[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 29-30]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATIONS, HOUSTON TEXANS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, you would wonder how do you

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claim victory out of a season that if you are a professional football 
player does not end in the Super Bowl.
  I rise today to congratulate and thank my hometown team of the 
Houston Texans, a very young franchise that came together and showed 
their mighty might and kept on plugging until they got into the 
playoffs and even to the point of meeting the Baltimore Ravens last 
Sunday.
  There are many good things to say about this team; and in the 
backdrop of the holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is also a tribute 
to these young men who worked together and showed themselves as 
brothers, coming from so many diverse backgrounds from around the 
Nation. Their owner, Bob McNair; their coach, Coach Kubiak; their 
defense coach, Wade Phillips; General Manager Smith; and some of their 
stars, like No. 80 and Arian Foster and their young quarterback and 
many others showed themselves to have good character and good examples 
for our community.
  And, yes, let me thank them for the service they've given to the 
young kids in Houston, Texas. From the foundation of No. 80 and the 
many individual acts of kindness, we appreciate the Houston Texans.
  So, tonight, you may not be in the Super Bowl, but you are our 
winner. We thank you for being the kind of young men that are modeling 
yourselves to be the kind of leaders that middle school boys and girls 
and others can have as a shining example. Go, Texans. Maybe not this 
year, but I know you're on your way. But most of all, you have served 
yourself well in the area and the arena of professional sports. We can 
truly be proud of you. Congratulations, young men. Do well in the off 
season, and we're ready for you to come back.
  Houston loves you.


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rivera). The Chair will remind Members 
that remarks in debate must be addressed to the Chair and not to others 
in the second person.

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