Kennedy congratulates US Hockey on Olympic victory: “I’m proud of America and our boys for winning”

Watch Kennedy's comments here.

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) congratulated the U.S. Hockey team for its Olympic victory in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.

Key excerpts of the speech are below.

"Well, we just had a great hockey game: United States versus Canada. The United States won-men's hockey. The United States won, and I'm very, very proud of our boys. It was a close, close game, 2-1 in overtime. And, of course, we celebrated that victory and congratulated our U.S. team at the State of the Union address."

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"I think it's important to note that Canada's got a great team, too. That was just a really good game. And it could have gone either way, and I so admire the people of Canada. Things get rocky a little bit between us, between America and Canada, but deep down, Americans love the people of Canada. And they're smart, and they're hardworking, and they're industrious, and they're our neighbors, and we just appreciate them so much. I just wanted to say to the members of the Canadian hockey team, well played. Well, well played. I'm proud of America and our boys for winning, but I'm proud of the young men who played for Canada, as well."

Watch Kennedy's speech here.