Political Quotes

“it has been a tough winter of 1994 in the State of Connecticut. The weather has been brutal, too much snow, too much cold. The economy continues not to show as much strength and recovery as we would like, with too many people still out of work. Mr. President, in the midst of this very difficult winter of 1994, the good Lord has sent the people of Connecticut reason for hope and something to cheer, and I speak of the UCONN Huskies basketball teams. The University of Connecticut women's basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the Nation, and the men's team is ranked No. 4. In the minds and hearts of the people of Connecticut, Mr. President, as you can imagine, these teams are No. 1. They turned in exemplary performances during the regular season and are now poised to begin pursuing national championships in their respective NCAA tournaments. The women's team begins playing Brown tonight in Storrs, CT. The men's team plays tomorrow at the Nassau Coliseum against Rider. So the late winter blues have been replaced in Connecticut by the blue-and-white colors of Huskymania. The UCONN men's team compiled a 27-4 winning record, and the women's team went 27-2. Without a doubt-- and I will not require the Presiding Officer to nod or show approval of the statement I am about to make--in my mind, the State of Connecticut has the best one-two basketball combination of any State in the country. The men's team, in fact, began the season unranked.”