[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10192-S10195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
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SENATE RESOLUTION 585--COMMENDING THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS OF THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOR WINNING THEIR MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 BY A SCORE OF 23 TO 3
Ms. LANDRIEU submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
S. Res. 585
Whereas the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana
and the Gulf Coast were severely impacted by Hurricane
Katrina on August 29, 2005 and the subsequent levee breaks
which occurred;
Whereas southwestern Louisiana and the State of Louisiana
were severely impacted by Hurricane Rita on September 24,
2005;
Whereas the New Orleans Saints and the Louisiana Superdome
have always been special symbols of pride to the City of New
Orleans and to the State of Louisiana;
Whereas, due to the leadership and hard work of the men and
women who rebuilt the Superdome, as well as to the
partnership of the National Football League, the State of
Louisiana and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the
Louisiana Superdome
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was able to reopen on Monday, September 25, 2006--13 months
since the last New Orleans Saints home game was played there;
Whereas the return of the New Orleans Saints to the
Louisiana Superdome serves as a symbol of hope for the great
rebuilding of the City of New Orleans, the State of Louisiana
and the Gulf Coast region;
Whereas the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana
showed its pride and support for the New Orleans Saints with
an attendance of 70,003 fans at the September 25, 2006 game;
Whereas the New Orleans Saints won their first game in the
Louisiana Superdome since. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by
defeating the Atlanta Falcons, 23 to 3;
Whereas with the win over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday,
September 25, 2006, the New Orleans Saints improve their
record for the 2006-2007 season to a total of 3 wins and 0
losses, matching its win total from the 2005-2006 season and
is one of just six National Football League teams with a
record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Whereas Head Coach Sean Payton
led the New Orleans Saints to win their first three games of
the 2006-2007 season and showed his appreciation to the City
of New Orleans by giving the game ball to the city;
Whereas wide receiver Devery Henderson scored a touchdown
on an 11 yard run in the game;
Whereas cornerback Curtis Deloach scored a touchdown
following the blocked punt by Steve Gleason;
Whereas place kicker John Karney kicked three field goals
in the game;
Whereas the New Orleans Saints defense held the Atlanta
Falcons to 229 total yards in the game and had 5 sacks on the
quarterback;
Whereas quarterback Drew Brees completed 20 of28 pass
attempts for a total of 191 yards in the game;
Whereas running back Deuce McAllister had 81 rushing yards
and running back Reggie Bush had 53 rushing yards in the
game;
Whereas the entire team and organization should be
commended for the work together over the past 13 months;
Whereas the New Orleans Saints have demonstrated their
excellence in athletics and strength and has shown their
commitment to the City of New Orleans and to the State of
Louisiana through their hard work and sportsmanship; and
Whereas with the triumphant return of the New Orleans
Saints, the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana
have proven to be open for business and ready to continue the
recovery of the city, state and region: Now, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Senate commends the New Orleans Saints
of the National Football League for (1) winning their Monday,
September 25, 2006 National Football League game with the
Atlanta Falcons, by a score of 23 to 3. (2) And we commend
League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue for demonstrating
exemplary leadership and commitment to the City of New
Orleans.
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I came to the floor today to speak about
something we can actually all agree on, something that has lifted the
spirits of New Orleans and the region, and Louisiana, and the gulf
coast, and that is the extraordinary victory of the New Orleans Saints
against the Atlanta Falcons last night, in the super game, the first
game in over 13 months and surely a game that will go down in history
for many reasons.
At this time I would submit a resolution to the desk in honor of the
New Orleans Saints in behalf of myself and others.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resolution will be received and
appropriately referred.
Ms. LANDRIEU. I will read the resolution, if I could, because it
expresses so many of the feelings of so many throughout New Orleans and
the gulf coast:
Whereas the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana and the
Gulf Coast were severely impacted by Hurricane Katrina on August 29,
2005 and the subsequent levee breaks which occurred;
Whereas southwestern Louisiana and the State of Louisiana were
severely impacted by Hurricane Rita on September 24, 2005;
Whereas the New Orleans Saints and the Louisiana Superdome have
always been special symbols of pride to the City of New Orleans and to
the State of Louisiana;
Whereas, due to the leadership and hard work of the men and women who
rebuilt the Superdome, as well as to the partnership of the National
Football League, the State of Louisiana and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the Louisiana Superdome was able to reopen on
Monday, September 25, 2006--13 months since the last New Orleans Saints
home game was played there;
Whereas the return of the New Orleans Saints to the Louisiana
Superdome serves as a symbol of hope for the great rebuilding of the
City of New Orleans, the State of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region;
Whereas the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana showed its
pride and support for the New Orleans Saints with an attendance of
70,003 fans at the September 25, 2006 game;
Whereas the New Orleans Saints won their first game in the Louisiana
Superdome since. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by defeating the Atlanta
Falcons, 23 to 3;
Whereas with the win over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday, September
25, 2006, the New Orleans Saints improve their record for the 2006-2007
season to a total of 3 wins and 0 losses, matching its win total from
the 2005-2006 season and is one of just six National Football League
teams with a record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Whereas Head Coach Sean
Payton led the New Orleans Saints to win their first three games of the
2006-2007 season and showed his appreciation to the City of New Orleans
by giving the game ball to the city;
Whereas wide receiver Devery Henderson scored a touchdown on an 11
yard run in the game;
Whereas cornerback Curtis Deloach scored a touchdown following the
blocked punt by Steve Gleason;
Whereas place kicker John Karney kicked three field goals in the
game;
Whereas the New Orleans Saints defense held the Atlanta Falcons to
229 total yards in the game and had 5 sacks on the quarterback;
Whereas quarterback Drew Brees completed 20 of28 pass attempts for a
total of 191 yards in the game;
Whereas running back Deuce McAllister had 81 rushing yards and
running back Reggie Bush had 53 rushing yards in the game;
Whereas the entire team and organization should be commended for the
work together over the past 13 months;
Whereas the New Orleans Saints have demonstrated their excellence in
athletics and strength and has shown their commitment to the City of
New Orleans and to the State of Louisiana through their hard work and
sportsmanship; and
Whereas with the triumphant return of the New Orleans Saints, the
City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana have proven to be open
for business and ready to continue the recovery of the city, state and
region: Now, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Senate commends the New Orleans Saints of the
National Football League for (1) winning their Monday, September 25,
2006 National Football League game with the Atlanta Falcons, by a score
of 23 to 3. (2) and we commend League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue for
demonstrating exemplary leadership and commitment to the City of New
Orleans.
Mr. President, I thought it was important to read the words of this
resolution which will go in the Record today. I am certain there were
millions and millions of people all over America who watched that
special football game last night because, as you know, it was more than
a football game. It was a symbol of hope and recovery for a great
American city in a great region of this country.
I came to the floor today to share this resolution and to also thank
my colleagues, as Senator Lott from Mississippi has done earlier this
morning, to thank them for coming together in such an extraordinary and
bipartisan way throughout this year to pass not one, not two, not
three, but four supplemental requests that are helping to send money to
this stricken region of the country.
Even when there were some problems and some hurdles in the executive
branch, this Congress came together across party lines, led in large
measure by the appropriators in this Chamber, to say: Yes, this region
deserves investment; yes, we need to fix FEMA; yes, we need to reform
the Corps of Engineers; yes, we need to build levees; and, yes, we need
to restore the wetlands that protect this great coast of which New
Orleans and Houston and Gulfport and Beaumont and Lake Charles and
Lafayette and Baton Rouge are such important cities in this region--
America's only energy coast.
Last night, the Saints did us proud. They came home and not just won
the game, but it was, of course, more than a game. For the Saints
managers, for the dome director, for the commissioners of the dome
stadium who
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helped get their magnificent building ready after such a tragedy of
last year, we thank them.
I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the roster of
the Saints players, the names of the coaches and the assistant coaches
and their managers, the names of the contractors, and as many of the
workers as we can get.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS TEAM ROSTER
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No. Last, first Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College
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Active Players:
9.............................. Brees, Drew................ QB.......... 6-0 209 27 6 Purdue
70............................. Brown, Jammal.............. T........... 6-6 313 25 2 Oklahoma
29............................. Bullocks, Josh............. S........... 6-1 207 23 2 Nebraska
25............................. Bush, Reggie............... RB.......... 6-0 203 21 R Southern California
80............................. Campbell, Mark............. TE.......... 6-6 260 30 9 Michigan
3.............................. Carney, John............... K........... 5-11 185 42 17 Notre Dame
54............................. Clark, Danny............... LB.......... 6-2 245 29 7 Illinois
12............................. Colston, Marques........... WR.......... 6-4 231 23 R Hofstra
85............................. Conwell, Ernie............. TE.......... 6-2 255 34 11 Washington
18............................. Copper, Terrance........... WR.......... 6-0 207 24 3 East Carolina
21............................. Craft, Jason............... CB.......... 5-10 187 30 8 Colorado State
39............................. Deloatch, Curtis........... CB.......... 6-2 210 24 3 North Carolina A&T
73............................. Evans, Jahri............... G........... 6-4 318 23 R Bloomsburg
52............................. Faine, Jeff................ C........... 6-3 291 25 4 Notre Dame
11............................. Fife, Jason................ QB.......... 6-4 225 24 1 Oregon
56............................. Fincher, Alfred............ LB.......... 6-1 238 23 2 Connecticut
55............................. Fujita, Scott.............. LB.......... 6-5 250 27 5 California
37............................. Gleason, Steve............. S........... 5-11 212 29 6 Washington State
76............................. Goodwin, Jonathan.......... OL.......... 6-3 318 27 5 Michigan
94............................. Grant, Charles............. DE.......... 6-3 290 28 5 Georgia
28............................. Groce, DeJuan.............. CB.......... 5-10 192 26 4 Nebraska
41............................. Harper, Roman.............. S........... 6-1 200 23 R Alabama
19............................. Henderson, Devery.......... WR.......... 5-11 200 24 3 Louisiana State
61............................. Holland, Montrae........... G........... 6-2 322 26 4 Florida State
87............................. Horn, Joe.................. WR.......... 6-1 213 34 11 Itawamba (Miss.) JC
47............................. Houser, Kevin.............. LS.......... 6-2 252 29 7 Ohio State
89............................. Jones, Jamal............... WR.......... 5-11 205 25 1 North Carolina A&T
44............................. Karney, Mike............... FB.......... 5-11 258 25 3 Arizona State
96............................. Lake, Antwan............... DT.......... 6-4 308 27 4 West Virginia
82............................. Lawrie, Nate............... TE.......... 6-7 256 24 2 Yale
77............................. Leisle, Rodney............. DT.......... 6-3 315 25 3 UCLA
10............................. Martin, Jamie.............. QB.......... 6-2 205 36 12 Weber State
26............................. McAllister, Deuce.......... RB.......... 6-1 232 27 6 Mississippi
36............................. McIntyre, Corey............ RB.......... 6-0 244 27 2 West Virginia
34............................. McKenzie, Mike............. CB.......... 6-0 194 30 8 Memphis
51............................. Melton, Terrence........... LB.......... 6-1 235 29 3 Rice
16............................. Moore, Lance............... WR.......... 5-9 177 23 1 Toledo
67............................. Nesbit, Jamar.............. G........... 6-4 328 29 8 South Carolina
93............................. Ninkovich, Rob............. DE.......... 6-2 252 22 R Purdue
79............................. Petitti, Rob............... T........... 6-6 327 24 2 Pittsburgh
24............................. Scott, Bryan............... S........... 6-1 219 25 4 Penn State
58............................. Shanle, Scott.............. LB.......... 6-2 245 26 4 Nebraska
50............................. Simoneau, Mark............. LB.......... 6-0 245 29 7 Kansas State
91............................. Smith, Will................ DE.......... 6-3 282 25 3 Ohio State
27............................. Stecker, Aaron............. RB.......... 5-10 213 30 7 Western Illinois
78............................. Stinchcomb, Jon............ T........... 6-5 315 27 4 Georgia
23............................. Stoutmire, Omar............ S........... 5-11 205 32 10 Fresno State
64............................. Strief, Zach............... T........... 6-7 349 23 R Northwestern
22............................. Thomas, Fred............... CB.......... 5-9 185 33 11 Tennessee-Martin
99............................. Thomas, Hollis............. DT.......... 6-0 306 32 11 Northern Illinois
7.............................. Weatherford, Steve......... P........... 6-3 215 23 R Illinois
98............................. Whitehead, Willie.......... DE.......... 6-3 300 33 8 Auburn
66............................. Young, Brian............... DT.......... 6-2 298 29 7 Texas-El Paso
Reserve/Injured:
50............................. Allen, James............... LB.......... 6-2 245 26 5 Oregon State
17............................. Berger, Mitch.............. P........... 6-4 228 34 12 Colorado
74............................. Hoffmann, Augie............ G........... 6-2 315 25 2 Boston College
13............................. Johnson, Bethel............ WR.......... 5-11 200 27 4 Texas A&M
33............................. Joseph, Keith.............. RB.......... 6-2 249 24 1 Texas A&M
75............................. Mayberry, Jermane.......... G........... 6-4 325 33 11 Texas A&M-Kingsville
1.............................. McPherson, Adrian.......... QB.......... 6-3 218 23 2 Florida State
54............................. Polley, Tommy.............. LB.......... 6-3 230 28 6 Florida State
63............................. Setterstrom, Chad.......... T........... 6-3 310 26 1 Northern Iowa
79............................. Verdon, Jimmy.............. DE.......... 6-3 280 24 2 Arizona State
Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform:
84............................. Lewis, Michael............. WR.......... 5-8 173 34 6 None
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New Orleans Saints Coaching Staff
Sean Payton, Head Coach: John Bonamego, Special Teams
Coordinator; Gary Gibbs, Defensive Coordinator; Doug Marrone,
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line; Joe Vitt, Assistant,
Head Coach/Linebackers; George Henshaw, Senior Offensive
Assistant/Running Backs; Dennis Allen, Assistant Defensive
Line; Adam Bailey, Assistant Strength and Conditioning; Pete
Carmichael, Jr., Quarterbacks; Dan Dalrymple, Head Strength
and Conditioning; Tom Hayes, Defensive Backs; Marion Hobby,
Defensive Line; Curtis Johnson, Wide Receivers; Terry Malone,
Tight Ends; Greg McMahon, Assistant Special Teams; John
Morton, Offensive Asst./Passing Game; Tony Oden, Defensive
Assistant/Secondary; Joe Alley, Coaching Assistant; Josh
Constant, Coaching Assistant; Carter Sheridan, Coaching
Assistant; and Adam Zimmer, Coaching Assistant.
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Louisiana Superdome Commission
Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District
Tim Coulon, Chairman; Rosemary Patterson, Board of
Commissioners; Robert Bruno, Board of Commissioners; Sara A.
Roberts, Board of Commissioners; Craig E. Saporito, Board of
Commissioners; Clyde Simien, Board of Commissioners; C.S.
Gordon, Jr., Board of Commissioners.
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Spectacor Management Group--The Managing Company of the Superdome
employees & titles
Lloyd Adams, purchasing coordinator; Cathy Allen, executive
administrative assistant; Mark Arata, box office manager; Jim
Baker, parking manager; Amy Bardalas, assistant human
resources manager; Farrow Bouton, director of event services;
Adam Bourgeois, accounting; Brian Brocato, building
superintendent; Nelly Calix, administrative coordinator of
event services; Brodie Cannon, production technician;
Jennifer Cooke, director of corporate and convention sales;
Chris Cunningham, network administrator; Bill Curl, media and
public relations coordinator; Amanda Deeb, sales and
scheduling coordinator; Alan Dolese, operations manager;
Laurie Ducros, event coordinator; Cynthia Edwards, staffing
coordinator supervisor; Dave Gendusa, millwright, painter
leadman; Roylene Givens, assistant parking manager; John
Greenlee, assistant box office manager; Raymond Griffin;
Desiree Jones, housekeeping manager; Maria Jones, employment
and staffing supervisor; Tamika Kirton, box office
supervisor; Elizabeth Mancuso, administrative assistant;
Glenn Menard, general manager; Karen Miller, assistant
accounting manager; Angel Noveh, accounting coordinator; Mike
Pizzolato, HVAC PLBG leadman; Susan Pollet, accounting
manager; Lacey Pounds, prem seat and suite sales coordinator;
Celeste Saltalamachia, human resource manager; Mike
Schilling, arena assistant general manager; Thomas Sigel,
security captain; Robert Spizale, chief engineer; Ashton
Stephens, electrician leadman; Dave Stewart, regional
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manager of technology; Tim Suire, event coordinator; Doug
Thornton, SMG regional vice president; Toby Valadie,
production manager; Benny Vanderklis, security manager; Danny
Vincens, Superdome assistant general manager; David Weidler,
senior directors finance and administration; Lisa Wharton,
security staffing supervisor; Chad Wilken, assistant
operations manager.
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, it demonstrates that the people of the
city of New Orleans are fighting to come back, to fight some obstacles
that were thrown our way. Despite so much of the criticism that came
from some places, we are determined to rebuild.
The spirit of our city and the spirit of this region is strong, and
the Saints represented that last night. They came roaring into the
dome, as the Saints go marching in with our musicians and our artists
and the great spirit of its people to say: We will not allow this city
to die or this region to die. We are going to continue to fight hard,
to build partnerships, to reform what needs to be reformed, to fix what
needs to be fixed, and to build this region, every single neighborhood,
every single town, and to do it smarter and better.
The Saints came marching in. They brought a lot of hope to everyone.
This resolution will commend them for their extraordinary work as we go
into the difficult rebuilding in the years ahead.
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