[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING THE FLORIDA GATORS ON THEIR SELECTION TO PLAY IN 
                       NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the University 
of Florida football team for their deserving selection to play for the 
national championship against Ohio State.
  The Gators had a tremendous season, going 12-1, playing one of the 
toughest schedules in the Nation, and beating Arkansas to win the SEC 
championship.
  The Florida Gators are excellent representatives of both the 
university and the great State of Florida in their tenacity, spirit, 
and desire to succeed. I take great pride in representing the 
University of Florida and congratulating Coach Urban Meyer and the 
entire university on this great accomplishment.
  I am so confident in a Gator victory that I challenge my colleague 
from Ohio (Ms. Pryce) to a friendly wager. In the unlikely event that 
Florida loses, I will provide her with a crate of Florida oranges. 
However, I look forward to collecting perhaps one of Ohio's great 
delicacies. Go Gators.

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