[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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