[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5631-5632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS BASKETBALL TEAM

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, as an alumnus of the University of Memphis 
Law School and the congressman from the University of Memphis district, 
I still grieve over the outcome of the game Monday night, but I want to 
congratulate the University of Kansas for winning the national 
basketball championship and thank the city of San Antonio for being 
such a wonderful host.
  On behalf of the citizens of Memphis, I want the country to know we 
love our

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team. They brought our city together, which needed a unifying force. We 
are proud that our coach who made that team what it was has been named 
the National Coach of the Year by the Naismith Society.
  Our players played valiantly. We came very, very close to a national 
championship. We won more games than any team in NCAA history. We will 
look back upon this year with fondness and appreciation and we will, 
like General MacArthur, return.

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