,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#aa1 #bjad ,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4    
,bennet1 and ,mr4 ,hatch7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,congratulating the athletes from the   
,united ,states who participated in the 
#bjad ,olympic ,winter ,games as members
 of the ,united ,states ,olympic ,team4 
,whereas the #bjad ,olympic ,winter     
,games were held in ,sochi1 ,russia from
 ,february #g1 #bjad1 to ,february #bc1 
#bjad2 ,whereas #bcj ,olympians competed
 on behalf of ,team ,,usa in ,sochi1    
,russia2 ,whereas members of ,team ,,usa
 earned #bh medals in total for the     
,united ,states1 including #i gold      
medals1 #g silver medals1 and #ab bronze
 medals2 ,whereas ,mikaela ,shiffrin    
became the youngest woman ever to win   
the gold medal in the ,women's ,slalom2 
,whereas ,joss ,christensen1 ,gus       

,kenworthy1 and ,nicholas ,goepper swept
 the podium in the ,men's ,ski          
,slopestyle2 ,whereas ,erin ,hamlin won 
the ,united ,states' first-ever medal in
 the ,women's ,singles ,luge2 ,whereas  
,lindsey ,van1 ,jessica ,jerome1 and    
,sarah ,hendrickson became the first    
,american women to compete in ski       
jumping in an ,olympic ,winter ,games2  
,whereas ,ted ,ligety became the first  
,american man to win the gold medal in  
the ,giant ,slalom1 and became the first
 ,american man to win #b gold medals in 
,alpine ,skiing2 ,whereas ,meryl ,davis 
and ,charlie ,white won the ,united     
,states' first-ever gold medal in ,ice  
,dancing2 ,whereas the people of the    
,united ,states stand united in respect 
and admiration for ,olympians1 and the  
athletic accomplishments1 sportsmanship1
 and dedication of those athletes to    
excellence in the #bjad ,olympic ,winter
 ,games2 ,whereas the many              
accomplishments of ,team ,,usa          
,olympians would not have been possible 

without the hard work and dedication of 
many others1 including the ,united      
,states ,olympic ,committee1 the        
relevant ,united ,states national       
governing bodies1 and the many          
administrators1 coaches1 and family     
members who provided critical support   
for the athletes2 and ,whereas ,david   
,wise and ,maddie ,bowman both won the  
,united ,states' first-ever gold medals 
in the events of ,men and ,women's      
,freestyle ,skiing ,halfpipe3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
extends sincere congratulations for the 
accomplishments and gratitude for the   
sacrifices of all athletes throughout   
the ,united ,states on the ,united      
,states ,olympic ,team and to everyone  
who supported the efforts of those      
athletes at the #bjad ,olympic ,winter  
,games4