[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 54 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MARCH MADNESS IN IOWA

  (Mr. NUNN of Iowa asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. NUNN of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, March Madness is among us, and I am 
thrilled to say that the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and 
my own Drake Bulldogs have made it.
  Unfortunately, most of us are now out of our brackets and trying to 
pick up the pieces.
  I recognize that today, the University of Iowa women's basketball 
team with Coach Lisa Bluder, along with Caitlin Clark, a standout 
college basketball player with the Iowa Hawkeyes, is ready to take it 
to the court tonight.
  Iowa is ready to cheer on our Hawkeye women in the Sweet 16 
tournament, and we wish them the very best of luck in their game today.
  The coaches, staff, parents, alumni, and all Iowans who are watching 
across the country and the world tonight have been there from the 
beginning. Thank you for your dedication to making this happen.
  I also send a shout-out to a very special player from West Des 
Moines, Iowa, Caitlin Clark. She is a favorite for National Player of 
the Year.
  On March 5, 2023, Caitlin put up 30 points, 17 assists, and 10 
rebounds, leading her team to clinch its second straight Big 10 
tournament title.
  You can tell I have been screaming and cheering her on from the 
sidelines the whole way through.
  Caitlin is the only player, male or female, in the past 20 seasons to 
achieve 25 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds in a single game, and 
she did it not once but twice.
  Caitlin has made Iowa so proud. She is in a league of her own with 
her record-setting career, and it is only just beginning. We look 
forward to watching Caitlin and the Hawkeye women do what they do best 
on the court tonight.
  Go Hawks.

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