[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 27 (Friday, February 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H1560-H1561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

  (Mr. CUNNINGHAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, the San Diego Chargers were picked in 
their division, but then the season started; our Bolts pursued a 
vision. Often they would fall behind. They bested the toughest teams in 
the AFC. In the playoffs they beat Pittsburgh and Miami.
  Then on Super Bowl Sunday, the 49ers won. I picked the Chargers. The 
gentlewoman from California, I had a 19 point advantage on her. I 
thought I had an advantage. Well, us males have thought that for 
thousands of years, and I guess we will never learn, because here I am 
to pay off my Super Bowl bet to the gentlewoman from California, the 
most prized possession that I could possibly own, El Indio chips and 
Mexican food, salsa and homemade guacamole, fresh from San Diego.
  The 49ers are champs, and they will have our respect. But all the NFL 
will seek the trophy they protect. Should the San Francisco team return 
next year, I will still bet on my Chargers.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. I am happy to yield to the gentlewoman from 
California.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the gentleman for the great, 
[[Page H1561]] valiant effort of the Chargers. California sent two 
great teams to the Super Bowl, and I thank the gentleman for his salsa, 
chips, and guacamole, and give him a T-shirt.


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