[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15176]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING HOUSTON, TEXAS

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I just want to announce that I 
believe John Edwards will be an excellent Vice President, and certainly 
I hope that those of us who adhere to the Constitution will do what is 
right and not amend it.
  But I rise today to congratulate Houston, Texas, because this evening 
we will be the host of the All-Star Game. I want to congratulate 
Drayton McLane, and I want to congratulate the Astros because we are a 
team that loves America's pastime; and, frankly, I believe it will be 
an exciting evening and afternoon of events, and we will get the chance 
to see great outstanding Americans play America's most favorite 
pastime.
  We know these are difficult times, but I think it is just appropriate 
to celebrate a city that is welcoming all those who are coming to enjoy 
a wonderful evening and see all the great All Stars from all over the 
Nation.
  And I also want to congratulate Drayton McLane and the Astros for 
their great charitable contributions to our community: the Urban 
Initiatives program of Major League Baseball that encourages inner-city 
youth to play baseball, the new baseball field at Yellowstone Park; 
and, of course, our Little League's Mr. Dwight Raiford, who is in our 
town. Congratulations to Mr. Drayton McLane and the Houston Astros for 
hosting the All-Star Game.

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