US women's soccer team captain accepts Capitol invitation
Source: Associated Press
US womens soccer team captain accepts Capitol invitation
July 9, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) Megan Rapinoe (rah-PEE-noh) has accepted an invitation for the U.S. womens 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 nations 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 shes not interested in celebrating at the White House. Its unclear if the winning team would be invited by President Donald Trump to visit.
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