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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 91 

Congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in Super Bowl 

XLIX. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 5, 2015 

Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of 

Connecticut, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 

GUINTA, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. 

ESTY, Mr. WELCH, Mr. KEATING, and Mr. NEAL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory 

in Super Bowl XLIX. 

Whereas on Sunday, February 1, 2015, the New England 

Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX with a score of 28 to 24, 

defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, Arizona; 

Whereas Malcolm Butler’s goal line interception with 20 seconds remaining in the game clinched the Super Bowl 

XLIX Championship for the New England Patriots; 

Whereas the Super Bowl XLIX victory is the fourth Super 

Bowl Championship for the New England Patriots; 


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Whereas the Patriots appeared in their NFL record eighth 

Super Bowl; 

Whereas quarterback Tom Brady broke, tied, or extended 9 

Super Bowl records in leading the New England Patriots 

to their fourth Super Bowl victory and was named the 

‘‘Super Bowl Most Valuable Player’’ for the third time; 

Whereas Head Coach Bill Belichick, Coordinators Matt Patricia and Josh McDaniels, and the staff of the New 

England Patriots brilliantly created successful game 

plans throughout the 2014 season; 

Whereas extraordinary efforts by players of the New England 

Patriots, including Tom Brady, Julian Edelman, Rob 

Gronkowski, Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola, Shane 

Vereen, LeGarrette Blount, Darrelle Revis, Chandler 

Jones, Jamie Collins, Vince Wilfork, Rob Ninkovich, 

Devin McCourty, Don’ta Hightower, Sealver Siliga, Alan 

Branch, Ryan Allen, Stephen Gostkowski, Brandon 

Browner, Matthew Slater, and Malcolm Butler, significantly contributed to the Super Bowl XLIX victory; 

Whereas the offensive line of the New England Patriots was 

crucial to their victory in Super Bowl XLIX, and strong 

efforts by Nate Solder, Sebastian Vollmer, Bryan Stork, 

Ryan Wendell, Dan Connolly, and Cameron Fleming resulted in the New England Patriots conceding only one 

sack out of the 51 times quarterback Tom Brady 

dropped back to pass during Super Bowl XLIX; 

Whereas Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, deserves great credit for his unwavering commitment 

and leadership, and for his gracious acknowledgment that 

the team’s Super Bowl Championship would not have 


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been possible without the strong support of the millions 

of fans who comprise ‘‘Patriots Nation’’; and 

Whereas all members of the New England Patriots ‘‘did their 

job’’ to help deliver a fourth Vince Lombardi Trophy to 

New England and are now ‘‘on to the White House’’ to 

celebrate their victory: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 gratulates the New England Patriots on their dramatic 

3 Super Bowl XLIX victory. 

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