[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 701]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATIONS TO BISON NATION

  (Mr. CRAMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CRAMER. Madam Speaker, North Dakota is known for having the 
strongest economy and the lowest unemployment rate in the Nation. We 
are also known as the home of North Dakota State University, or ``Bison 
Nation'' as we like to call it.
  While millions of football fans spent the first weekend of the new 
year probably hoping for global warming and while contemplating what a 
``polar vortex'' is, hearty Bison football fans watched and cheered as 
their beloved Thundering Herd earned a third consecutive Division I 
Football National Championship by handily defeating Towson 35-7, 
capping a perfect 15 and 0 win last season with an explanation mark. 
The route to three FCS championships includes a record-setting 24 
consecutive victories and a 3-year win-loss record of 43 and 2.
  Yes, my little State in the middle of the North American continent 
produces food for a hungry world, energy for a growing economy, 
technology and industrial products, and enough economic opportunity 
that every NDSU graduate could not possibly take advantage of. But, 
today, Madam Speaker, I salute the best FCS football program in the 
United States with a hearty congratulations and a Go Bison.

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