,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ceh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#ab1 #bjad ,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself  
and ,mrs4 ,murray7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,commending the ,seattle ,seahawks for  
winning ,super ,bowl ,,xlviii and the   
#abth ,man for their critical support4  
,whereas on ,february #b1 #bjad1 the    
,seattle ,seahawks won ,super ,bowl     
,,xlviii with a commanding #dc-h victory
 over the ,denver ,broncos2 ,whereas    
,super ,bowl ,,xlviii is the first      
,super ,bowl ,championship won by the   
,seahawks franchise2 ,whereas ,seahawks 
coach ,pete ,carroll is only the third  
coach in the history of football to win 
both a ,super ,bowl in the ,national    
,football ,league 7,,nfl7 and a         
,national ,championship in college      
football2 ,whereas ,seahawks quarterback
 ,russell ,wilson is the third-youngest 
starting quarterback to win the ,super  

,bowl2 ,whereas the ,seahawks had a     
#ac-c record for the #bjac regular      
season1 giving the ,seahawks the best   
regular season record in the ,national  
,football ,conference and tying them    
with the ,broncos for the best regular  
season record in the ,,nfl2 ,whereas in 
,december #aihd1 the ,seahawks retired  
the number #ab in honor of their fan    
base1 who are among the loudest1        
proudest1 and most impactful group of   
fans in sports1 which is known as the   
#abth ,man2 ,whereas the #abth ,man is  
critical to the home field advantage of 
the ,seahawks at ,century,link ,field1  
holds a world record for crowd noise at 
#acg4f decibels1 and has twice triggered
 measurable earthquakes on the ,richter 
,scale2 ,whereas the ,seahawks have the 
top-ranked defense in the ,,nfl1 led by 
an unstoppable defensive line and       
cornerback ,richard ,sherman and the    
,legion of ,boom secondary2 ,whereas    
,seattle linebacker ,malcolm ,smith was 
named ,most ,valuable ,player 7,,mvp7 of

 ,super ,bowl ,,xlviii after making     
several key plays1 including a #fi-yard 
interception return for a touchdown in  
the second quarter2 ,whereas ,smith is  
the first defensive player to be named  
,super ,bowl ,,mvp since ,super ,bowl   
,,xxxvii2 ,whereas the ,seahawks defense
 contributed to a ,broncos safety that  
was the fastest score in ,super ,bowl   
history and helped the ,seahawks hold   
the lead throughout the game despite the
 ,broncos having the highest-scoring    
offense in ,,nfl history2 ,whereas      
,super ,bowl ,,xlviii was the           
most-watched television show in ,united 
,states history1 with an average        
audience of #aaa1ejj1jjj people tuning  
in2 ,whereas ,seahawks owner ,paul ,g4  
,allen and team coaches1 staff1 players1
 and all of their families and          
supporters should be commended for their
 dedication to supporting communities   
throughout the ,state of ,washington    
with generous charity and advocacy work 
on behalf of those less fortunate2 and  

,whereas on ,february #e1 #bjad1        
#gjj1jjj fans packed the streets of     
,seattle to celebrate the ,seahawks     
victory3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates-- 7,a7 
the ,seattle ,seahawks for their victory
 in ,super ,bowl ,,xlviii1 the first    
,national ,football ,league championship
 brought home to the ,pacific           
,northwest2  7,b7 ,seahawks owner ,paul 
,g4 ,allen and the ,seahawks coaching1  
management1 and support staff2  7,c7 the
 ,seahawks #abth ,man1 for being among  
the most loyal and loudest sports fans  
in the world2 and  7,d7 the ,denver     
,broncos and quarterback ,peyton        
,manning on a historic season2 and  7#b7
 requests the ,secretary of the ,senate 
to transmit an enrolled copy of this    
resolution to-- 7,a7 ,seahawks owner and
 ,chairman ,paul ,g4 ,allen2  7,b7      
,seahawks ,president ,peter             
,mc,loughlin2 and  7,c7 ,seahawks       
,executive ,vice ,president of ,football
 ,operations and ,head ,coach ,pete     

,carroll4