,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#bh1 #bjah ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself 
and ,ms4 ,smith7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,resolution           
,congratulating the ,minnesotans who    
competed on ,team ,,usa at the #bjah    
,olympic ,winter ,games in              
,pyeong,chang1 ,south ,korea4  ,whereas1
 of the #bdc athletes on the #bjah      
,united ,states ,olympic ,team 7referred
 to in this preamble as 8,team ,,usa071 
#bc have ties to the ,state of          
,minnesota1 making it the third-most    
represented ,state on ,team ,,usa2      
,whereas1 if the ,state of ,minnesota   
had competed in the #bjah ,olympic      
,winter ,games as a country1 that ,state
 would be tied for twelfth place in the 
number of gold medals won2 ,whereas     
,minnesota has a long tradition of      
winter sports and has produced some of  

the most talented winter ,olympians in  
the world2 ,whereas ,jessie ,diggins of 
,afton1 ,minnesota1 won a gold medal in 
the cross-country skiing team sprint and
 was chosen by the members of ,team     
,,usa as the ,united ,states flagbearer 
for the ,olympic closing ceremony2      
,whereas the gold medal won by ,jessie  
,diggins is the first gold medal for the
 ,united ,states in ,olympic            
cross-country skiing2 ,whereas the      
women's ,olympic hockey team beat       
,canada and won the first ,olympic gold 
medal for the team since #aiih2 ,whereas
 the following #h members of the women's
 ,olympic hockey team have ties to      
,minnesota3 ,hannah ,brandt1 ,dani      
,cameranesi1 ,amanda ,kessel1 ,gigi     
,marvin1 ,sidney ,morin1 ,kelly ,pannek1
 ,maddie ,rooney1 and ,lee ,stecklein2  
,whereas the men's curling team defeated
 ,sweden to win the first gold medal for
 ,team ,,usa in curling2 ,whereas the   
following #d members of the men's       
curling team have ties to ,minnesota3   

,john ,shuster1 ,tyler ,george1 ,john   
,landsteiner1 and ,joe ,polo2 ,whereas  
,lindsey ,vonn1 born in ,st4 ,paul1     
,minnesota1 and a member of the ,buck   
,hill ,ski ,team1 won a bronze medal in 
downhill skiing2 ,whereas the following 
members of ,team ,,usa also have ties to
 ,minnesota3 ,will ,borgen1 ,cory       
,christensen1 ,rosie ,frankowski1       
,aileen ,geving1 ,annie ,hart1 ,leif    
,nordgren1 ,tabitha ,peterson1 ,ryan    
,stoa1 and ,david ,chodounsky2 and      
,whereas ,minnesota stands united in    
respect and support for the athletes on 
,team ,,usa3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates  
the ,minnesotans who competed on the    
,united ,states ,olympic ,team at the   
#bjah ,olympic ,winter ,games in        
,pyeong,chang1 ,south ,korea2 and  7#b7 
commends the dedication and perseverance
 of all of the athletes on the #bjah    
,united ,states ,olympic ,team4