[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 3, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            A SWEET VICTORY

  (Ms. DeGETTE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. DeGETTE. Madam Speaker, I am proud to be standing here today with 
one of the most esteemed Members of Congress, and also one of the best 
sports in Congress, the gentleman from Atlanta (Mr. Lewis) to celebrate 
our Denver Broncos' victory last Sunday. The Dirty Birds made a valiant 
effort, I say to my colleague, but our mighty Broncos were just too 
strong.
  The victory was sweet. Its spoils are even sweeter. I would like to 
thank the Congressman from Atlanta and his staff for delivering the 
month's supply of Coca-Cola and the peanuts to our office. Very sweet 
indeed.
  A sweet win for Mike Shannahan, who has proven once again he knows 
football better than any other coach in the NFL. A sweet victory for 
Terrell Davis, who continually racks up consecutive 100 yard games. But 
this does set a tradition of Super Bowl dominance. We need a three-
peat. We need our quarterback, John Elway, to come back for the three-
peat next year.
  I would like to thank my colleague the gentleman from Atlanta (Mr. 
Lewis) for being such a good sport. We are looking forward to seeing 
the Dirty Birds in the Super Bowl, and when we three-peat, we know the 
gentleman will be just as good a sport then as he is now.

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