Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) gave a bipartisan endorsement of a speedy recovery for Washington Nationals phenom Bryce Harper following his frightening collision with the wall at Dodgers Stadium last night Tuesday on the Senate floor:
HARRY REID: The Republican leader and I just spent a minute commiserating on the fact that we follow, both of us, very closely the Washington Nationals and we talk often about how they fare on a given day, and we talk about the Las Vegas young man, Bryce Harper, often because he's really a phenomenon in baseball. And yesterday he got -- they're playing in Los Angeles, a late game, two walks, a hit, and, like he does all the time -- or not like this -- he's chasing a ball at full speed and runs into the wall at full speed. I'm told by the Republican leader -- I was going talk to his family. The time is too early in the west. I will a talk to his mom and dad to see how he's doing. He crashed into the wall. He has 11 stitches in his chin. He was knocked out. He hurt one of his shoulders, so we'll see how he is.
MITCH MCCONNELL: If the majority leader would yield, as the majority leader indicated, we were talking about this before we went into session. This kid is the most incredible competitor I've ever seen. The game is on the west coast, and I don't know whether my friend stayed up that late or not, but I didn't state stay up late -- but I didn't stay up late enough to get the crash into the wall. When you speak to his mother, remind her this is one thing that leaders on both sides fully agree on. We're hoping Harper has a speedy recovery and [be] back in the lineup.