[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5117]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            NINTH ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC

  (Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, for the last 2 years, the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gene Green) and I have had the honor of co-
chairing the Congressional Charity Golf Classic with Members and former 
Members.
  This year, the tournament was a great success. We had over 200 
participants, counting Members, former Members, military, and 
volunteers. The charity chosen by the United States Association of 
Former Members of Congress for the past 9 years has been Warfighter 
Sports, which is an organization that enables our most severely wounded 
military people--those who have lost legs or arms or who have been 
blinded--to participate in sports. This year, we were able to raise 
$137,000 for that great charity.
  The Republicans won the Speaker's Trophy, which I have here, by a 
score of 158-109. The number one team was headed by the gentleman from 
Kentucky (Mr. Yarmuth), and the number two team was headed by the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Crenshaw).
  I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gene Green), the co-
chairman.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to co-chair the 
Congressional Charity Golf Classic. The real winners of this golf 
tournament are the wounded warriors we golfed with. Over the last 
number of years, since we have changed the format, we have been able to 
see the changes in them.
  There is a competitiveness between Republicans and Democrats, but we 
also play with a lot of people who have literally put their life on the 
line for our country. They have illnesses and disabilities that this 
program benefits.
  I want to thank my colleague from Tennessee. Coming from Texas, I 
will quit saying the best thing from Tennessee came out in 1836. It was 
a lot of fun, and I thank the gentleman for doing this.

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