[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14203]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              CHICAGO CUBS

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, in 1908, the Chicago Cubs won the World 
Series at West Side Park. To give you a little perspective how long ago 
that was, in the crowd you could find Civil War veterans. President 
Taft, however, was not in attendance that day.
  During the Cubs' 108-year drought, we have had two world wars, put a 
man on the moon, and survived Y2K. But after a historic seven-game 
series, I can finally say that my Chicago Cubs are champions once 
again.
  I am enormously proud of the Chicago Cubs' players and coaches, the 
entire management team, and the Ricketts family for unparalleled 
determination on the long, long road to a league-best regular season 
and a championship title.
  Generations of loyal Cubs fans finally got to see their team win the 
series in what was, arguably, the best baseball game of all time. It 
was an honor for me to be in the stands that night, and then join 
millions of Chicagoans in celebrating the long-awaited return of the 
World Series trophy to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.
  The city and people of Chicago will be forever grateful to the 2016 
Cubs for reminding us that nothing is impossible if you work hard, and 
never, ever, ever, ever, ever, give up.
  Go Cubs.

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