[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 453-454]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I take the floor today to congratulate the 
fans of the Seattle Seahawks.
  You see, I talked with my good friend Congresswoman Suzan DelBene and 
told her that the Minnesota Vikings were for sure going to beat the 
Seahawks.
  She said: Well, if you really believe that, why don't you agree to 
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down to the House floor if they don't, and I will come down to the 
House floor if they do.
  For three quarters, I was right, Mr. Speaker. The Vikings shut the 
Seahawks out completely. But in the fourth quarter, through luck--and 
this is the real skill of the Seahawks, by the way--the center throws 
one over the head of the quarterback.
  The quarterback runs 20 yards back. It looks like he is just going to 
fall on it, but he picks it up, finds an open man, hits him, and then 
the guy almost scores, and then, on the next play, they do.
  Then, after that, the leading rusher in the NFL, A.P.--Adrian 
Peterson--drops a pass and fumbles it and then they get the ball and 
kick a field goal. We are now 9-10.
  Even still, the Vikings were about to win, Mr. Speaker, but the 
lucky, lucky Seahawks saw our excellent field goal kicker miss one, 
although he has been making them all year long.
  So I am here to congratulate the Seahawks as the luckiest team in the 
NFL.

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