House Proceeding 04-27-09 on Apr 27th, 2009 :: 0:57:45 to 1:02:00
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Joe Courtney: of this resolution, ask for my colleagues' support, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair gentleman from marianas islands. mr. saab lan: i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney. for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. courtney: thank you, madam speaker.

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Speech By: Joe Courtney

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Joe Courtney: first of all i want to thank the gentleman from the marianas islands for yielding and salute him for his leadership on this important resolution which something as a nation we cannot stop in terms of all efforts to make sure that we eradicate child abuse. but my purpose for standing up, madam speaker, is to ask unanimous consent to speak out of order in support of a

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Joe Courtney: resolution which was earlier discussed, h.r. 344, recognizing the great accomplishment. uconn women huskies. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. courtney: my excuse for speaking out of order, i just left the white house where our country's number one basketball fan, president barack obama, welcomed the women huskies.

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Joe Courtney: again national park a wonderful ceremony recognized the incredible achiement of an undefeated season and national championship. madam speaker, vince lombardi, the great football coach for the green bay packers, once said, perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we may catch excellence. those incredibly wise words

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Joe Courtney: maybe didn't even anticipate what the -- was accomplished 24 -- this year by the uconn women who went 39-0, won a national championship. did not win a game by less than double digits from the entire season from start to finish. and led by a coach who again is

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Joe Courtney: somebody who is right in the lombardi tradition and secured his sixth national championship. something that as a hall of fame coach we are almost getting to expect too easily and take too much for granted in the state of connecticut. but aside from the great athletic accomplishment of these young women, i want to also

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Joe Courtney: acknowledge the fact that the naismith all american player of the country is also someone who is an outstanding student, has received academic awards for her great work as an undergraduate, and she along with renee montgomery, also graduating this year, again is someone who excelled not only on the basketball court but also in the classroom.

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Joe Courtney: . speaking of perfection, in the 24 years of uconn women's b 100% graduation rate for the women who have been part of that team. and in many respects, time when unfortunately college athletics has been somewhat dominated by

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Joe Courtney: the power and might of money and big money, the fact that we have a program which trume embodies the ideal of -- which truly embodies the ideal of the uconn women's basketball team is something that not only the state of connecticut but really our whole country can be proud of. as a parent of a young 14-year-old daughter, to be

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Joe Courtney: able to turn on the tv for a sports or espns center and say this is not just a guy show, it's also about women who can go out and excell at sports, they have provided a role model that i think has transformed athletics, again, for our whole country, for boys and girls, for young men and young women and we are so proud of this team in the state of

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Joe Courtney: connecticut. it's a special day with them being recognized at the white hoe. and i certainly hope as a body today we will recognize their accomplishment by adopting h.res. 344. again, i thank the speaker and the gentleman for allowing me to speak out of turn and share these remarks which were so important for the people back

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Joe Courtney: at home. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from the mariana islands. mr. sablan: yes, madam chair. does the gentleman from wisconsin have any other speakers? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman had yielded back. mr. sablan: thank you, madam speaker. i have -- i balance of my me.

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Joe Courtney: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the