mr. cline: which is why i have a policy of speaking from the floor to congratulate my district's state championship teams. today i'm here to honor the river head high school football team which won the vhsl class 1 state title last month. not only did they best their opponent by a 45-14 margin, but it marked the team's sixth consecutive state championship. the only football program in vhsl history to accomplish such a feat f that weren't monumental enough, it was the 50th straight win, the longest active winning streak in our nation. for the past 26 years this team has been led by the head coach who has announced he will be retiring at the end of the school year. coach castro's remarkable coaching career comes to an end with an overall record of 59 losses and 261 wins, including nine state championships. madam speaker, it's a pleasure to recognize this talented football team and the remarkable coach. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek

mr. smith: thank you so much. i'd like to now yield to my good friend from virginia, ben cline. mr. cline: i want to thank the gentleman from new jersey for his leadership on this issue and yielding me time. mr. chairman, as we aproash the 49th anniversary of the supreme court's decision in roe vs. wade, my colleagues and i come together to remember the more than 63 million children who had their lives cut short in this country since 1973. i stand here today for the sake of the women, the children, and the sake of the very future of our nation. because of roe vs. wade in the cases that followed its precedent, the right of the unborn to be born is denied throughout our nation more than 2,000 times every single day. in several states throughout all nine months of pregnancy, which roe permits. this is a great stain on this great nation. we will not be silent here in congress nor will the hundreds of millions of pro-life americans across this country. my colleagues and i will continue to stand for life and fight to end the tragedy that is abortion. we will remain steadfast supporters of