,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #da  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #bc1 #bjbj,ms4 ,baldwin 7for      
herself and ,mr4 ,johnson7 submitted the
 following concurrent resolution2 which 
was referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,,concurrent ,,resolution   
,expressing the sense of ,congress that 
the ,secretary of the ,navy should name 
the next ,virginia-class submarine of   
the ,united ,states ,navy the ,,uss     
,wisconsin4  ,whereas ,wisconsin has a  
rich and historical connection to the   
,united ,state ,navy1 evidenced         
particularly by the fact that the       
submarine fleet of the ,united ,states  
,navy produced #bh freshwater submarines
 for the ,world ,war ,,ii war effort2   
,whereas the first ,,uss ,wisconsin     
7,,bb-#i7 was an #aa1efe-ton            
,illinois-class battleship that was     
commissioned in #aija1 sailed as the    
flagship of both the ,pacific ,squadron 
and ,asiatic ,fleet1 and went on to sail

 in the ,great ,white ,fleet that       
circumnavigated the globe2 ,whereas the 
,,uss ,wisconsin 7,,bb-#fd71 commonly   
known as ,big ,wisky and the ,last      
,battleship1 was commissioned in #aidd  
and served in every major conflict until
 its decommissioning in #aiia1 including
 ,world ,war ,,ii1 the ,korean ,war1 and
 the ,persian ,gulf ,war2 ,whereas the  
,,uss ,wisconsin 7,,bb-#fd7 continues to
 play a vital role in educating visitors
 to ,hampton ,roads1 ,virginia1 about   
the famed history of the ship2 ,whereas 
individual citizens of ,wisconsin have  
played a crucial role in the history of 
the ,united ,states ,navy1 including--  
7#a7 ,admiral ,marc ,a4 ,mitscher1 who  
was one of the first aviators of the    
,united ,states ,navy and was born in   
,hillsboro1 ,wisconsin2 and  7#b7 ,green
 ,bay native ,vice ,admiral ,james ,h4  
,flatley1 ,jr41 who was a key figure in 
the ,battle of the ,coral ,sea and the  
,guadalcanal campaign2 ,whereas #fc     
citizens of ,wisconsin have been        

recipients of a ,medal of ,honor1       
including #aj citizens of ,wisconsin who
 have received a ,medal of ,honor from  
the ,department of the ,navy2 and       
,whereas there has not been a ,,uss     
,wisconsin in service for nearly #c     
decades3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,secretary of the ,navy should name 
the next ,virginia-class submarine of   
the ,united ,states ,navy the ,,uss     
,wisconsin4