[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12091]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF GERMANY'S WORLD CUP VICTORY

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2014

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate our friends in 
Germany on an incredible victory in the World Cup final on Sunday. As 
Co-Chair of the German-American Caucus, I watched the game with great 
interest. It was a truly deserved victory for the Germany team in what 
has been an excellent tournament.
  I am certain that many Americans were as thrilled as I was by 
Germany's outstanding performance in Brazil. Our two countries share 
important political, economic, and cultural links, with roughly 50 
million Americans reporting some level of German ancestry. Hundreds of 
Americans have worked in the German Bundestag through the International 
Parliamentary Scholarship, and thousands of Germans and Americans have 
forged closer relationships through the Congress-Bundestag exchange 
program. No matter what challenges we have in the transatlantic 
relationship, important connections such as these will ensure that our 
great relationship continues for years to come.
  So, congratulations Germany! (``herzlichen Gluckwunsch 
Deutschland!''). And I look forward to the day when the United States 
and Germany meet in the World Cup finals.

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