[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 408]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE THUNDERING HERD

  (Mr. CRAMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, if it seems like I stand here every year 
around this same time giving the same speech congratulating the same 
football team on winning the same national championship, it is because 
I do.
  I am here again to congratulate the North Dakota State University 
Bison on making football history by winning their unprecedented fifth 
FCS national championship, defeating Jacksonville State of, yes, 
Alabama, 37-10 in Frisco, Texas, last Saturday.
  Mr. Speaker, Bismarck's own Carson Wentz, our quarterback, earned MVP 
status for the second year in a row, an accomplishment made more 
remarkable by the fact that he missed the last eight games with a 
broken wrist on his throwing arm. His backup, freshman Easton Stick, 
deserves credit for leading the Thundering Herd to eight consecutive 
victories en route to Frisco.
  Excellence is never accidental, Mr. Speaker. The coaching staff and 
the athletes at Bison Nation earned their place in history through hard 
work and exceptional preparation. These are to be admired by our Nation 
and aspired to by our Nation.
  I look forward to standing here next year to celebrate the green and 
gold on winning an FCS six-pack.
  Go Bison.

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