[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL TEAM

  (Mrs. McCLAIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. McCLAIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the University 
of Michigan football team for winning the national championship.
  It is great to be a Michigan Wolverine.
  Monday night, the Michigan football team completed their final test 
and stood atop as national champions.
  Capping off a 15-0 season, team 144 will be enshrined as Big Ten 
champions, Rose Bowl champions, and now national champions.
  Despite the accolades, this season for Michigan has been met with 
adversity on and off the field, but the players and the coaches and the 
team never wavered.
  Michigan has a saying: ``Those who stay will be champions,'' and 
champions they have become.
  These players are champions on and off the field. Team 144 is the 
epitome of what it means to be Michigan men and stand as champions 
because of it.
  We are proud of these young men. We are so proud of Coach Harbaugh 
and his staff and all of those who are involved with this great 
program.
  Madam Speaker, I congratulate Michigan. They are national champions. 
Go Blue.

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