Congressman Carter Statement on the First Lady’s Comments Following Women’s 2023 NCAA Championship

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement on the First Lady’s comments about the Women’s 2023 NCAA Championship teams:

“​Louisiana State University’s Women’s Basketball team won the 2023 NCAA Basketball championship and should enjoy their historic victory singularly.

​“With no disrespect to the outstanding players from Iowa, they did not win. The exceptional Louisiana Tigers are the indisputable winners of the championship, and this win is theirs and theirs alone. An invitation to the Iowa team would be at the expense of our Louisiana athletes. I know the First Lady meant no harm by commenting that the University of Iowa should also be invited to the White House, but her remark was an unintentional slight to the ladies of LSU and the citizens of Louisiana. I am respectfully requesting that these Louisiana champions enjoy the winner’s circle alone.”

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