December 10, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12771 daughters Maria Lawall, Jane, Tina fight song, loud and clear from the No. 71, Dave Butler. and 4 grandchildren of Marriottsville, steps of the United States Capitol this No. 72, Ben Murphy. MD.∑ week. No. 73, Chris Kuper. No. 74, Mike Crouse. f While the two final plays in the game No. 75, Brian Dokken. put us over the top, everyone knows TRIBUTE TO UND’S FIGHTING No. 76, Ben Olson. that at UND, it’s teamwork that mat- SIOUX, NCAA DIVISION II FOOT- No. 77, Barry Smith. ters. Every member of this team con- No. 78, Matt Buisker. BALL CHAMPIONS tributed to the victory. I would ask to No. 78, Mike Bryant. ∑ Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I rise have printed in the RECORD the full No. 79, Mike Wacek. today to note the accomplishment of roster of this championship team, and No. 80, John Kyvig. the University of North Dakota foot- No. 81, Dan Graf. their first-rate coaching staff. They No. 82, Justin Klabo. ball team, who on Saturday won the have made us very proud. No. 84, Jesse Ahlers. NCAA Division II football champion- The roster follows: No. 85, Erik Ahlstrom. ship, defeating Grand Valley State Uni- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING UND FIGHTING SIOUX COACHES AND 2001 STAFF versity of Michigan. SIOUX TEAM ROSTER Dale Lennon, Head Coach. It was a nail-biter, and one of the No. 1, Thayne Bosh. Kyle Schweigert, Assistant Head Coach/De- most remarkable, last-minute come- No. 2, Jesse Smith. fensive Coordinator. backs in the history of championship No. 3, Dustin Thornburg. Chris Mussman, Offensive Coordinator. football. No. 4, Jamel Alkins. Tom Dosch, Defensive Line/OLB. UND’s spectacular defense held the No. 5, Adam Roland. Tim Tibesar, Inside Linebackers. Grand Valley State team to 14 points, No. 6, Shad Carney. Curt Sienkiewicz, Running Backs. but with less than three minutes to No. 7, Jeff Glas. Tim Belmore, Wide Receivers. No. 8, Caleb Johnson. Cooper Harris, Graduate Assistant. play, and 80 yards to go, we were trail- No. 9, Kelby Klosterman. Greg Lotysz, Graduate Assistant. ing 14–10. A field goal wouldn’t do it. No. 11, Cameron Peterka. Mike Mannausau, Graduate Assistant. We had to drive the length of the field No. 11, Jamaal Franklin. Jon Young, Graduate Assistant. and score a touchdown. It looked as No. 12, John Bowenkamp. Steve Westereng, Head Football Athletic though the championship would slip No. 13, Joe Wilson. Trainer. from our grasp. No. 14, Evan Nelson. Paul Chapman, Director of Strength and Moving the ball out to their 41-yard No. 15, Brian Loe. Conditioning. No. 16, Josh Ranson. Dan Benson, Director of Media Relations. line, UND faced a crucial fourth-down No. 17, Bret Bentow. Lon Carlson, Football Equipment Manager. play, needing four yards to keep the No. 18, Jim Miller. Cindy Klug, Office Secretary.∑ drive alive. Quarterback Kelby No. 19, Tom Maus. f Klosterman linked up with wide re- No. 20, Ryan Manke. ceiver Luke Schleusner on an incred- No. 21, Peyton Ross. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ible 58-yard pass play, landing us on No. 22, Cory Urban. A message from the President of the the one-yard line. Running back Jed No. 23, Tony Hermes. United States was communicated to Perkerewicz took the ball the final No. 24, Willis Stattelman. the Senate by Ms. Evans, one of his No. 25, Craig Riendeau. yard in the last 29 seconds to win the No. 25, Demetrius Charles. secretaries. game and the championship for Grand No. 26, Adam Stratton. f Forks and North Dakota. It was the No. 27, Josh Copple. EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED first national football title in the No. 29, Tom Miller. school’s 105-year history. No. 30, Gregg Olson. As in executive session the Presiding These were well-matched teams and No. 32, Jamaal Griffin. Officer laid before the Senate a mes- worthy opponents. Yardage and time of No. 33, Adam Dehnicke. sage from the President of the United No. 33, Danny Gagner. States submitting a nomination which possession were very close, almost No. 34, Riza Mahmoud. identical. UND’s 80-yard final drive No. 35, Matt Nelson. was referred to the Committee on the made the difference. Imagine the pres- No. 36, Chris Beatty. Judiciary. sure. No. 36, Travis O’Neel. (The nomination received today is Only minutes left on the clock, a na- No. 37, Jed Perkerewicz. printed at the end of the Senate pro- tional championship at stake, and No. 37, Matt Hillbrand. ceedings.) No. 38, Josh Brandsted. nearly the whole field left to drive. It’s f a measure of this team’s grit and deter- No. 38, Mike O’Neil. No. 39, Brian Wilhelmi. MEASURES PLACED ON THE mination that the final drive was No. 40, Digger Anderson. CALENDAR marked by two fourth-down conver- No. 40, Eric Schmidt. sions. Converting on a fourth down is No. 42, Ross Brennan. The following bills were read the sec- do or die, fail, and it’s all over. UND No. 43, Matt Vanderpan. ond time, and placed on the calendar: did it not once, but twice. That’s a No. 44, Tyler Dahlen. S. 1786. A bill to expand aviation capacity demonstration of real character. No. 45, Chad Mustard. in the Chicago area. All of North Dakota is celebrating No. 46, Jason Gravos. S. 1789. A bill to amend the Federal Food, No. 47, David Wisthoff. this tremendous win, but this is an es- Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safe- No. 48, Josh Kotelnicki. ty and efficacy of pharmaceuticals for chil- pecially sweet victory for the people of No. 49, Blaise Larson. dren. Grand Forks. They know about come- No. 50, Mac Schneider. f backs against long odds. After the No. 52, Andy Hendrickson. floods of 1997 all but destroyed the No. 53, Mike Mularoni. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES town, and badly damaged the univer- No. 54, Troy Newhouse. The following reports of committees sity, they came back. And Grand Forks No. 55, Tom Irvin. No. 56, Josh Christofferson. were submitted: is on its way to being bigger and better No. 57, Brook Maier. By Mr. JEFFORDS, from the Committee than ever. No. 58, Eric Halstenson. on Environment and Public Works, with an Grand Forks is a comeback town, and No. 59, Jake Nordick. amendment in the nature of a substitute: North Dakota is a comeback team. I No. 60, Ross Walker. S. 1593: A bill to authorize the Adminis- could not be more proud of these fine No. 61, Dan Schill. trator of the Environmental Protection young athletes and their coaches. No. 62, Josh Cranston. Agency to establish a grant program to sup- And I look forward to the conclusion No. 63, Ryan Grant. port research projects on critical infrastruc- No. 64, Brennan Marsh. ture protection for water supply systems, of a little bet that Senator DORGAN and No. 65, Stephen Larsen. and for other purposes. (Rept. No. 107–118). I made last Friday with our dear col- No. 66, Mike Gruchalla. S. 1608: A bill to establish a program to leagues from Michigan, Senators LEVIN No. 67, Jason Peterson. provide grants to drinking water and waste- and STABENOW. I look forward to hear- No. 68, Matt Knutson. water facilities to meet immediate security ing them recite the words of the UND No. 70, Brian Osterday. needs. (Rept. No. 107–119). VerDate 10-DEC-2001 01:48 Dec 11, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G10DE6.001 pfrm01 PsN: S10PT1 S12772 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 10, 2001 By Mr. JEFFORDS, from the Committee as cosponsors of S. 1209, a bill to amend sor of S. 1717, a bill to provide for a on Environment and Public Works, without the Trade Act of 1974 to consolidate payroll tax holiday. amendment: and improve the trade adjustment as- S. 1745 S. 1622: A bill to extend the period of avail- sistance programs, to provide commu- At the request of Mrs. LINCOLN, the ability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and nity-based economic development as- name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Emergency Assistance Act in the case of vic- sistance for trade-affected commu- NELSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. tims of the terrorist attacks of September nities, and for other purposes. 1745, a bill to delay until at least Janu- 11, 2001. (Rept. No. 107–120). S. 1262 ary 1, 2003, any changes in medicaid S. 1637: A bill to waive certain limitations At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, regulations that modify the medicaid in the case of use of the emergency fund au- the name of the Senator from Michigan upper payment limit for non-State thorized by section 125 of title 23, United (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- Government-owned or operated hos- States Code, to pay the costs of projects in pitals. response to the attack on the World Trade sor of S. 1262, a bill to make improve- Center in New York City that occurred on ments in mathematics and science edu- f September 11, 2001. (Rept. No. 107–121). cation, and for other purposes. STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED f S. 1456 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND At the request of Mr. BENNETT, the By Mr. DOMENICI: JOINT RESOLUTIONS name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. S. 1791. A bill to amend the Internal WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. The following bills and joint resolu- Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for eco- 1456, a bill to facilitate the security of nomic security and recovery, and for tions were introduced, read the first the critical infrastructure of the and second times by unanimous con- other purposes; to the Committee on fi- United States, to encourage the secure nance.