[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9202]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               GO GATORS

  (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, as we continue to mourn the recent tragedy 
at Virginia Tech, we are reminded once again how fragile life is. 
Notwithstanding this tragedy, I would like to take a short moment to 
acknowledge the accomplishments of the University of Florida, which I 
represent in Gainesville, for repeating as men's national basketball 
champions.
  This historic championship makes the Gators the first team since 
1991-1992 to win back-to-back national titles and become only the 
seventh school ever to repeat as champions. With the Gators' 84-75 
victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida remains the only school 
in the NCAA history to hold both the men's basketball and football 
championship titles in the same year.
  The Florida Gators are excellent representatives of both the 
university and the great State of Florida in their focused persistence 
and unassailable desire to succeed. My colleagues, I take great pride 
in representing the University of Florida and congratulate Coach Billy 
Donovan and the entire university on this great accomplishment.

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