Christine Quinn: “I want to begin by not only commending the Orangemen of Syracuse on their terrific win this past week, but also to thank…”

“I want to begin by not only commending the Orangemen of Syracuse on their terrific win this past week, but also to thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) who is probably, beyond all people, more proud of his city of Syracuse and the university for not only what they do on the athletic field, but also academically, than any other person around. My district is probably as close to Syracuse as the district of the gentleman from New York (Mr. Towns) in the Bronx, but that does not make us any less proud of what Syracuse accomplished on their basketball team when they beat Kansas Monday night. They played the entire tournament showing the youth and their opponents, as they played them, that the notion that seniors win championships is incorrect. Led by super-freshmen Carmelo Anthony, Jerry McNamara and others, they allowed Syracuse and Coach Boeheim, after 27 years, his shining moment as a national champion in the NCAA.”