[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1398]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THE HOUSTON DYNAMO'S NEW STADIUM

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Let me say, Madam Speaker, that on many 
occasions, we come to speak of the needs of our constituents, and 
sometimes we come to celebrate. And I'm delighted to rise to celebrate 
the groundbreaking for our very favorite Houston soccer team, Houston 
Dynamo, that has broken ground for a 22,000-seat stadium in the 18th 
Congressional District, serving all of Texas.
  I am congratulating them for many reasons. First of all, for the 
outstanding team wins that they have had but also because of the 
community outreach and the inspiration that they have provided. I am 
delighted to have been with the mayor of the City of Houston, the 
county judge, and elected officials celebrating the fact that we are 
creating $100 million in economic opportunity, creating jobs, and also 
joining in partnership with the historically black college Texas 
Southern University, where they will be playing their football games. 
They are the 2010 SWAC winners. So congratulations to the Houston 
Dynamo.
  And we are excited to have one of our champs in our community, Mr. De 
La Hoya, who will also be bringing boxing programs into the stadium.
  It's a family event. We love soccer. It's a growing, growing sport in 
this country. And maybe Texas--even though it may not be at that 
stadium--will get the World Cup. But I am congratulating our local 
community. I was very glad to be a part of it in early support of this 
stadium and working with Mr. Oliver Luck.
  I congratulate all of the present leadership. We in the Federal 
Government will work with them to continue to build jobs and to provide 
an economic engine for our community.
  Again, congratulations to the Houston Dynamo.

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