[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15112-15113]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       ANNUAL MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

  (Mr. WAMP asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WAMP. Madam Speaker, this afternoon at the Army Navy Golf Club in 
Washington, D.C., we had the Annual Members and Former Members Charity 
Golf Tournament, where we raised a significant amount of money for the 
Wounded Warriors Project of the Disabled Sports Foundation.
  We had nine of the wounded warriors, these patriotic Americans who 
are maimed or injured, playing with us today in the Annual Members and 
Former Members Golf Tournament. We raised a significant amount of money 
for the Wounded Warriors Disabled Foundation today.
  We want to thank the majority leader, Steny Hoyer, and the Republican 
leader, John Boehner, who played on the same team today. There was 
civility. There was comity and respect because we stood together to 
honor these great Americans, these wounded warriors, and raise money 
for them today.
  Our whip, Jim Clyburn, was on my team. We had a great day. Chet 
Edwards was the captain of the Democratic team.
  We do want to recognize a couple of scores from the golf tournament 
today. I know the trophy is over on the Republican side, and with the 
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game on Wednesday night, we thought we had better enjoy a trophy being 
over here while we can because the Democrats are favored in baseball 
this year. That is on Wednesday night. But, today, Republicans did win 
the trophy.
  The top 10 Republicans played the top 10 Democrats. I have to say 
that the low gross award went to Steve Buyer of Indiana. The low net 
award went to Chris Carney. Second for low net, I have to say, was Don 
Young. He got inched out by a stroke.
  Everybody was a winner. We had tremendous support from the PGA and 
all of our sponsors. Most importantly, we raised money for the Wounded 
Warrior Fund. These guys are unbelievable, these guys that come back 
without limbs, some of them with severe head trauma, and today they 
played golf with us. They are learning to live with their injuries, and 
we supported them today.
  I want to yield to the distinguished captain of the Democratic team, 
Mr. Edwards of Texas.
  Mr. EDWARDS of Texas. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I 
look at that trophy on the Republican side of the aisle. I want to 
congratulate Mr. Wamp, the captain of the Republican team, and the 
entire Republican team. But it is with inspiration that I say the real 
winners today were the servicemen and -women who have served our 
country and sacrificed greatly on behalf of our Nation. It was a 
tremendous privilege for each and every one of us to get to meet these 
great, great Americans.
  I look forward to that trophy being back on this side of the aisle 
next year, Mr. Wamp. Congratulations to you.
  Mr. WAMP. Thank you.

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