Barbara Mikulski: “I stand to honor the Baltimore Ravens who soared over the Super Bowl winning 34-7. I also want to honor the city of…”

“I stand to honor the Baltimore Ravens who soared over the Super Bowl winning 34-7. I also want to honor the city of Baltimore. Baltimore has often been overlooked and under valued. Baltimore is the comeback city: the crime rate is dropping; test scores are rising; we are building a digital harbor; and now we are the Super Bowl champs for the first time since 1971. We want the world to get to know Baltimore as a dynamic city, a city of communities--that's unified around our values, our patriotism, and our Ravens, a city with a great football heritage--and a great football future. I congratulate the Baltimore fans, loyal and with high energy. They spent 11 years without any team at all after our Colts snuck out of town. We now have the Ravens--and we're the Super Bowl champs. We deserved this win. I congratulate owner Art Modell, who won his first Super Bowl in 40 years of owning the team; head coach Brian Bilick, who won after only 2 years as a head coach; Ray Lewis, named most valuable player; the Ravens defense, one of the best defensive teams ever, making records and Super Bowl history, allowing just 165 points in the 16-game regular season, and had caught four interceptions during the Super Bowl. The Ravens' offense and special teams scored big.”