[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 169 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 169

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

 Mr. Neal (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Welch, Ms. Clark 
of Massachusetts, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Keating, 
Mr. Courtney, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
Moulton, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
  Esty, and Mr. Himes) submitted the following resolution; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


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

Whereas on Sunday, February 5, 2017, the New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI 
        by a score of 34 to 28, defeating the Atlanta Falcons in Houston, Texas;
Whereas the Patriots overcame the largest deficit in Super Bowl history, scoring 
        25 points in the second half;
Whereas the Patriots' victory in Super Bowl LI earned the team's historic fifth 
        Super Bowl victory in 15 years;
Whereas Tom Brady, who many in New England refer to as ``The GOAT'', broke 
        multiple Super Bowl records leading the Patriots to victory in the first 
        Super Bowl overtime and was named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player 
        for a record fourth time;
Whereas Bill Belichick won a recordbreaking fifth Super Bowl title as a head 
        coach;
Whereas James White had an outstanding performance, scoring an impressive 3 
        touchdowns, and completing a 2-point conversion;
Whereas the performance of the defense, especially Dont'a Hightower, Alan 
        Branch, and Trey Flowers in the second half was critical to the 
        Patriots' victory in Super Bowl LI, effectively shutting out the Atlanta 
        Falcons for the final 23 minutes and 36 seconds of regulation;
Whereas Julian Edelman, with exceptional skill and determination, performed a 
        spectacular catch to continue a fourth quarter drive by the Patriots, 
        helping to send the game to overtime;
Whereas Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, stated, ``I want to 
        say to our fans, brilliant coaching staff and players who are so 
        spectacular, this is unequivocally the sweetest. I'm proud to say for 
        the fifth time, we are all Patriots.''; and
Whereas the Patriots ``did their job'' for the fifth time, delivering the 
        Lombardi Trophy to New England once again: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates the New 
England Patriots on their remarkable victory in Super Bowl LI.
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