,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #aa1 #bjah    
,mrs4 ,murray 7= h]self & ,ms4          
,cantwell7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
,,resolution  ,congratulat+ ! ,seattle  
,/orm wom5's basketball team on w9n+ !  
#bjah ,wom5's ,national ,basketball     
,association *ampion%ip4  ,:]eas1 on    
,septemb] #ab1 #bjah1 ! ,seattle ,/orm  
wom5's basketball team 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is 
preamble z ! ,seattle ,/orm7 won ! #bjah
 ,wom5's ,national ,basketball          
,association 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z
 ! ,,wnba7 *ampion%ip2 ,:]eas ! #bjah   
,,wnba *ampion%ip is ! ?ird national    
*ampion%ip t ! ,seattle ,/orm has won & 
! fir/ national *ampion%ip t team has   
won s9ce #bjaj2 ,:]eas ! ,seattle ,/orm 
beat ! ,wa%+ton ,my/ics wom5's          
basketball team 9 ! ,,wnba f9als & be/$ 
! ,pho5ix ,m]cury wom5's basketball team
 9 ! ,,wnba conf]5ce f9als2 ,:]eas !    

,seattle ,/orm became ! six? team 9 !   
hi/ory ( ! ,,wnba to sweep ! ,,wnba     
f9als 9 ?ree games2 ,:]eas ! ,seattle   
,/orm dom9at$ ! regul> season1 ) ! be/  
record ( any team 9 ! ,,wnba ( #bf-h1 & 
e>n$ ! top se$2 ,:]eas ! ,seattle ,/orm 
*ampion%ip team exhibit$ /ell> teamwork 
f its #ab highly tal5t$ pr(essional     
a?letes1 includ+ ,sue ,bird1 ,breanna   
,/ew>t1 ,nata%a ,h[>d1 ,jewell ,loyd1   
,aly%a ,cl>k1 ,sami ,:itcomb1 ,jord9    
,canada1 ,cry/al ,langhorne1 ,kale5a    
,mosqu$a-,lewis1 ,noelle ,qu9n1 ,c\rtney
 ,p>is1 & ,m]c$es ,russell2 ,:]eas      
,breanna ,/ew>t receiv$ ! #bjah ,,wnba  
,f9als ,mo/ ,valuable ,play] aw>d & !   
#bjah ,,wnba ,league ,mo/ ,valuable     
,play] aw>d2 ,:]eas ,nata%a ,h[>d       
receiv$ ! #bjah ,,wnba ,mo/ ,improv$    
,play] aw>d2 ,:]eas ,sue ,bird receiv$ !
 #bjah ,,wnba ,kim ,p]rot ,sportsman%ip 
aw>d1 f9i%$ h] #af? season 9 ! ,,wnba1  
l$ ! ,,wnba ) #b1hca c>e] assi/s1 &     
became ! ,all-,"t ,games ,play$ lead] 9 
! ,,wnba2 ,:]eas ! ,seattle ,/orm 0 l$  

dur+ ! #bjah season by ,head ,coa* ,dan 
,hughes & ,assi/ant ,coa*es ,g>y        
,klopp5burg1 ,ryan ,webb1 & ,cry/al     
,rob9son2 ,:]eas ! play]s ( ! ,seattle  
,/orm 7 support$ dur+ ! #bjah season by 
exceptionally committ$ op]ational &     
m$ical /aff1 includ+ ,talisa ,rhea1     
,p]ry ,huang1 ,emily ,blurton1 ,susan   
,bor*>dt1 ,dr4 ,adam ,p\r*o1 ,dr4 ,jeff 
,c>y1 ,tom ,sp5c]1 ,abby ,gordon1 ,dana 
,mc,cracken1 ,susan ,kle9]1 & ,erica    
,na%2 ,:]eas ! own]s ( ! ,seattle ,/orm1
 ,lisa ,brummel1 ,dawn ,trudeau1 & ,g9ny
 ,glidel1 are j #a ( #b all-female      
own]%ip gr\ps 9 ! ,,wnba2 ,:]eas !      
,seattle ,/orm has exhibit$ d$ication to
 social impact by /r5g!n+ communities   
?r\gh ! ,storm,cares p>tn]%ip )         
organizations 9 ! great] ,puget ,s\nd   
region2 & ,:]eas ! d$ication & h>d "w ( 
! ,seattle ,/orm h inspir$ & emp[]$     
girls1 boys1 wom51 & m5 ( all ages3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate recognizes--  
7#a7 ! a*ievem5ts ( ! play]s1 coa*es1   
fans1 & /aff ^: d$ication has help$ !   

,seattle ,/orm wom5's basketball team w9
 ! #bjah ,wom5's ,national ,basketball  
,association *ampion%ip2  7#b7 ! ,/ate (
 ,wa%+ton & ! ,city ( ,seattle = _!     
en?usia/ic support ( wom5's pr(essional 
basketball2 &  7#c7 ! cont9u+ progress  
t[>d ensur+ equity 9 m5's & wom5's      
pr(essional sports4