Joe Lieberman: “I am delighted in the midst of this debate on the budget, which sometimes lacks exhilaration, to interject, along with…”

“I am delighted in the midst of this debate on the budget, which sometimes lacks exhilaration, to interject, along with our friends from Michigan, a note of euphoria. This euphoria, of course, is of the basketball variety. We are just days removed from the completion of that exhilarating spring spectacle we've come to know as March Madness--the National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Tournament. And here in the Nation's Capital, Senator Dodd and I are very fortunate and proud to be establishing a spring rite of our own: coming to the floor on behalf of grateful fans across Connecticut--and we would like to think admiring fans across America--to praise the incomparable University of Connecticut Huskies, last year's men's team and this year's women's team champions of the basketball world once more. With this victory on Sunday night defeating archrival Tennessee 71 to 52, the women Huskies not only earned their second national championship in 5 years, they also managed to set a school record for wins with 36 and to overcome what was their only loss in an otherwise perfect season to a very good Tennessee Volunteer team.”