[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11566]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



         CONGRATULATING THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS ON THEIR VICTORY

  (Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, tonight I rise to congratulate 
the Los Angeles Lakers for a job well done last night.
  As we can see on the sports page of the L.A. Times, it says ``Great 
Lakers.'' I agree. I am one of the Members who represent Los Angeles, 
and we were all proud when they brought home the victory last night.
  Mr. Speaker, before this playoff season started, my dear friend, the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton), got on the floor and said that the 
Indiana Pacers would win, that the L.A. Lakers would not get the 
championship.
  I only want to say to him that I told him that night that I would 
give him a tissue, but instead I am going to give him this ball. 
Hopefully, the Pacers will bounce back next year. That is, if they are 
not playing the Lakers.
  Go Lakers.

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