[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ON ITS FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the University 
of Florida Gators men's basketball team on their third Final Four 
appearance and the second in the past 5 years.
  Now, at the beginning of the season, not much was expected of these 
young Gators. However, they rose to a number two national ranking on 
the strength of a 17-game winning streak, and they continued that 
success through the post-season, winning the Southeastern Conference 
Tournament and then advancing to the Final Four with a 75-62 win over 
the top-seeded Villanova Wildcats.
  Mr. Speaker, this Saturday in Indianapolis, the Gators will face the 
George Mason University Patriots whose Cinderella story has been 
equally inspiring. In recognition of this event, I have offered a 
friendly wager of a case of Gatorade to my colleague, Tom Davis.
  Gatorade's creation in 1965 by Dr. Robert Cade at the University of 
Florida has marked the success of the University of Florida's athletic 
teams through the past decades and will hopefully aid in victory in the 
2006 Final Four.

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