[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 62 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H2302-H2303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, Cleveland, Ohio, hosted 
the NCAA women's basketball Final Four. Americans and people around the 
globe were focused on the impressive talents of Caitlin Clark. As Iowa 
Hawkeyes matched up with defending champions LSU and undefeated 
champion University of South Carolina, something fantastic happened 
along the way.
  Yes, this story just gets better. For the first time in NCAA 
tournament history, the women's championship game had higher viewership 
than the men's championship game. Sunday's women's championship had 
18,870,000

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viewers, while Monday's men's championship had only 14,820,000 viewers.
  Yes, Mr. Speaker, you heard that right. The women had 4-plus million 
more viewers than the guys.
  As someone who knows a thing or two about the strides women have made 
in this country, I can't express how proud I am of these women of sport 
and of women's accomplishments both on the basketball court and as 
representatives for the United States of America off the court truly 
writing a more robust and complete American history.

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