[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H2590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           COMMENDING MARQUETTE'S TRIP TO THE 2003 FINAL FOUR

  (Mr. KLECZKA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Marquette 
University men's basketball team for their sensational season this 
year, one that will not soon be forgotten. With Coach Tom Crean at the 
helm and players like Dwayne Wade, Travis Diener, Robert Jackson and 
Steve Novak patrolling the hardwood, Marquette has enjoyed a remarkable 
year and has earned a well-deserved berth in the NCAA Final Four.
  Now that the Golden Eagles have a chance to win their first 
championship since 1977, when Al McGuire was coaching them and the team 
was named the Warriors, only the Kansas Jayhawks stand in their way of 
reaching the title game.
  To demonstrate my utmost confidence in Marquette, Mr. Speaker, I made 
a friendly wager with the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moore) that the 
Golden Eagles will beat the Jayhawks in the national semifinals. I am 
putting Wisconsin bratwurst, an assortment of Wisconsin's finest 
cheeses and a case of Milwaukee-brewed Sprecher root beer on the line. 
It is too bad my friend from Kansas will not get the opportunity to 
enjoy them, for I look forward to a wonderful feast of his two slabs of 
Kansas pork ribs and a jug of Kansas barbecue sauce when Marquette 
knocks off Kansas to advance to the national championship game.
  Mr. Speaker and Members, I join with the entire Marquette community 
in wishing the Golden Eagles Godspeed and a great victory this 
Saturday.

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