Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the University of North Dakota is the State's largest and oldest university, with nearly 15,000 students, 225 fields of study, 3,000 courses, and 84 graduate education programs. UND has a reputation for research and scholarship in the health sciences, in energy and the environment, in aerospace and entrepreneurship--oh, yeah, and in hockey. In fact, Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, in Tampa, Florida, the University of North Dakota men's hockey team won its eighth NCAA Championship by defeating Quinnipiac five goals to one. UND hockey is legendary in the NCAA, with 22 Frozen Four appearances to go along with their eight national championships. Congratulations to Coach Brad Berry, to President Ed Schafer, the entire team--outstanding team--of student athletes and, of course, the incoming president and former Member of the House of Representatives, Mark Kennedy--for whom my advice would be, ``Don't screw this thing up''--and the entire UND family on their latest accomplishments. Thank you for a great season and for your tremendous example of excellence. As you raise another NCAA championship trophy, you also raise the bar for all of those who follow. That is a really good thing. ____________________”