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,m]kley71 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t   
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation
  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution              
,congratulat+ ! ,portl& ,trail ,blaz]s  
on ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( _! inaugural      
season4  ,:]eas ! ,portl& ,trail ,blaz]s
 h pr\dly & en]getically repres5t$      
,oregon's pione]+ _s on ! national      
basketball /age s9ce #aigj2 ,:]eas !    
signature phrase ,rip ,city1 co9$ by    
long-"t ann\nc] ,bill ,s*onely1 has come
 to repres5t ! city ( ,portl& & ,trail  
,blaz]s fans ?r\gh\t ,oregon2 ,:]eas    
d$icat$ adm9i/rators ,h>ry ,glickman &  
,l>ry ,we9b]g work$ beh9d ! sc5es to    
e/abli% a su/a9able & belov$ fran*ise2  
,:]eas ! ,blaz]s1 z !y are kn[n1 won _! 
fir/ ,national ,basketball ,association 
title 9 #aigg2 ,:]eas ,bill ,walton1    
colorful p]sonality & backbone ( !      

fran*ise1 0 nam$ ! ,mo/ ,valuable ,play]
 = ! ,,nba ,f9als t ye>1 & won ! ,,nba  
,league ,,mvp ,aw>d 9 #aigh2 ,:]eas !   
,blaz]s & _! fans own ! longe/ ev] /reak
 ( consecutive sold-out ,,nba games1 at 
#had games2 ,:]eas hi/ory-mak+ play]s   
includ+ ,ge(f ,petrie1 ,clyde ,drexl]1  
,t]ry ,port]1 & ,arvydas ,sabonis p[]$ !
 ,blaz]s ?r\gh ! fir/ qu>t] c5tury ( _! 
exi/5ce2 ,:]eas #ba consecutive play(f  
appe>ances 7#aihc to #bjjc7 by ! ,blaz]s
 ranks #bnd all-"t 9 ,,nba hi/ory2      
,:]eas ,blaz]s ,br&on ,roy & ,ra%e$     
,wallace repres5t$ ,oregon nationally z 
,all-,/>s 9 #bjjh & #bjja1 respectively1
 demon/rat+ t ! tal5t ( ! ,blaz]s _h n  
wan$2 ,:]eas ,damian ,lill>d & ,br&on   
,roy blaz$ into _! ,,nba c>e]s ) ,rookie
 ( ! ,ye> honors 9 #bjab & #bjjf1       
respectively1 repres5t+ ,portl& z a hub 
= d$icat$ basketball />s2 ,:]eas ,damian
 ,lill>d & 8 out/&+ teammates h lift$   
?is fran*ise back into ! realm ( deep   
play(f runs1 includ+ la/ ye>'s /rong %[+
 9 ! ,we/]n ,conf]5ce ,f9als2 ,:]eas !  

own] & b5efactor ( ! ,blaz]s = #cj ye>s1
 ,paul ,all51 is deeply miss$ aft] 8    
dea? on ,octob] #ah1 #bjah2 & ,:]eas !  
,portl& ,trail ,blaz]s h br\ght         
,oregonians toge!r = #ej ye>s1 ea* ye>  
g5]at+ z mu* excitem5t1 hope1 & promise 
z ! fir/ ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t      
,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes ! ,portl&   
,trail ,blaz]s = emb>k+ ^u _! #ej?      
season2  7#b7 congratulates all play]s1 
adm9i/rators1 & fans ( ! ,portl& ,trail 
,blaz]s = half a c5tury ( d$ication to !
 sport & fran*ise2  7#c7 jo9s           
,oregonians & ,blaz]s fans ev]y:]e to   
celebrate ,rip ,city's #ej? anniv]s>y2 &
  7#d7 directs ! ,cl]k ( ! ,s5ate to    
produce copies ( ?is resolution = !     
,portl& ,trail ,blaz]s team memb]s1     
/aff1 & managem5t4