,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#f1 #bjad,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself and 
,ms4 ,cantwell7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,resolution           
,congratulating the athletes from the   
,state of ,washington and across the    
,united ,states who are set to          
participate in the #bjad ,winter        
,olympic and ,paralympic ,games in      
,sochi1 ,russia4  ,whereas the #bjad    
,united ,states ,olympic and ,paralympic
 ,team1 also known as ,team ,,usa1 is   
the largest delegation ever sent to a   
,winter ,olympic ,games by the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas the #bcj members of   
,team ,,usa represent the diversity of  
their ,nation and will perform1 with    
skill and grace1 to the best of their   
ability2 ,whereas diversity among       
national ,olympic teams fosters greater 
understanding and peace among nations by

 upholding the values of the ,olympic   
movement2 ,whereas the members of ,team 
,,usa will represent the spirit of the  
,olympic and ,paralympic ,games and     
fulfill the principles of modern        
,olympism as outlined in the ,olympic   
,charter as modified by the             
,international ,olympic ,committee on   
,september #i1 #bjac2 ,whereas1 on      
,february #aa1 #bjad1 women will compete
 in ski jumping for the first time in   
,olympic history2 ,whereas members of   
,team ,,usa will compete in all #ae     
disciplines in the #bjad ,winter        
,olympic ,games across #g sports1 and in
 #id of #ih medal events2 ,whereas ,team
 ,,usa features #ajf returning          
,olympians1 including #ac ,olympic gold 
medalists2 ,whereas the members of ,team
 ,,usa from the great ,state of         
,washington who will proudly represent  
their ,nation are-- 7#a7 ,erik ,bjornsen
 of ,winthrop1 ,washington1 who will    
compete in cross-country skiing2  7#b7  
,sadie ,bjornsen of ,winthrop1          

,washington1 who will compete in        
cross-country skiing2  7#c7 ,j4,r4      
,celski of ,federal ,way1 ,washington1  
who will compete in the #ejj meter1     
#a1jjj meter1 #a1ejj meter1 and #e1jjj  
meter relay events in short track       
speedskating2  7#d7 ,patrick ,deneen of 
,cle ,elum1 ,washington1 who will       
compete in the moguls event in freestyle
 skiing2  7#e7 ,brian ,gregg of         
,winthrop1 ,washington1 who will compete
 in cross-country skiing2  7#f7 ,torin  
,koos of ,leavenworth1 ,washington1 who 
will compete in cross-country skiing2   
7#g7 ,christian ,niccum of ,woodinville1
 ,washington1 who will compete in luge2 
and  7#h7 ,angeli ,van,laanen of        
,bellingham1 ,washington1 who will      
compete in the halfpipe event in        
freestyle skiing2 and ,whereas all of   
the athletes of ,team ,,usa should be   
commended and honored for their         
contributions to sport1 our country1 and
 the ,olympic movement3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7         

acknowledges the dedication of the      
,united ,states ,olympic ,committee1 the
 national governing bodies of each sport
 that is an event at the #bjad ,winter  
,olympic and ,paralympic ,games1 and the
 administrators1 coaches1 families1 and 
all others who support the athletes     
participating in the ,olympic and       
,paralympic ,games2 and  7#b7           
congratulates the members of the ,united
 ,states ,olympic and ,paralympic ,teams
 and wishes them success at the #bjad   
,winter ,olympic and ,paralympic ,games 
in ,sochi1 ,russia4