[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18246]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COUGARS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, what I like about the 
University of Houston is, one, many of their campuses are in the 18th 
Congressional District, but they believe that a university, as they 
seek tier one status, is best when they support academic excellence 
and, of course, athletic excellence.
  So I am very pleased today to show this picture of UH students 
standing in line for the championship game, that the Cougars have 
managed to have a 12-0 season and now are the Conference USA West 
Division champions and will play their championship game at Robertson 
Stadium with one of their opponents.
  We're excited about Cougars. We're Cougar Red. And we thank Coach 
Kevin Sumlin for not being interested about where he goes next year but 
is focused on the kids and the championship.
  Coach Kevin, you are the best.
  To the leadership and academic leadership of the University of 
Houston, to all of the students, I want to say to you on the floor of 
the House, go Cougars. We're all red about this. We're excited in the 
city of Houston for a fine academic institution that cares about their 
students, that believes in the integrity of the athletic department, 
and is ready to have outreach to young people. They are going to play 
on Saturday.
  Go Cougars. It's going to be a great day.


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair and not to a viewing audience.

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