RECOGNIZING AMY COOPER

On 2025-04-07, Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) delivered a floor speech titled "RECOGNIZING AMY COOPER" in the House.

RECOGNIZING AMY COOPER

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025)] [House] [Page H1444] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING AMY COOPER (Ms. OMAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the trailblazing accomplishments of Amy Cooper, this year's recipient of the Minnesota History Center National Girls and Women in Sports Day Wilma Rudolph Courage Award. Amy's athletic career started at Washburn High School in Minneapolis where she was a standout athlete in swimming, track, basketball, and soccer. Then, playing for Howard University, she went on to become the first soccer player from a historically Black college and university to earn all-conference honors. Not long after, Amy was diagnosed with health conditions that prevented her from continuing to play soccer competitively so she turned to coaching. Yet, her commitment to expanding athletic opportunities for women of color never wavered. Her perseverance and commitment to expanding opportunities for girls and women in sports makes her the perfect candidate for the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award, and we could not be more proud of her for this accomplishment. ____________________