[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E12-E13]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DEFEATS FLORIDA STATE AND WINS THE PEACH BOWL

                                  _____
                                 

                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 6, 2016

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago I spoke on the House 
floor about the brilliant season the Houston Cougars and their coach, 
Tom Herman, experienced this year. In that speech I mentioned how the 
Cougars had a huge fight coming up on New Year's Eve against the 
traditional blue-blood, powerhouse Florida State Seminoles. Well, 
December 31st and 2015 have come and gone, and the Houston Cougars 
finished the year 13-1 with a 38-24 victory over the Seminoles in the 
Peach Bowl.
  Coach Tom Herman may be known as an offensive innovator, but this 
team fought hard on both sides of the ball. The Cougars' fast-moving 
and hard-hitting defense rattled Florida State's offense, while their 
quick-paced and prolific offense sped past the Seminoles' defense. 
Folks, this game was one for the ages and solidified this season as one 
of the greatest in Cougar history. There can't be enough said about the 
resiliency and fight this team showed all year. I'm proud to call 
myself an alumnus and a Houston Cougar for life.
  The Houston Cougars woke up for the first time in 2016 as Peach Bowl 
champions and proved to the doubters that they could play with anybody 
in the country. 2015 started in uncertainty for the program: they were 
breaking in a new coach, a new system, and in their

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second year of a new football stadium. But as 2016 gets rolling, the 
only uncertainty for the Cougars now is where to place all the trophies 
they collected this year.
  And that's just the way it is.

                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, January 7, 2016 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               JANUARY 12
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine defense health care reform.
                                                            SD-G50
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider the nomination of Robert 
           McKinnon Califf, of South Carolina, to be Commissioner 
           of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human 
           Services.
                                                            SD-430

                               JANUARY 20
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Task Force for 
           Business and Stability Operations projects in 
           Afghanistan.
                                                           SR-232A