US Women's Soccer Team Captain Accepts Capitol Invitation

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Source: US News

MEGAN Rapinoe has accepted an invitation for the U.S. women's soccer team to celebrate its World Cup victory with a visit to Congress.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday he looks forward to scheduling a time when "these inspiring women can come to the nation's capital."

Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others in Congress invited the team to visit. Rapinoe said Tuesday on CNN that she had accepted invitations from New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi and Schumer to go to Washington.

The team co-captain has said she's not interested in celebrating at the White House. It's unclear if the winning team would be invited by President Donald Trump to visit.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-07-09/us-womens-soccer-team-captain-accepts-capitol-invitation

[Yeehah]

1. Far out!

We have an utter lack of leadership in the White House, so it's great to see our Congress people step up to fill the void.

[norman_tonne]

3. About time!

Yes, about time these ladies get some formal recognition at the Congress level. Prime time!

[DENVERPOPS]

5. Better yet..........

The problem is that since that it is going to be held in congress.......THEN, the Repubs in the house and senate can drop in to share in photo ops.........They get to portray they are all for the women in front of their constituents that they feel care.........
Then, Trump pulls a drop in visit to do the same and co-mingle with the team.............

What the dems should have done, is persuade Obama & Michelle to have a dinner at their home to honor them, or at Bill and Hillary's home. Then NONE of the Repubs could just "drop in"........

[norman_tonne]

6. Non-partisan

Guess the soccer team wouldn't want to be caught in a partisan situation. Go to the dems house and then maybe they have to make another trip to the repubs house.

[LiberalLovinLug]

2. Be great if they invited Obama and/or Hillary too!

Now that would get his goat

[BigmanPigman]

4. Great...she just told Rachel Maddow she is going.

She also said that she doesn't know of any teammates that would go to the W House if they were invited.