[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17052-17053]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRESSIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

  (Mr. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. EDWARDS. Madam Speaker, for over three decades, there has been a 
positive bipartisan tradition in this House to have Democratic Members 
of the House and former Members challenge Republican Members of the 
House and former Members on the battleground of the links of Andrews 
Air Force Base in a friendly golf tournament.
  As the chairman of the Democratic golf team, I am proud to say that 
for the second year in a row, this week the Democrats eked out a close 
victory over our Republican colleagues led by Congressman Zach Wamp. I 
want to pay a particular salute to my colleague, Joe Baca of 
California, the medalist in the tournament, who shot an even par 70. 
The rest of us, Madam Speaker, let me say that it's probably well 
advised that we not give up our day job based on our abilities on the 
golf links.
  In this day of bipartisanship, it's, I think, rather positive to have 
a day where we can all get together on a bipartisan basis on the 
friendly links of Andrews Air Force Base golf course.
  Mr. WAMP. Would the gentleman yield?
  Mr. EDWARDS. I would be glad to yield to the gentleman.
  Mr. WAMP. I just rise as the captain of the Republican team to say 
that these recruiting classes that you all continue to bring to 
Washington are a problem for us. Hopefully, the American people will 
weigh in the near future and send us an athlete or two in a larger 
class.
  But congratulations to you. There is not enough of that comity, 
cooperation and fellowship around here.

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  Monday was a great day. To the captain of the team, Chet Edwards, and 
to Joe Baca, the low man, we did our best; they played their best and 
deserve their victory.
  Mr. EDWARDS. I want to thank the gentleman for his comments, his 
great sportsmanship. I should have given credit to Congressman Rahm 
Emanuel for his great recruiting class this year. He did a good job and 
brought our team over the top, just barely.

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