But the past five and a half weeks demonstrated that our different levels of government are, even now, capable of joining together to get things done. In New York and New Jersey, where I served as chair of the host committee, we worked across state and city lines to lodge players and teams, get spectators to games, coordinate fan festivals, and more. No less importantly, despite political differences, we were able to count on partners throughout the Federal Government, who supported states and cities with funding, coordination, and infrastructure development.
This didn’t just happen in New York and New Jersey. It happened across the country, in a way that reflected America’s place as one of the world’s largest and most populous democracies. The World Cup was a major national event—yet it was also made up of dozens of individual events that took place from coast to coast, each in a community with its own budget, laws, priorities, and culture.
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