,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #ah1 #bjag,mr4 
,espaillat submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,in support of  
baseball as the pastime of the ,united  
,states and condemning racial slurs4    
,whereas baseball is the pastime of the 
,united ,states1 finding its first known
 initial origins in the ,united ,states 
in #agia2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
is a country of immigrants and its      
national pastime should be reflective of
 that2 ,whereas baseball has been       
greatly contributed to by people of many
 national and ethnic origins2 ,whereas  
the ,negro ,leagues are an important    
part of baseball's rich and diverse     
history2 ,whereas the integration of    
baseball is one of the earliest stories 
of integration in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas the sport of baseball is meant 
to inspire teamwork1 healthy            

competition1 and hometown pride2        
,whereas there have been publicly       
reported incidents involving individuals
 directing racial slurs and derogatory  
remarks at other fans and players1 the  
most recent of which occurred on ,may   
#a1 #bjag2 and ,whereas the sport of    
baseball is meant to be enjoyed by all  
fans3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the  
,house of ,representatives--  7#a7      
strongly opposes the use of any         
derogatory words1 racial slurs1 or other
 racially or ethnically insensitive acts
 at professional baseball games2  7#b7  
strongly condemns the history of        
racially motivated taunting at ,fenway  
,park and the history of racially       
motivated taunting in ,major ,league    
,baseball2  7#c7 commends the ,boston   
,red ,sox management for their quick    
action and denunciation of the incident 
involving individuals directing racial  
slurs and derogatory remarks at other   
fans and players1 which occurred at     
,fenway ,park on ,may #a1 #bjag2  7#d7  

commends the institutions of ,major     
,league ,baseball for their denunciation
 of racial slurs and hateful acts2  7#e7
 commends the fans of ,boston for their 
show of support for the visiting player 
who had been insulted in such incident2 
and  7#f7 commends fans of baseball who 
demonstrate tolerance and support for   
all players4