[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  FUNDRAISING FOR GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

  (Mr. KIND asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, we had our own form of March madness last 
night, and I am here to gloat, I mean to report, that the Democratic 
Slamming Dunking Donkeys defeated the Fighting Elephants by a one point 
blowout margin. It came down to a last-minute shot by our rookie and 
MVP, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan), and it was all for a good 
cause, Gallaudet University, to raise funds for a wonderful university 
for the deaf and hearing impaired.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my Republican counterparts under the 
leadership of the gentleman from Ohio (Coach Oxley). It was 1991 when 
the Democrats last won the game. The Republicans have learned to be 
very gracious winners, and now they are learning to be very gracious 
losers, and the Democrats appreciate that.
  There were, however, 7 seconds remaining in the game, and some of us 
feared the gentleman from Ohio (Coach Oxley) would figure out a way to 
keep the clock running for another 3 hours until he determined he 
agreed with the final outcome.
  Mr. Speaker, it was a lot of fun, and it was good to see in the midst 
of a heated budget debate we could come together for some fun and 
camaraderie, and raise money for a good cause.

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