,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ah1 #bjag,mr4   
,espaillat submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,9 support ( baseball z ! 
pa/ime ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & condemn+     
racial slurs4  ,:]eas baseball is !     
pa/ime ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 f9d+ its fir/ 
kn[n initial orig9s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 
#agia2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a      
c\ntry ( immigrants & its national      
pa/ime %\ld be reflective ( t2 ,:]eas   
baseball has be5 greatly contribut$ to  
by p ( _m national & e?nic orig9s2      
,:]eas ! ,negro ,leagues are an         
important "p ( baseball's ri* & div]se  
hi/ory2 ,:]eas ! integration ( baseball 
is "o ( ! e>lie/ /ories ( integration 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! sport (       
baseball is meant to inspire teamwork1  
heal?y competition1 & homet[n pride2    
,:]eas !re h be5 publicly report$       
incid5ts involv+ individuals direct+    

racial slurs & d]ogatory rem>ks at o!r  
fans & play]s1 ! mo/ rec5t ( :i* occurr$
 on ,may #a1 #bjag2 & ,:]eas ! sport (  
baseball is meant to be enjoy$ by all   
fans3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 /rongly opposes 
! use ( any d]ogatory words1 racial     
slurs1 or o!r racially or e?nically     
ins5sitive acts at pr(essional baseball 
games2  7#b7 /rongly condemns ! hi/ory (
 racially motivat$ taunt+ at ,f5way ,p>k
 & ! hi/ory ( racially motivat$ taunt+ 9
 ,major ,league ,baseball2  7#c7 comm5ds
 ! ,bo/on ,r$ ,sox managem5t = _! quick 
action & d5unciation ( ! incid5t involv+
 individuals direct+ racial slurs &     
d]ogatory rem>ks at o!r fans & play]s1  
:i* occurr$ at ,f5way ,p>k on ,may #a1  
#bjag2  7#d7 comm5ds ! in/itutions (    
,major ,league ,baseball = _!           
d5unciation ( racial slurs & hateful    
acts2  7#e7 comm5ds ! fans ( ,bo/on = _!
 %[ ( support = ! visit+ play] :o _h be5
 insult$ 9 su* incid5t2 &  7#f7 comm5ds 
fans ( baseball :o demon/rate tol]ance &

 support = all play]s4