oscar robertson said of those christmas attic ss teams, "the way we played and won, we did it with a lot of class." the tigers' success on the basketball court helped tear down many lingering racial barriers of that time. this team inspired the state of indiana with their hard work, graciousness and sportsmanship. and so today i join my fellow hoosiers in marking the 60th anniversary of this milestone and honoring this team of champions. mr. president, thank you. i, with that, yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. markey: mr. president, i ask consent that i be recognized for up to 10 minutes and that following my remarks, senator schatz be recognized for up to 10 minutes and following his remarks, senator whitehouse be recognized for up to 10 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. markey: thank you mr. president, very much. mr. president, the evidence and impacts of climate change are clear, they're undeniable. scientists can measure the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. they can measure the r

the big "o," oscar robertson, said, "i remember that night.they called us indianapolis attucss, not crispus attu cs. "to me, that sort of men we had arrived. they just wanted you to win. they didn't care what color you were." there was a tradition in indiana that after every state championship, the winning team would climb on a firetruck and then be taken around the city of indianapolis for a victory parade. the parade route always included a stop at monument circle for pictures and celebration followed by a tour of downtown indy. but as the firetruck carrying the flying tigers approached monument circle, it didn't stop and it didn't continue through downtown. instead, the firetruck brought the players and fans to a park in the city's african-american neighborhood. crispus attucs, a team who had just made american history, didn't receive the celebration it deserved simply because of the color of their skin. and when attucs repeated in 1956 and again won the state championship, the firetruck took the same detour. change did not come overnight.