[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7071]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING THE HOUSTON ROCKETS AND HOUSTON ASTROS

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it doesn't take long for a 
Texan to brag about things that we do in Texas. But I wanted to take my 
1 minute today to talk about what the Houston Rockets have done for the 
first time in 19 years to advance to the next level of the NBA 
playoffs, being a Rockets fan for as long as we have had them. I know 
all Houstonians and basketball fans were amazed that they came from 
three games behind to win.
  Also, basketball is not the only thing. In fact, a couple blocks from 
where the Rockets play, the Houston Astros are playing. A few years 
ago, we had the worst team in baseball, but they have been leading 
their division and just swept another home stand.
  So I want to congratulate the Houston Rockets for moving forward in 
the playoffs and also the Houston Astros because it is a long season. 
We need to keep it up. But they are bringing sports history into 
Houston again.

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