[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)] [House] [Page H799] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRATULATING WORLD CHAMPION GREEN BAY PACKERS ON WINNING SUPER BOWL XLV The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind) for 5 minutes. Mr. KIND. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and thank my good friend and colleague from the Pittsburgh area, Jason Altmire, for delivering on his Super Bowl bet with me last evening. As we now know, a little over a week ago, my Green Bay Packers defeated his Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLV. It was the Packers' 13th world title and their fourth Super Bowl victory, enabling them to bring home once again, where it belongs, the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Titletown, USA--Green Bay, Wisconsin. {time} 1020 To the victor belongs the spoils. So, last night, Jason and his staff delivered to my office some of Pittsburgh's finest cuisine--Primanti sandwiches and Iron City brew. Now, it didn't quite rival the world- famous tailgate parties that we have at Lambeau Field, but it wasn't bad. We may have fun with our sports teams around here from time to time; but it is also useful to remind ourselves that at the end of the day, when the game is played and the score is settled, it is only just a game. No one expressed that more eloquently than the MVP of Super Bowl XLV, the Green Bay Packers' quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. It was recently reported that, earlier in the season, Aaron Rodgers had sent a big care package out to his former girlfriend's elementary school in California, where she is teaching. In it was a host of school supplies, along with a bunch of Packer T-shirts and sweatshirts and other Packer paraphernalia. Also included in the care package was a note that Aaron Rodgers wrote to his former girlfriend, the teacher of that class, which read: Just to be clear, what you're doing in your life right now is a heck of a lot more important than what I'm doing in my life. It's really refreshing to see a professional athlete at the peak of his career, at the height of his game, stay so well-grounded and understand what really is important to the future of our country, which is the future of our children and their educational success in the classroom. Whether he called for it or not, Aaron Rodgers has turned into a terrific role model for all of our children across this country. It is a constant reminder of the challenges that we still face and of the values that we still must hold dear in this country. So I, too, want to congratulate Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers football team for their success; I want to congratulate the Packers organization and the tens of thousands of Packers fans who are part owners of the Packers franchise, including my own family. In the immortal words of my 12-year-old son, Matthew, who turned to me shortly after their Super Bowl victory last week: Hey, Dad. You know, that was a lot of fun. Let's do it again. So, indeed, let's do this again next season. I wish the Packers well, and I thank Jason Altmire and his staff for delivering the goodies to our office last night. ____________________