[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 420]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IT IS COOL TO BE FROM NORTH DAKOTA

  (Mr. CRAMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, Aristotle said, ``We are what we repeatedly 
do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.''
  Mr. Speaker, this weekend, the North Dakota State University Bison 
football team was in Frisco, Texas, attempting to win their fourth 
consecutive NCAA Division I FCS national title.
  After a long stampede with a talented flock of Illinois State 
Redbirds hot on their tail, they finally ended up in the end zone. The 
only ones in the winner's circle were the Thundering Herd.
  The seniors finished their careers with more national championships, 
Mr. Speaker, than losses. I am especially proud of the boys from North 
Dakota.
  Bismarck Century's Carson Wentz earned MVP status by quarterbacking 
his team to success, and BHS' Esley Thorton sealed the deal with a 
last-minute interception.
  All of the teammates from the Rough Rider State and beyond, you have 
made us proud again, and you remind us why it is so cool to be from 
North Dakota.

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