Gerald Kleczka: “I rise to congratulate the Marquette University men's basketball team for their sensational season this year, one that…”

“I rise to congratulate the Marquette University men's basketball team for their sensational season this year, one that will not soon be forgotten. With Coach Tom Crean at the helm and players like Dwayne Wade, Travis Diener, Robert Jackson and Steve Novak patrolling the hardwood, Marquette has enjoyed a remarkable year and has earned a well-deserved berth in the NCAA Final Four. Now that the Golden Eagles have a chance to win their first championship since 1977, when Al McGuire was coaching them and the team was named the Warriors, only the Kansas Jayhawks stand in their way of reaching the title game. To demonstrate my utmost confidence in Marquette, Mr. Speaker, I made a friendly wager with the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moore) that the Golden Eagles will beat the Jayhawks in the national semifinals. I am putting Wisconsin bratwurst, an assortment of Wisconsin's finest cheeses and a case of Milwaukee-brewed Sprecher root beer on the line. It is too bad my friend from Kansas will not get the opportunity to enjoy them, for I look forward to a wonderful feast of his two slabs of Kansas pork ribs and a jug of Kansas barbecue sauce when Marquette knocks off Kansas to advance to the national championship game. Mr. Speaker and Members, I join with the entire Marquette community in wishing the Golden Eagles Godspeed and a great victory this Saturday.”