously.
  I am particularly proud because the horse that won was owned and 
trained and guided by two Brooklynites. I salute them for their 
success. Vinnie Viola, one of the two, is a close friend of mine. I 
have known him for a long time, and I know him well. As many of you 
know, he was being considered for Secretary of the Army. He would have 
been a good one. He withdrew because of the financial issues that he 
was too involved in with companies he owned, but he is a good man. He 
comes from St. Cecilia's Parish on the Greenpoint-Williamsburg border 
of Brooklyn. We are all proud and hope that his horse goes all the way. 
Maybe I can be at Belmont and see him win the Triple Crown. Anyway, 
that is a nice link between the majority leader and the minority 
leader.