[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1474]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE MONTH

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, as you know, I come from Chicago, home of 
the world champion Chicago Blackhawks, and I rise today in support of 
the National Hockey League's designation of the month of February as 
``Hockey is for Everyone Month.''
  ``Hockey is for Everyone'' is a nationwide initiative that works to 
break racial and economic barriers that prevent children from playing 
ice hockey. It reaches more than 300,000 underprivileged boys and girls 
annually across North America and includes programs for veterans and 
the disabled. I believe that no matter your background, every child 
should have the opportunity to play the greatest sport in the world. 
Increased access to healthy exercise will aid in the fight against 
childhood obesity and continue to decrease high school dropout rates.
  On behalf of kids all over the continent, I thank the National Hockey 
League and ``Hockey is for Everyone'' for putting more hockey sticks in 
more hands--and more pucks on those sticks.

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