[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATIONS TO JERMAINE KEARSE

  (Mr. HECK of Washington asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HECK of Washington. Mr. Speaker, Gandhi once famously said: 
``Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an 
indomitable will.''
  Jermaine Kearse has been making plays in Washington State for more 
than 10 years, first as a Lancer at Lakes High, then as a Husky at the 
University of Washington, and since 2012 as, of course, a Seattle 
Seahawk.
  You may very well have seen his game-winning catch in the NFC 
Championship game in the end zone. But that game wasn't a cakewalk for 
Jermaine by any means. There were interceptions and there were drops.
  It was on the sidelines, however, that one of Jermaine's injured 
teammates said to him to forget about it and to remember that there are 
still plays to be made here.
  Ever want to give up? Ever think it is too hard? Ever think the odds 
are stacked against you? Remember the will of Jermaine Kearse and the 
Seattle Seahawks. Tell yourself there are still plays to be made.
  Congratulations, number 15. Lakewood and the entire 10th 
Congressional District are very, very proud of you and, frankly, we 
can't wait to see you fly in Glendale and make the New England Patriots 
shake and the earth move.
  Go, Hawks.

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