[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S2595]
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                  UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. I thank my friend from North Dakota. This is a matter 
of national importance.
  Mr. President, I have had the honor for the last 6-plus years to 
stand and speak on many occasions on behalf of the people of 
Connecticut. Today, I stand to crow on behalf of the people of 
Connecticut because of the extraordinary accomplishments of the 
University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball teams.
  Mr. President, Connecticut, a small State, is proud of its many 
firsts: The world's first written Constitution; the world's first 
warship and nuclear-powered submarine; the world's first American 
dictionary was published in Connecticut.
  But another first today: The first time that a university's men's and 
women's basketball teams were rated No. 1 in the country at the same 
time.
  Connecticut is a small State, but these extraordinary athletes and 
their fine coaches have made us all feel 10 feet tall today. We 
congratulate them. We know it has not come easily. They have worked 
hard and played by the rules.
  In the spirit of the amendment under discussion, they are an 
extremely balanced team, and they have been rewarded with the victory 
and recognition they have now received.
  Mr. President, I thank my colleagues. I hope this debate moves 
expeditiously during the day so that it will allow Senator Dodd and I 
to go to the UConn-Georgetown game at the arena tonight.

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