[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING THE 2006 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD CHAMPIONS

  (Mr. WESTMORELAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, millions play our national pastime for 
the love of the game, but only the truly elite can claim the title of 
world champion.
  I have the great pleasure of representing Columbus, Georgia, home of 
the 2006 Little League World Champions. Our community beams with pride 
for these incredible young sluggers and slingers.
  The players for Columbus Northern are living the dream of every 
American boy who has ever slipped on a glove. In order to compete for 
the world championship, Columbus Northern first had to defeat the best 
Little League teams that the United States had to offer.
  Then, as the American champions in the World Series, Columbus 
Northern took on a tough and talented Japanese team. The game was a 
defensive struggle, allowing Columbus Northern to win 2-1 after a 2-run 
homer by catcher Cody Walker, who also caught the fastball of winning 
pitcher Kyle Carter. The champs recently met one of the Nation's 
biggest baseball fans, President Bush, when he was in Atlanta.
  The Columbus Northern team is on top of the world. It will have 
memories to last a lifetime.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute the players of Columbus Northern. Georgians and 
Americans are thrilled with their success, and we are more than a 
little jealous, but very thankful, that they get to live every boy's 
dream

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