,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aahg  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,october #i1    
#bjbj,ms4 ,jayapal 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,smith of  
,washington1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4         
,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,ms4 ,schrier1   
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of       
,washington1 and ,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,,resolution    
,congratulating the ,seattle ,storm     
women's basketball team on winning the  
#bjbj ,women's ,national ,basketball    
,association championship4  ,whereas1 on
 ,october #f1 #bjbj1 the ,seattle ,storm
 women's basketball team 7referred to in
 this preamble as the ,seattle ,storm7  
won the #bjbj ,women's ,national        
,basketball ,association 7referred to in
 this preamble as the ,,wnba7           
championship2 ,whereas the #bjbj ,,wnba 
championship is the fourth national     
championship that the ,seattle ,storm   

has won and the second national         
championship that the team has won in #c
 years2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm won
 with the largest margin of victory in  
finals history2 ,whereas the ,seattle   
,storm beat the ,las ,vegas ,aces       
women's basketball team in the ,,wnba   
finals and bested the ,minnesota ,lynx  
women's basketball team in the ,,wnba   
conference finals2 ,whereas the ,seattle
 ,storm led the #bjbj ,,wnba season in  
points per game1 assists per game1 and  
three pointers made2 ,whereas the       
,seattle ,storm championship team       
exhibited extraordinary teamwork from   
its players who include ,sue ,bird1     
,jordin ,canada1 ,alysha ,clark1        
,natasha ,howard1 ,crystal ,langhorne1  
,jewell ,loyd1 ,ezi ,magbegor1          
,epiphanny ,price1 ,mercedes ,russell1  
,breanna ,stewart1 ,morgan ,tuck1 and   
,sami ,whitcomb2 ,whereas ,breanna      
,stewart received the #bjbj ,,wnba      
,finals ,most ,valuable ,player award   
for a second time1 having received the  

#bjah ,,wnba ,league ,most ,valuable    
,player award1 and was named the #bjbj  
,,wnba ,comeback ,player of the ,year   
after missing the #bjai season with a   
torn achilles2 ,whereas ,alysha ,clark  
received the #bjbj ,defensive ,player of
 the ,year award2 ,whereas ,sue ,bird   
finished her #agth season in the ,,wnba 
with the ,seattle ,storm1 having played 
in every ,seattle ,storm ,,wnba         
championship1 leads the ,,wnba with     
#b1hhh career assists1 and is the       
all-time games played leader in the     
,,wnba2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm was
 led during the #bjbj season by ,head   
,coach ,gary ,kloppenburg and ,assistant
 ,coaches ,ryan ,webb and ,noelle       
,quinn2 ,whereas the players of the     
,seattle ,storm were supported during   
the #bjbj season by their dedicated     
operational and medical staff1 including
 ,talisa ,rhea1 ,perry ,huang1 ,emily   
,blurton1 ,caroline ,durocher1 ,susan   
,borchardt1 ,dr4 ,michael ,erickson1    
,dr4 ,jeff ,cary1 ,abby ,gordan1 ,dustin

 ,williams1 ,erica ,nash1 ,hunter       
,johnson1 ,mel ,cable1 and ,brooke      
,tyler2 ,whereas the owners of the      
,seattle ,storm1 ,lisa ,brummel1 ,dawn  
,trudeau1 and ,ginny ,gilder1 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 has inspired and empowered      
girls1 boys1 women1 and men of all ages3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives 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  
#bjbj ,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