,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #ag1       
#bjai,ms4 ,norton 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,trone1 ,mr4 ,hoyer1 ,mr4 ,brown of     
,maryland1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,connolly1
 and ,mr4 ,ruppersberger7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,congratulating  
the ,washington ,mystics on winning the 
#bjai ,women's ,national ,basketball    
,association championship4  ,whereas1 on
 ,october #aj1 #bjai1 the ,washington   
,mystics won the #bjai ,women's         
,national ,basketball ,association      
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,wnba7 championship2 ,whereas that     
,october #aj1 #bjai1 win is the first   
,,wnba championship won by the          
,washington ,mystics in the #bb years   
that the ,washington ,mystics have been 
in the ,,wnba2 ,whereas the ,washington 
,mystics beat the ,connecticut ,sun in  
the ,,wnba finals2 ,whereas the         

,washington ,mystics--  7#a7 dominated  
the competition in the regular season1  
with #bf wins and #h losses1 the best   
record of any team in the ,,wnba2 and   
7#b7 earned the top seed in the         
playoffs2 ,whereas the ,washington      
,mystics play home games at the         
,entertainment and ,sports ,arena in    
,southeast ,washington1 ,,dc2 ,whereas  
the #bjai roster of ,washington ,mystics
 players includes-- 7#a7 ,ariel ,atkins2
  7#b7 ,natasha ,cloud2  7#c7 ,elena    
,delle ,donne2  7#d7 ,tianna ,hawkins2  
7#e7 ,myisha ,hines-,allen2  7#f7 ,kiara
 ,leslie2  7#g7 ,emma ,meesseman2  7#h7 
,kim ,mestdagh2  7#i7 ,aerial ,powers2  
7#aj7 ,la,toya ,sanders2  7#aa7 ,kristi 
,toliver2 and  7#ab7 ,shatori           
,walker-,kimbrough2 ,whereas ,emma      
,meesseman received the #bjai ,,wnba    
,finals ,most ,valuable ,player award2  
,whereas ,elena ,delle ,donne received  
the #bjai ,,wnba ,league ,most ,valuable
 ,player award2 ,whereas ,natasha ,cloud
 received the #bjai ,,wnba ,dawn ,staley

 ,community ,leadership award2 ,whereas 
the #bjai ,washington ,mystics coaching 
staff includes-- 7#a7 ,head ,coach ,mike
 ,thibault2  7#b7 ,assistant ,coach     
,marianne ,stanley2 and  7#c7 ,assistant
 ,coach ,eric ,thibault2  ,whereas ,ted 
,leonsis1 founder1 chairman1 principal  
partner1 and chief executive officer of 
,monumental ,sports  ,entertainment1    
which owns the ,washington ,mystics1 has
 built a culture of success and         
contributed greatly to ,washington1     
,,dc1 and the surrounding region through
 philanthropy2 ,whereas the ,washington 
,mystics have exhibited dedication to   
positive social impact by strengthening 
communities through the ,mystics ,care  
partnership with organizations in       
,washington1 ,,dc1 and the surrounding  
region2 and ,whereas the dedication and 
hard work of the ,washington ,mystics   
have inspired and empowered girls1 boys1
 women1 and men of all ages3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  

,washington ,mystics for winning the    
#bjai ,women's ,national ,basketball    
,association championship2  7#b7        
applauds the people of ,washington1     
,,dc1 and the surrounding region for    
their enthusiastic support of the       
,washington ,mystics2  7#c7 supports    
equity in men's and women's professional
 sports2 and  7#d7 respectfully requests
 the ,clerk of the ,house of            
,representatives to transmit an enrolled
 copy of this resolution to the founder1
 chairman1 principal partner1 and chief 
executive officer of ,monumental ,sports
  ,entertainment1 ,ted ,leonsis4