[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5449]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1115
                      CONGRATULATING CARSON WENTZ

  (Mr. CRAMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, forgive me for being proud, but today my 
750,000 fellow North Dakotans and I are standing a little taller as we 
celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of one exceptional young 
man.
  Last night, every television in North Dakota was tuned in to the NFL 
draft to see who the lucky team would be who gets North Dakota State 
University quarterback Carson Wentz. The Philadelphia Eagles used the 
second overall pick to take Carson. Cheers and tears of pride and 
admiration for the most famous Bison football player ever expressed a 
sense of State patriotism.
  NDSU's record of five consecutive FCS national championships took a 
backseat to one special Bismarck native, and rightfully so. Carson 
Wentz is more than a 6 foot, 5 inch superathlete. He is a man who takes 
God's incredible gifts and works them with an ethic of worship. His 
mind and heart are as big as his frame; and his pride is not in 
himself, but it is in his team, in his school, in his community, and in 
his State.
  We are happy for the good people of Philadelphia, knowing that 
Pennsylvania is gaining much more than a great football player. They 
are gaining a great citizen. Congratulations, Eagles.
  And God bless you in your new adventure, Carson Wentz. Thanks for 
being a great ambassador for North Dakota.

                          ____________________