[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H5312-H5313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING JILL ELLIS

  (Ms. SHALALA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SHALALA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the brilliant coach 
of the United States Women's National Team, Jill Ellis.
  On Sunday, on a soccer pitch in Lyon, France, our U.S. team clinched 
their fourth FIFA World Cup victory, two of which have been won under 
the leadership of Coach Jill Ellis.
  I know that our former colleagues who passed title IX in 1972 are 
smiling. That year, only 700 girls in the United States played soccer 
at a high school level. This year, over 400,000 played at a high school 
level, a 55,000 percent increase.
  Coach Ellis lives in my district with her family. She is my friend.
  We join our entire country in honoring her extraordinary recruiting, 
her analytical skills, and the sophisticated winning system she 
developed. As one writer put it, her team ``could do different things 
and win in different ways.''
  Jill Ellis is one of the greatest coaches in soccer history. She is 
the very definition of world class.
  I am proud to join my colleagues in honoring her and the entire 
United States Women's National Team today.

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