[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    MARCH MADNESS BRINGS US TOGETHER

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, Democrats and Republicans may disagree on 
things, and people in my city of Memphis may disagree on things over 
the years. But one thing that brings us together is March Madness, the 
NCAA tournament which tips off this morning.
  In that tournament will be my home team, the University of Memphis 
Tigers. They have the longest winning streak in the country, 25 games, 
and they have the Coach of the Year in John Calipari. We have a great 
team that came just inches away from winning the national championship 
last year.
  We were seeded number two this year rather than number one where we 
should have been. But this is the opportunity to show who deserves to 
be seeded number one. The University of Memphis Tigers that bring my 
community together and do something that basketball and sports can do 
for this country in bringing us together in difficult times and giving 
us a pastime that is so important will do well, and our city will cheer 
for them and see that they do well.
  President Obama has picked them to make the Final Four. He was 
correct. He picked them to lose to Louisville; he was wrong. We will do 
well.
  Go Tigers.

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