Pacquiao talks Floyd fight with Reid

Boxer Manny Pacquiao visited Congress on Wednesday to attend the National Prayer Breakfast — but that wasn’t far enough to escape questions about whether he will fight Floyd Mayweather Jr.

{mosads}Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) tweeted a picture of him talking to Pacquiao and said that the boxer had told him that he was ready to fight Mayweather.

Explained my injury to @MannyPacquiao. He also told me he’s ready to fight @FloydMayweather. Let’s make it happen. pic.twitter.com/55ronuVUnT

— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) February 4, 2015

Sports fans have been pushing for a fight between the two men for years. Mayweather is undefeated in his professional career and Pacquiao is considered one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Though there are consistent rumors of a bout between the two, their camps have not been able to come to an agreement.

Reid, a former boxer, also said that he had told Pacquiao about his current facial injury — which was sustained while Reid was exercising at his Nevada home.

Rep. Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) also said on Twitter that she had met the boxer and sent her followers a photo of her, Pacquiao and the actor Stephen Baldwin.

Selfie time with @MannyPacquiao and @StephenBaldwin7 pic.twitter.com/yl5vOUqUV3

— Janice Hahn (@Rep_JaniceHahn) February 4, 2015

Pacquiao is a legislator himself, serving in the Congress in his native Philippines.