[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 295 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 295

Congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in Super Bowl 
                                XXXVIII.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2004

    Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Chafee) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in Super Bowl 
                                XXXVIII.

Whereas on Sunday, February 1, Adam Vinatieri of the New England Patriots kicked 
        the winning field goal with seven seconds remaining in the game to 
        defeat the Carolina Panthers by the score of 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVIII 
        in Houston, Texas;
Whereas this victory is the second Super Bowl championship won by the Patriots 
        in the past three years;
Whereas quarterback Tom Brady led the Patriots to victory in both those years 
        and was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player in both years;
Whereas both of the Super Bowl victories were earned by the Patriots in the 
        final seconds of the game on a field goal by Mr. Vinatieri;
Whereas the Patriots tied an NFL record by winning 15 consecutive games in the 
        recent season;
Whereas Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick and Assistant Coaches Romeo Crennel 
        and Charlie Wiess brilliantly created successful game plans throughout 
        the season, and Mr. Belichick was named Coach of the Year in the 
        National Football League;
Whereas extraordinary efforts by other Patriots players including Deion Branch, 
        Troy Brown, David Givens, Ty Law, Willie McGinest, Richard Seymour, 
        Antowain Smith, Mike Vrabel, and Ted Washington also contributed to the 
        Super Bowl victory;
Whereas the New England Patriots offensive linemen, Matt Light, Joe Andruzzi, 
        Dan Koppen, Russ Hochstein, and Tom Ashworth deserve great credit for 
        protecting quarterback Tom Brady and for allowing no sacks of the 
        quarterback in the Super Bowl game or in any of the other games in the 
        post-season playoffs; and
Whereas Patriots owner Bob Kraft deserves great credit for his strong support of 
        the team, and for his acknowledgement that the Super Bowl victory would 
        not have been possible without the strong support of the millions of 
        fans from New England: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate of the United States congratulates the New England 
Patriots on winning Super Bowl XXXVIII.
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