[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 202 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

  (Mrs. McCLAIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. McCLAIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the University 
of Michigan football team for winning the Big Ten championship.
  This past weekend, the Wolverines capped off their dominant regular 
season with a Big Ten title, earning themselves the number one rank in 
the country and a trip to the coveted football playoffs.
  However, this season for the Wolverines has been characterized by 
more than just victories on the field. This program has a saying: 
``Those who stay will be champions.''
  The team may be champions and are champions on the field, but they 
will also be champions off the field and forever in their personal 
lives.
  This team faced challenges at every level with national ridicule of 
their program and their coach, Coach Harbaugh, yet they persisted. The 
young men of Team 144 took every bump in stride and held onto the words 
of former head coach, Bo Schembechler, and they took those words to 
heart: The team, the team, the team.
  Team 144 is an embodiment of what it means to work as a team and 
overcome adversity both on and off the field. We are so proud of these 
young men and Coach Harbaugh and look forward to cheering them on in 
the playoffs. Congratulations, Team 144, and Go Blue.

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