Republicans Win Coveted Roll Call Trophy

REPUBLICANS WIN COVETED ROLL CALL TROPHY -- (House of Representatives - July 09, 2004)

(Mr. OXLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce the results of the 43rd Annual Roll Call Baseball Game for Charity between the Democrats and Republicans. While the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) is still on the floor, I want to thank him for his warm hospitality in his district at the Prince George's County Stadium and his graciousness, despite losing. And I particularly want to thank all of the players and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo), the Democrat manager, for being such great sportsmen. We are pleased for one more year to possess this coveted Roll Call trophy, which is all one word, coveted Roll Call trophy. I am glad to have it here on the floor, and I will have it protected in my office for the next year. The score was 14-7.

Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. OXLEY. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.

Mr. HOYER. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo), the manager of the Democratic team, is not on the floor, but I know he would want me to congratulate you. As painful as defeat is, we graciously acknowledge that the second inning was devastating in which you scored 9, 10, 11 runs. It is going up, 10 runs, I guess. And it would be not as gracious to observe that other than that second inning, the game was pretty good. But I congratulate the gentleman on behalf of the somewhat gracious losers.