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Congratulating the Washington Nationals

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 22, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate D.C.'s own Washington Nationals for winning the National League Championship to advance to the World Series--sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in four straight games, no less. The Nationals will now face the Houston Astros to compete for the team's first World Series title.

The Nation's Capital has been on a roll lately. Last year, the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, and earlier this month, the Washington Mystics won their first WNBA championship.

But, Madam Speaker, I also rise today to issue a challenge to Houston Representative and, yes, my friend, Sheila Jackson Lee. I challenge my colleague that, if the Nats win the World Series--I should say, when the Nats win the World Series--she and her staff will wear, for a full day at least, and take a photo in D.C. statehood T-shirts to help us further nationalize the fight for D.C. statehood in Texas.

Although the Nats are underdogs, who doesn't love an underdog story?

Go Nats.

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