Congratulating the Canyon Del Oro High School Softball Team

  Mr. CISCOMANI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Canyon
del Oro High School softball team on winning the 2026 5A State
championship title.
  After three runner-up finishes in the past five seasons, the Dorados
came out on top this year with a score of 4-3 in the championship game,
finishing the season 29-6.
  This victory marks the team's first State title since 2017. It is
also Coach Kelly Fowler's third title since starting at CDO.
  During the game, junior first baseman Emma Shaffer scored a three-run
home run at the top of the first inning, putting the Dorados up 3-0
early in the game.
  The game was tied up 3-3 for a short time, but the tie was broken
after Shaffer forced a walk to load the bases and freshman second
baseman Brooklyn Benavides moved the score to 4-3.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Coach Kelly Fowler, the whole team, and
everyone who made this win possible. Their hard work has made their
school and our community very proud. I know the Dorados will enjoy
their victory. They have earned it, and here is to another successful
season and many, many more.

                          END THE WAR IN IRAN

  (Ms. Morrison of Minnesota was recognized to address the House for 5
minutes.)
  Ms. MORRISON. Madam Speaker, today, I rise against the Trump
administration's reckless, costly, and illegal war in Iran.
  In just the last 24 hours, President Trump's deal has collapsed yet
again. Tensions have escalated, blockades have been reinstated, and
strikes have resumed.
  President Trump has informed the Nation that we are, once again, at
war with Iran, an illegal war that no one asked for, no one wanted, and
yet every American is paying the price for.
  Donald Trump is backing the United States into a corner, and the
worst part about it is that he has no plan to get us out. His strategy
is to bomb first, think later. He is sacrificing our economy, our
security, and our standing in the world, and for what?
  One in two Americans can't afford health insurance. Food, housing,
and childcare costs are astronomical. Inflation is at a 3-year high and
the cost of gas, groceries, and everything in between is going up.
  President Trump was elected to office on the promise of lowering
costs and ending unwinnable wars overseas, and yet here we are.
  Now, he is demanding that taxpayers pay hundreds of billions of
dollars to fund his new endless, costly, illegal war in Iran.
  The American people deserve so much better from their President. When
Donald Trump first got us into this war, he said it would last about 4
to 6 weeks. Well, now it has been 20.
  Over the last 5 months, the Trump administration has spent more than
$100 billion on their illegal war on the other side of the world.
  Do you know what $100 billion could fund here at home? Childcare for
7 million children, healthcare for 10 million people, food assistance
for 45 million Americans. These aren't just arbitrary numbers. Trump's
actions have real impacts and real costs on real people's lives.
  Let's not forget that this comes as Trump made the single largest cut
to healthcare and food assistance in our Nation's history last year.
  After millions of Americans have lost their health insurance and
families are struggling to feed their children, President Trump is now
demanding that taxpayers send hundreds of billions of dollars to fight
a foreign war overseas.
  Of course, now President Trump has literally told us time and time
again that he does not care about the American people. Well, he may not
care, but the elected officials in this Chamber should. It is literally
our job to do what is best for our constituents. We cannot stand by and
watch President Trump drag us into yet another mess, especially when it
is at the expense of Americans every single time.
  Let's just step back for a moment here and ask the question: Why are
we even in this war?
  This administration still can't give us a good answer. No
explanation. No reason. No strategy. No endgame. As an American, as a
patriot, as the wife of an Army combat veteran, I am outraged. When you
make the decision to send American soldiers into harm's way, you better
have a damn good reason for it and you better know what you are doing.
We have neither, and this administration continues to recklessly put
our troops' lives on the line without care or cause.
  It is shameful. That is why I am joining my colleague and combat
veteran Representative Pat Ryan in fighting to end this reckless war
and reassert our congressional authority over war-making powers.
  Madam Speaker, we need to pass the No Funds for Iran War Act and stop
any more taxpayer dollars from being used for military action against
Iran.
  Both Chambers of Congress, which are Republican controlled I might
add, have passed War Powers Resolutions to end the Iran war but there
needs to be more.
  President Trump thinks he is above the law, but he is not. It is up
to the Republican majorities in Congress to stop him. It is their
constitutional duty to put the American people, our national security,
our economy above a single President's self-serving war of choice.
  Madam Speaker, I plead to my Republican colleagues, what is your
line? When will you put the American people first and stop this war?
  We are not powerless. We can end this war. I implore my colleagues on
the other side of the aisle to listen to the American people, find
their courage, and end this war.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Miller of West Virginia). Members are
reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the
President.

                          HONORING JIM WALDEN

  (Mr. Baumgartner of Washington was recognized to address the House
for 5 minutes.)
  Mr. BAUMGARTNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a legend and
the life of a legend, Washington State University Coach Jim Walden, who
passed away recently.
  Coach Walden served as the Cougars head football coach from 1978-
1986.
  From the time he took over between the 1977 and 1978 seasons, he was
not one to hold back as a coach, and neither was his Cougar football
team. The Cougs displayed many of the same characteristics Jim
exhibited, including a passion for the sport and an outspoken and
charismatic personality.
  Taking the reins after WSU had three coaches in 3 years, Jim Walden
assured the Cougar faithful he would not only stay around, but he would
stay around and build a winning team. Four years

later, he guided WSU to its first bowl game in many years, the 1981
Holiday Bowl. That was WSU's first post-season game since 1931.
  Jim delivered on his promises while defeating nearly every team in
the PAC-10 conference. He finished his 9-year stint with 44 wins, at
that time the second most among Washington State's all-time list, while
also being named PAC-10 Coach of the Year twice, once in 1981 and again
in 1983.

  After retiring from coaching in 1994, Jim showed his Crimson pride by
returning to the Palouse, where he served as Bob Robertson's broadcast
sidekick for 11 seasons.
  Jim Walden was inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009
and the University of Wyoming Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 for his
play as a quarterback when he was a student there.
  Madam Speaker, I commend Coach Jim Walden for his unwavering passion
for Cougar athletics and his lasting commitment to the game of
football. His leadership helped shape the proud tradition and identity
of Cougar football that generations, including myself, have known and
cherished.
  Jim Walden will be deeply missed and his legacy will continue to
inspire Cougs.

                       Honoring Domantas Sabonis

  Mr. BAUMGARTNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a Gonzaga men's
basketball legend, Domantas Sabonis, and his significant contribution
to Gonzaga University.
  Sabonis starred at Gonzaga in 2014 to 2015, before embarking on an
outstanding NBA career. Recently, Sabonis provided the school with a
transformative gift and had the program's basketball strength and
conditioning center named after him in a dedication ceremony last week.
  The Sabonis Family Strength and Conditioning Center will serve as a
training foundation for Bulldog basketball student-athletes, supporting
year-round strength development, injury prevention, and recovery and
performance optimization.
  The ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon in front of an invited
audience of donors, alumni, student-athletes, and university
leadership, where Sabonis and Coach Mark Few both spoke. ``This is a
significant gift from a remarkable family, and we are deeply grateful
to their generosity,'' said Coach Few. ``Their investment will have a
lasting impact on student-athletes and help ensure future generations
of Bulldogs have every opportunity to grow and succeed.''
  The three-time all-star and two-time all-NBA Third Team selection led
the NBA in rebounds over previous seasons. He has made a significant
contribution to the NBA and now has a lasting legacy at Gonzaga, one
that will benefit future generations of Bulldogs. Well done, Mr.
Sabonis.