,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#e1 #bjac,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 
,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mrs4 ,boxer7     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,congratulating ,oracle   
,team ,,usa for winning the #cdth       
,america's ,cup4  ,whereas the          
,america's ,cup is known as the oldest  
trophy in sports2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states has long maintained one of the  
most successful sailing traditions in   
the world1 with its teams having won    
more ,america's ,cup competitions than  
those of any other nation2 ,whereas the 
,america's ,cup was hosted #ac times in 
,new ,york ,city between #ahgj and      
#aibj1 #ab times in ,newport1 ,rhode    
,island1 between #aicj to #aihg1 and #c 
times in ,san ,diego1 ,california1      
between #aihh and #aiie2 ,whereas       
,newport1 ,rhode ,island hosted the     
inaugural ,america's ,cup ,world ,series

 ,season ,championship1 the final race  
in the new ,,ac#de professional circuit 
in the lead-up to the #bjac finals1 and 
is proud of its ,america's ,cup         
heritage2 ,whereas ,america's ,cup      
,world ,series races were also held in  
,san ,diego and ,san ,francisco1        
,california2 ,whereas on ,september #be1
 #bjac1 in ,san ,francisco1 ,california1
 ,oracle ,team ,,usa won the #cdth      
,america's ,cup1 defeating ,emirates    
,team ,new ,zealand #i races to #h2     
,whereas this is the second consecutive 
,america's ,cup victory for ,oracle     
,team ,,usa1 which previously won the   
#ccrd ,america's ,cup on ,february #ad1 
#bjaj in ,valencia1 ,spain2 ,whereas on 
,september #ah1 #bjac1 ,oracle ,team    
,,usa had lost #h of the first #aa races
 in the ,america's ,cup finals to       
,emirates ,team ,new ,zealand1 but      
refused to give up2 ,whereas despite    
this deficit1 skipper ,james ,spithill  
declared3 ,we will keep fighting all the
 way to the end4 ,there is still a lot  

of racing and ,i am still convinced that
 we can win races4 ,we will go out in   
every single race thinking we can win2  
we have to42 ,whereas beginning on      
,september #ai1 #bjac1 ,oracle ,team    
,,usa was able to win #g consecutive    
races to set up a winner-take-all race  
on the ,san ,francisco ,bay course2     
,whereas ,oracle ,team ,,usa was able to
 accomplish one of the greatest         
comebacks in sporting history by winning
 the final race in decisive fashion and 
securing their second consecutive       
,america's ,cup2 ,whereas ,ben ,ainslie1
 ,darren ,bundock1 ,simon ,daubney1     
,dirk de ,ridder1 ,shannon ,falcone1    
,kinley ,fowler1 ,murray ,jones1 ,rome  
,kirby1 ,john ,kostecki1 ,kyle          
,langford1 ,jonathan ,macbeth1 ,brian   
,mac,innes1 ,matthew ,mason1 ,will      
,mc,carthy1 ,matt ,mitchell1 ,joe       
,newton1 ,sam ,newton1 ,gilberto        
,nobili1 ,philippe ,persti1 ,tom        
,slingsby1 ,joe ,spooner1 ,simeon       
,tienpont1 and ,brad ,webb came together

 to form one of the most exciting and   
skilled crews to have ever raced in the 
,america's ,cup2 and ,whereas the       
partnership between the ,city and       
,county of ,san ,francisco and ,oracle  
,team ,,usa owner ,larry ,ellison       
produced the most visually stunning and 
publicly accessible series of races in  
the history of the ,america's ,cup3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates ,oracle    
,team ,,usa for winning the #cdth       
,america's ,cup2  7#b7 recognizes the   
achievements of all the crew1 coaches1  
and staff who contributed to the        
victory2 and  7#c7 offers best wishes   
and support for the team as it prepares 
to defend its title once again in       
,american waters4