Several lawmakers who are part of a congressional delegation to Ireland and the United Kingdom this weekend said they will be attending the annual Navy-Notre Dame football game on Saturday in Dublin.
College football is not the primary purpose of the CODEL, announced Wednesday by Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn. But it will be a perk for a group that includes some avowed football fans and members with some skin in the game.
“As a Marine, I will always give the Navy a hard time and will always root for them against all comers,” said Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Massachusetts Democrat who did tours in Afghanistan and Panama in the early 2010s.
