,,iii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #fgg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #aa1 #bjah ,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself and ,ms4 ,cantwell7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,,resolution ,congratulating the ,seattle ,storm women's basketball team on winning the #bjah ,women's ,national ,basketball ,association championship4 ,whereas1 on ,september #ab1 #bjah1 the ,seattle ,storm women's basketball team 7referred to in this preamble as the ,seattle ,storm7 won the #bjah ,women's ,national ,basketball ,association 7referred to in this preamble as the ,,wnba7 championship2 ,whereas the #bjah ,,wnba championship is the third national championship that the ,seattle ,storm has won and the first national championship that team has won since #bjaj2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm beat the ,washington ,mystics women's basketball team in the ,,wnba finals and bested the ,phoenix ,mercury women's basketball team in the ,,wnba conference finals2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm became the sixth team in the history of the ,,wnba to sweep the ,,wnba finals in three games2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm dominated the regular season1 with the best record of any team in the ,,wnba of #bf-h1 and earned the top seed2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm championship team exhibited stellar teamwork from its #ab highly talented professional athletes1 including ,sue ,bird1 ,breanna ,stewart1 ,natasha ,howard1 ,jewell ,loyd1 ,alysha ,clark1 ,sami ,whitcomb1 ,jordin ,canada1 ,crystal ,langhorne1 ,kaleena ,mosqueda-,lewis1 ,noelle ,quinn1 ,courtney ,paris1 and ,mercedes ,russell2 ,whereas ,breanna ,stewart received the #bjah ,,wnba ,finals ,most ,valuable ,player award and the #bjah ,,wnba ,league ,most ,valuable ,player award2 ,whereas ,natasha ,howard received the #bjah ,,wnba ,most ,improved ,player award2 ,whereas ,sue ,bird received the #bjah ,,wnba ,kim ,perrot ,sportsmanship award1 finished her #afth season in the ,,wnba1 led the ,,wnba with #b1hca career assists1 and became the ,all-,time ,games ,played leader in the ,,wnba2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm was led during the #bjah season by ,head ,coach ,dan ,hughes and ,assistant ,coaches ,gary ,kloppenburg1 ,ryan ,webb1 and ,crystal ,robinson2 ,whereas the players of the ,seattle ,storm were supported during the #bjah season by exceptionally committed operational and medical staff1 including ,talisa ,rhea1 ,perry ,huang1 ,emily ,blurton1 ,susan ,borchardt1 ,dr4 ,adam ,pourcho1 ,dr4 ,jeff ,cary1 ,tom ,spencer1 ,abby ,gordon1 ,dana ,mc,cracken1 ,susan ,kleiner1 and ,erica ,nash2 ,whereas the owners of the ,seattle ,storm1 ,lisa ,brummel1 ,dawn ,trudeau1 and ,ginny ,glidel1 are just #a of #b all-female ownership groups in the ,,wnba2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm has exhibited dedication to social impact by strengthening communities through the ,storm,cares partnership with organizations in the greater ,puget ,sound region2 and ,whereas the dedication and hard work of the ,seattle ,storm have inspired and empowered girls1 boys1 women1 and men of all ages3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate recognizes-- 7#a7 the achievements of the players1 coaches1 fans1 and staff whose dedication has helped the ,seattle ,storm women's basketball team win the #bjah ,women's ,national ,basketball ,association championship2 7#b7 the ,state of ,washington and the ,city of ,seattle for their enthusiastic support of women's professional basketball2 and 7#c7 the continuing progress toward ensuring equity in men's and women's professional sports4