[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11076]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THE CONGRESSIONAL CHALLENGE CUP

  (Mr. CRENSHAW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker and Members of the House, I've been asked 
to report the results of a competition that took place on Monday at the 
Columbia Country Club.
  The competition is called the Congressional Challenge Cup. It's an 
event where a team of golfers from the Democratic side of the House 
plays a team of golfers from the Republican side of the House. I wanted 
to report to the House that this year's winner of the Congressional 
Challenge Cup is the Republican team.
  Very briefly, I want to thank my teammates: Trey Gowdy, Mick 
Mulvaney, Jeff Duncan, Duncan Hunter, Tom Rooney, Reid Ribble, and 
Steve Southerland. I want to thank them for their dedication, their 
hard work, and, most of all, for just showing up.
  The big winner, Madam Speaker, is an organization called the First 
Tee. Over the last 11 years that we've had this competition, over $1.5 
million has been raised for the First Tee. This is an organization that 
works with young people to try to touch their lives through educational 
programs that deal with character, honesty, integrity. They work in all 
50 States. They've touched the lives of 4.5 million people over the 
years, and they do a lot of work in the inner cities and for the less 
fortunate.
  So it was a great day, and I want to thank everybody for their 
involvement.
  Certainly, I want to yield time to my Democratic counterpart, to the 
captain of the Democratic team, Mr. Yarmuth.
  Mr. YARMUTH. I thank my good friend from Florida.
  I want to congratulate the Republicans on their victory.
  All good things must come to an end. Our 5-year winning streak was 
broken through, largely, superior play, although I do question some of 
the strategy that was invoked by the Republican team, notably Mr. 
Mulvaney and Mr. Gowdy wearing matching plaid Bermuda shorts, which 
distracted all of my team members.
  But seriously, this is a great event, and it was conducted very much 
in accordance with the nine core values that the First Tee espouses, 
particularly sportsmanship, honesty, integrity, and courtesy. I think 
all of us enjoyed the day and left the event much closer than when we 
started. There was a great spirit of collegiality as well as 
competition.
  Once again, I want to thank all of my fellow team members on the 
Democratic side. I congratulate the Republicans. Once again, I 
congratulate and thank the First Tee for all they do to promote high 
qualities among our youth in America.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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