,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#ai1 #bjag,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself  
and ,mr4 ,franken7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation           
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,minnesota ,lynx women's basketball team
 on winning the #bjag ,women's ,national
 ,basketball ,association championship4 
,whereas1 on ,october #d1 #bjag1 the    
,minnesota ,lynx won the #bjag ,women's 
,national ,basketball ,association      
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,wnba7 championship2 ,whereas this is  
the fourth national championship that   
the ,minnesota ,lynx have won in #g     
years2 ,whereas the ,minnesota ,lynx    
beat the ,los ,angeles ,sparks in game  
#e of the ,,wnba ,conference ,finals and
 bested the ,washington ,mystics in the 
semifinals2 ,whereas the ,minnesota     
,lynx finished the regular season with  

the best record1 #bg-g1 and earned the  
top seed2 ,whereas the #bjag ,,wnba     
,finals made ,,espn history by becoming 
the third-most viewed championship      
series1 averaging #eei1jjj viewers for  
the #e-;game series2 ,whereas attendance
 for this postseason rose to a high of  
#i1eif spectators per game1 making it   
the highest-attended ,,wnba ,finals in  
#g years1 and attracting #aj percent    
more spectators as compared to last     
season2 ,whereas #ad1fcb fans attended  
the sold-out championship game at       
,williams ,arena1 known as ,the ,barn1  
in ,minneapolis to cheer on the         
,minnesota ,lynx2 ,whereas the          
,minnesota ,lynx benefit from the       
stellar coaching leadership of ,head    
,coach ,cheryl ,reeve and ,assistant    
,coaches ,shelley ,patterson1 ,james    
,wade1 and ,walt ,hopkins2 ,whereas the 
,minnesota ,lynx feature #d world       
champion and gold medal athletes1       
including ,lindsay ,whalen1 ,maya       
,moore1 ,seimone ,augustus1 and ,sylvia 

,fowles1 as well as highly talented     
professional athletes1 including        
,rebekkah ,brunson1 ,renee ,montgomery1 
,temi ,fagbenle1 ,natasha ,howard1      
,alexis ,jones1 ,jia ,perkins1 ,plenette
 ,pierson1 and ,cecilia ,zandalasini2   
,whereas ,sylvia ,fowles received the   
#bjag ,,wnba ,finals ,most ,valuable    
,player award2 ,whereas ,rebekkah       
,brunson is the first ,,wnba player to  
win #e championships2 and ,whereas the  
,minnesota ,lynx join the ,houston      
,comets as the only team to win #d      
championships1 all under the coaching of
 ,head ,coach ,cheryl ,reeve3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes the achievements of the 
players1 coaches1 fans1 and staff whose 
dedication has helped the ,minnesota    
,lynx win the #bjag ,women's ,national  
,basketball ,association championship2  
and  7#b7 recognizes the ,twin ,cities  
area and the ,state of ,minnesota for   
the enthusiastic support of women's     
professional basketball4