,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ah  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,june #bb1 #bjag,mr4 ,markey 7for       
himself1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mrs4
 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4           
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 
and ,mr4 ,king7 submitted the following 
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,concurrent ,,resolution   
,honoring ,david ,amrico ,ortiz ,arias1 
the #c-time ,world ,series ,champion    
,major ,league ,baseball player who     
played for the ,minnesota ,twins and the
 ,boston ,red ,sox for a combined #bj   
seasons4  ,whereas ,david ,amrico ,ortiz
 ,arias1 known to fans as ,big ,papi1   
was born in ,santo ,domingo1 ,dominican 
,republic1 on ,november #ah1 #aige2     
,whereas after graduating from ,estudia 
,espaillat ,high ,school in the         
,dominican ,republic in #aiib1 ,david   
,ortiz was signed by the ,seattle       
,mariners2 ,whereas1 on ,september #b1  

#aiig1 ,david ,ortiz made his ,major    
,league ,baseball 7in this preamble     
referred to as ,,mlb7 debut for the     
,minnesota ,twins at age #ba2 ,whereas1 
on ,january #bb1 #bjjc1 ,david ,ortiz   
signed a free-agent contract with the   
,boston ,red ,sox2 ,whereas ,david      
,ortiz has created numerous iconic      
moments in ,boston sports history1      
including--  7#a7 on ,october #ah1      
#bjjd1 hitting a walk-off home run in   
the #abth inning of ,game #d of the     
#bjjd ,american ,league ,championship   
,series against the ,new ,york ,yankees 
to spark the ,boston ,red ,sox's        
improbable comeback from a #c           
games-to-none series deficit1 the only  
time in ,,mlb history a team has ever   
made such a comeback2  7#b7 on ,october 
#ai1 #bjjd1 hitting a walk-off single in
 the #adth inning of ,game #e of the    
#bjjd ,american ,league ,championship   
,series against the ,new ,york ,yankees 
to continue the ,boston ,red ,sox's     
comeback2 and  7#c7 on ,october #ac1    

#bjac1 hitting a grand slam to          
right-center field to tie ,game #b of   
the #bjac ,american ,league             
,championship ,series against the       
,detroit ,tigers2  ,whereas ,david      
,ortiz was instrumental in helping the  
,boston ,red ,sox snap an #hf-year      
,world ,series drought2 ,whereas ,david 
,ortiz played a crucial role in the     
,boston ,red ,sox winning the ,world    
,series in #bjjg and #bjac2 ,whereas    
,david ,ortiz has won numerous awards   
for his baseball prowess1 including--   
7#a7 the ,edgar ,martinez ,outstanding  
,designated ,hitter ,award from ,,mlb in
 #bjjc1 #bjjd1 #bjje1 #bjjf1 #bjjg1     
#bjaa1 and #bjac2  7#b7 the ,league     
,championship ,series ,most ,valuable   
,player ,award from ,,mlb in #bjjd2     
7#c7 the ,thomas ,a4 ,yawkey ,most      
,valuable ,player ,award from the       
,boston ,red ,sox in #bjjd1 #bjje1      
#bjjf1 and #bjac2  7#d7 the ,silver     
,slugger ,award as a designated hitter  
from ,,mlb in #bjjd1 #bjje1 #bjjf1      

#bjjg1 #bjaa1 and #bjac2  7#e7 the      
designation of ,all-,star from ,,mlb in 
#bjjd1 #bjje1 #bjjf1 #bjjg1 #bjjh1      
#bjaj1 #bjaa1 #bjab1 #bjac1 and #bjaf2  
7#f7 the ,hank ,aaron ,award from ,,mlb 
in #bjje2  7#g7 the ,roberto ,clemente  
,award from ,,mlb in #bjaa2  7#h7 the   
,babe ,ruth ,award from ,,mlb in #bjac2 
and  7#i7 the ,world ,series ,most      
,valuable ,player ,award in #bjac2      
,whereas ,david ,ortiz's ,why not us8   
attitude in #bjjd transformed the       
baseball culture of the city of ,boston1
 the ,commonwealth of ,massachusetts1   
and ,red ,sox ,nation from one of near  
misses to one of champions2 ,whereas    
,david ,ortiz founded the ,david ,ortiz 
,children's ,fund in #bjjg2 ,whereas the
 ,david ,ortiz ,children's ,fund has    
provided millions of dollars of         
financial assistance to more than #ejj  
children for life-saving surgeries2     
,whereas1 on ,june #aa1 #bjjh1 ,david   
,ortiz was sworn in as a citizen of the 
,united ,states along with #bbf other   

immigrants at the ,john ,f4 ,kennedy    
,library in ,dorchester1 ,massachusetts2
 ,whereas ,david ,ortiz instilled hope  
and pride in the city of ,boston in the 
days following the bombings at the      
,boston ,marathon in #bjac2 ,whereas1 on
 ,april #bj1 #bjac1 ,david ,ortiz gave a
 rousing and inspirational speech after 
the ,boston ,marathon bombings1         
reminding ,boston and the country that  
nobody is going to dictate our freedom2 
,whereas ,david ,ortiz comforted the    
victims of the ,boston ,marathon        
bombings1 visiting them in the hospital 
and giving them tickets to games        
throughout the #bjac ,,mlb season2      
,whereas the city of ,boston has honored
 ,david ,ortiz for his impact on the    
city by naming a bridge and a street    
after him2 ,whereas the love and respect
 for ,david ,ortiz felt by the city of  
,boston1 the ,commonwealth of           
,massachusetts1 and ,red ,sox ,nation is
 unparalleled2 and ,whereas ,david      
,ortiz played his final ,,mlb game on   

,october #aj1 #bjaf3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 honors the  
legendary career of ,david ,amrico      
,ortiz ,arias1 whose character1         
leadership1 and selflessness have helped
 define the identity of the city of     
,boston1 the ,commonwealth of           
,massachusetts1 and all of ,red ,sox    
,nation2 and  7#b7 wishes ,david ,ortiz 
a fulfilling retirement as he bids      
farewell to the baseball diamond4