[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H3954-H3955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL TEAM

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to praise a sensational 
basketball team from my district. Saint Peter's University is a small, 
exceptional school in Jersey City, New Jersey.
  This year, Coach Shaheen Holloway's Peacocks became the first 15th 
seed to reach the Elite Eight of the men's NCAA basketball tournament.
  In the first round, the Peacocks shocked the world when they upset 
Kentucky, the number 2 seed and college basketball powerhouse. They did 
it again when they beat Murray State and Purdue to get to the Elite 
Eight.
  I was honored to watch the comeback victory over Purdue in the Sweet 
Sixteen. I did it as a Congressman and proud parent of two Saint 
Peter's graduates, my sons, Donald III and Jack.
  Saint Peter's University will be remembered as one of the most 
successful teams in the NCAA tournament history, and I am extremely 
proud to have it in my district.

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