WALSH GREETS U.S. SOCCER STAR JULIE FOUDY AT CAPITOL

Both Share Concerns on Rise of Childhood Obesity and the

Importance of Physical Fitness

(Washington D.C.)- Congressman Jim Walsh today met with Julie Foudy, former star of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team for more than 17 years, in his Capitol Hill office.  Foudy, accompanied by representatives from U.S. Soccer and the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, was in Washington to advocate for increased funding for physical education and fitness programming in the FY 2009 federal budget.

Walsh, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, oversees federal health and education funding.  A huge soccer fan, he is Co-Chair of the Congressional Soccer Caucus.

A great leader, Foudy was the captain of the United States teams in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, World Cup qualifying in 2002, and the 2003 World Cup.  During her career as a midfielder, she collected an amazing 271 caps, making her the third most capped player in world soccer history.  She was a member of the U.S. teams that won the Women’s World Cup in 1991 and 1999 as well as Olympic gold medalist in 1996 and 2004.  She was also Olympic silver medalist in 2000. During the 1996 Olympic Games, she played every minute of the United States’ five matches.

The House Appropriations Committee, of which Walsh is a senior member, is currently preparing funding legislation for the Federal Fiscal Year which begins October 1st.

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