[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 295 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 295
Congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in Super Bowl
XXXVIII.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 2, 2004
Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Chafee)
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in Super Bowl
XXXVIII.
Whereas on Sunday, February 1, Adam Vinatieri of the New England Patriots kicked
the winning field goal with seven seconds remaining in the game to
defeat the Carolina Panthers by the score of 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVIII
in Houston, Texas;
Whereas this victory is the second Super Bowl championship won by the Patriots
in the past three years;
Whereas quarterback Tom Brady led the Patriots to victory in both those years
and was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player in both years;
Whereas both of the Super Bowl victories were earned by the Patriots in the
final seconds of the game on a field goal by Mr. Vinatieri;
Whereas the Patriots tied an NFL record by winning 15 consecutive games in the
recent season;
Whereas Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick and Assistant Coaches Romeo Crennel
and Charlie Wiess brilliantly created successful game plans throughout
the season, and Mr. Belichick was named Coach of the Year in the
National Football League;
Whereas extraordinary efforts by other Patriots players including Deion Branch,
Troy Brown, David Givens, Ty Law, Willie McGinest, Richard Seymour,
Antowain Smith, Mike Vrabel, and Ted Washington also contributed to the
Super Bowl victory;
Whereas the New England Patriots offensive linemen, Matt Light, Joe Andruzzi,
Dan Koppen, Russ Hochstein, and Tom Ashworth deserve great credit for
protecting quarterback Tom Brady and for allowing no sacks of the
quarterback in the Super Bowl game or in any of the other games in the
post-season playoffs; and
Whereas Patriots owner Bob Kraft deserves great credit for his strong support of
the team, and for his acknowledgement that the Super Bowl victory would
not have been possible without the strong support of the millions of
fans from New England: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate of the United States congratulates the New England
Patriots on winning Super Bowl XXXVIII.
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