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On the recordJanuary 15, 2019
Madam President, I extend my thoughts in regard to the comments made by the senior Senator from Texas in the need for border security. I appreciate his comments, and I, certainly, agree with them. North Dakota State University 2018 FCS Title Victory Madam President, I rise to take a minute to recognize the incredible achievements of the North Dakota State University Bison football team today. On January 5, it earned its record seventh national championship title. For 7 out of the last 8 years, it has been the national champion. In a hard-fought victory, NDSU defeated the Eastern Washington University Eagles by a score of 38 to 24 in Frisco, TX. With that win, the Bison have now won an unprecedented, as I say, seventh NCAA Division I football championship series championship, setting a record for the most FCS titles of all time. The Bison now have a total of 15 NCAA championship titles. In addition, the team completed the 2018 football season with a perfect record of 15 wins and zero losses, displaying just an extraordinary resilience and skill. This achievement puts the 2018 Bison in, truly, elite company as it has become only the fifth team to cap off an undefeated season with a national championship title. The 2018 team joins the 2013 NDSU team in accomplishing this impressive feat. Further, NDSU is one of only five FCS teams to have ever won back-to- back titles.…
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota

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