[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING BRICK CITY LIONS

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a national champion 
from my district, the Brick City Lions. Brick City is the nickname of 
Newark, New Jersey, and the football team, the Brick City Lions, beat 
the Arizona Far West Jets 34-24 to win the 2019 Pop Warner Division I 
Junior Varsity national championship last month.
  Lions coach Nasir Gains should be very proud of the work of his team. 
He founded the Lions, also known as the Newark Youth Athletic 
Foundation, in 2012. In that short time, his teams have succeeded at 
every level.
  But Coach Gains wants them to excel in the classroom as well. He 
provides reading and math tutors plus standardized test classes to all 
his players. He wants to build teams with character, confidence, 
comradery, and brotherhood. Clearly, he is succeeding on and off the 
field and deserves this recognition.
  Coach Gains and his teams represent the best of Newark, and they are 
a point of pride in our community.

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