[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8815]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         2015 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

 Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I wish to recognize the United 
States women's national soccer team as it prepares for the first game 
in its pursuit of World Cup glory in Canada. As with the men's team 
last year, my home State is well represented on the women's team, with 
four players: Tobin Heath, Carli Lloyd, Heather O'Reilly, and Christie 
Rampone, who call New Jersey home.
  These athletes and the 19 others selected by head coach Jill Ellis 
have worked tirelessly to hone their skills in order to become some of 
the best players in the world. Despite being drawn into the so-called 
``group of death,'' this U.S. team enters the tournament as one of the 
favorites, and I am confident that they will represent us well and make 
us all proud to be Americans.
  While much of the world considers the U.S. to be a relative newcomer 
to the global soccer community on the men's side of the game, our 
women's team is unmatched in its esteem, having won two World Cup 
titles since the tournament began in 1991 and never finishing below 
third place. I hope that this U.S. team will build upon its rich 
history of success at the seventh Women's World Cup.
  I believe that we will win.

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