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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. RES. 84 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Congratulating the Philadelphia Eagles on their victory in Super Bowl LIX |
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| 6 | 6 | | in the successful 105th season of the National Football League. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 8 | 8 | | FEBRUARY19, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. F |
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| 10 | 10 | | ETTERMAN(for himself, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. COONS, Mr. KIM, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | Ms. B |
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| 12 | 12 | | LUNTROCHESTER) submitted the following resolution; which was |
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| 13 | 13 | | considered and agreed to |
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| 14 | 14 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 15 | 15 | | Congratulating the Philadelphia Eagles on their victory in |
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| 16 | 16 | | Super Bowl LIX in the successful 105th season of the |
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| 17 | 17 | | National Football League. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Whereas, on Sunday, February 9, 2025, the Philadelphia Ea- |
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| 19 | 19 | | gles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 40 to |
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| 20 | 20 | | 22 to win Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana; |
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| 21 | 21 | | Whereas the Eagles made their fifth Super Bowl appearance |
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| 22 | 22 | | and won their second Super Bowl; |
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| 23 | 23 | | Whereas the Eagles took the lead with under 7 minutes re- |
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| 24 | 24 | | maining in the first quarter via a 1-yard rush by Eagles |
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| 25 | 25 | | quarterback Jalen Hurts utilizing the ‘‘Tush Push’’; |
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| 26 | 26 | | Whereas the Eagles never relinquished their lead for the du- |
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| 27 | 27 | | ration of the game; |
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| 30 | 30 | | •SRES 84 ATS |
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| 31 | 31 | | Whereas the combined efforts of the Eagles offensive line, the |
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| 32 | 32 | | tallest and heaviest starting offensive line in NFL his- |
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| 33 | 33 | | tory, paved the way for 135 total rushing yards in the |
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| 34 | 34 | | game; |
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| 35 | 35 | | Whereas Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts completed 17 of 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | pass attempts for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns, rushed |
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| 37 | 37 | | 11 times for 72 yards and 1 touchdown, and was named |
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| 38 | 38 | | Super Bowl LIX’s Most Valuable Player; |
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| 39 | 39 | | Whereas Eagles kicker Jake Elliott went 4-for-4 in field goal |
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| 40 | 40 | | attempts and 4-for-4 in point-after-touchdown attempts, |
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| 41 | 41 | | including a 50-yard field goal; |
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| 42 | 42 | | Whereas Eagles running back Saquon Barkley of Coplay, |
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| 43 | 43 | | Pennsylvania, rushed 25 times for 57 yards, adding to |
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| 44 | 44 | | his overall rushing total of 2,504 yards for the 2024– |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2025 NFL season and postseason, the most rushing |
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| 46 | 46 | | yards in a single season of any running back in NFL his- |
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| 47 | 47 | | tory; |
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| 48 | 48 | | Whereas wide receiver Devonta Smith led the Eagles with 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | receptions for 69 yards and 1 touchdown; |
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| 50 | 50 | | Whereas defensive end Josh Sweat led the Eagles defensive |
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| 51 | 51 | | line with 2.5 sacks of Patrick Mahomes and 2 tackles for |
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| 52 | 52 | | loss; |
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| 53 | 53 | | Whereas Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean intercepted a |
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| 54 | 54 | | pass from Patrick Mahomes and returned the pass for a |
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| 55 | 55 | | touchdown in the first quarter, the first interception re- |
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| 56 | 56 | | turn for a touchdown by a rookie player in Super Bowl |
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| 57 | 57 | | history; |
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| 58 | 58 | | Whereas linebacker Zack Baun led the Eagles defense with |
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| 59 | 59 | | 7 tackles and intercepted another pass from Patrick |
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| 60 | 60 | | Mahomes with less than 2 minutes in the first half; |
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| 63 | 63 | | •SRES 84 ATS |
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| 64 | 64 | | Whereas the Eagles defense held the Chiefs offense to 0 |
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| 65 | 65 | | points in the first half; |
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| 66 | 66 | | Whereas the entire roster of the Eagles contributed to the |
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| 67 | 67 | | Super Bowl victory; |
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| 68 | 68 | | Whereas the victory of the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl |
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| 69 | 69 | | LIX instills a sense of pride for Eagles fans across the |
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| 70 | 70 | | country; and |
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| 71 | 71 | | Whereas people all over the world are saying, ‘‘Go Birds!’’: |
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| 72 | 72 | | Now, therefore, be it |
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| 73 | 73 | | Resolved, That the Senate— 1 |
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| 74 | 74 | | (1) congratulates the Philadelphia Eagles and 2 |
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| 75 | 75 | | their entire staff and fans everywhere of the Phila-3 |
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| 76 | 76 | | delphia Eagles for their victory in Super Bowl LIX; 4 |
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| 77 | 77 | | and 5 |
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| 78 | 78 | | (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the 6 |
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| 79 | 79 | | Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu-7 |
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| 80 | 80 | | tion to— 8 |
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| 81 | 81 | | (A) the chairman and chief executive offi-9 |
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| 82 | 82 | | cer of the Philadelphia Eagles, Jeffrey Lurie; 10 |
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| 83 | 83 | | (B) the executive vice president and gen-11 |
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| 84 | 84 | | eral manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, Howie 12 |
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| 85 | 85 | | Roseman, and the head coach of the Philadel-13 |
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| 86 | 86 | | phia Eagles, Nick Sirianni; and 14 |
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| 87 | 87 | | (C) the senior advisor to the general man-15 |
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| 88 | 88 | | ager and chief security officer for the Philadel-16 |
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| 89 | 89 | | phia Eagles, Dom DiSandro. 17 |
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