[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1622]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 63--CONGRATULATING THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ON THEIR 
                       VICTORY IN SUPER BOWL XLIX

  Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Collins) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:

                               S. Res. 63

       Whereas on Sunday, February 1, 2015, the New England 
     Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX with a score of 28 to 24, 
     defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, Arizona;
       Whereas Malcolm Butler's goal line interception with 20 
     seconds remaining in the game clinched the Super Bowl XLIX 
     Championship for the New England Patriots;
       Whereas the Super Bowl XLIX victory is the fourth Super 
     Bowl Championship for the New England Patriots;
       Whereas quarterback Tom Brady broke, tied, or extended 9 
     Super Bowl records in leading the New England Patriots to 
     their fourth Super Bowl victory and was named the ``Super 
     Bowl Most Valuable Player'' for the third time;
       Whereas Head Coach Bill Belichick, Coordinators Matt 
     Patricia and Josh McDaniels, and the staff of the New England 
     Patriots brilliantly created successful game plans throughout 
     the 2014 season;
       Whereas extraordinary efforts by players of the New England 
     Patriots, including Tom Brady, Julian Edelman, Rob 
     Gronkowski, Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola, Shane Vereen, 
     LeGarrette Blount, Darrelle Revis, Chandler Jones, Jamie 
     Collins, Vince Wilfork, Rob Ninkovich, Devin McCourty, Don'ta 
     Hightower, Sealver Siliga, Alan Branch, Ryan Allen, Stephen 
     Gostkowski, Brandon Browner, Matthew Slater, and Malcolm 
     Butler, significantly contributed to the Super Bowl XLIX 
     victory;
       Whereas the offensive line of the New England Patriots was 
     crucial to their victory in Super Bowl XLIX, and strong 
     efforts by Nate Solder, Sebastian Vollmer, Bryan Stork, Ryan 
     Wendell, Dan Connolly, and Cameron Fleming resulted in the 
     New England Patriots conceding only one sack out of the 51 
     times quarterback Tom Brady dropped back to pass during Super 
     Bowl XLIX;
       Whereas Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England 
     Patriots, deserves great credit for his unwavering commitment 
     and leadership, and for his gracious acknowledgment that the 
     team's Super Bowl Championship would not have been possible 
     without the strong support of the millions of fans who 
     comprise ``Patriots Nation''; and
       Whereas all members of the New England Patriots ``did their 
     job'' to help deliver a fourth Vince Lombardi Trophy to New 
     England and are now ``on to the White House'' to celebrate 
     their victory: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate congratulates the New England 
     Patriots on their dramatic Super Bowl XLIX victory.

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