,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #djg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #e1 #bjai,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,mr4 ,mc,connell7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,congratulating the ,washington ,nationals on winning the #bjai ,major ,league ,baseball ,world ,series4 ,whereas1 on ,october #cj1 #bjai1 the ,washington ,nationals won the #bjai ,major ,league ,baseball ,world ,series2 ,whereas that ,world ,series win was the first ,world ,series won by the ,washington ,nationals in the #ea years that the franchise has been in ,major ,league ,baseball2 ,whereas the last ,major ,league ,baseball team in ,washington1 ,,dc1 to win the ,world ,series was the ,washington ,senators in #aibd2 ,whereas the ,washington ,nationals defeated the ,milwaukee ,brewers in the ,national ,league ,wild ,card ,game2 ,whereas the ,washington ,nationals defeated the ,los ,angeles ,dodgers in the ,national ,league ,division ,series2 ,whereas the ,washington ,nationals defeated the ,st4 ,louis ,cardinals in the ,national ,league ,championship ,series2 ,whereas the ,washington ,nationals defeated the ,houston ,astros in the ,world ,series2 ,whereas the ,washington ,nationals demonstrated team spirit and determination in winning the ,world ,series after starting the regular season #ai-ca1 staving off #e playoff elimination games1 and being widely considered underdogs in the ,world ,series2 ,whereas the roster of players for the ,washington ,nationals for the #bjai ,world ,series included-- 7#a7 ,matt ,adams2 7#b7 ,asdrbal ,cabrera2 7#c7 ,patrick ,corbin2 7#d7 ,sean ,doolittle2 7#e7 ,brian ,dozier2 7#f7 ,adam ,eaton2 7#g7 ,yan ,gomes2 7#h7 ,javy ,guerra2 7#i7 ,daniel ,hudson2 7#aj7 ,howie ,kendrick2 7#aa7 ,gerardo ,parra2 7#ab7 ,tanner ,rainey2 7#ac7 ,anthony ,rendon2 7#ad7 ,vctor ,robles2 7#ae7 ,fernando ,rodney2 7#af7 ,joe ,ross2 7#ag7 ,anbal ,snchez2 7#ah7 ,max ,scherzer2 7#ai7 ,juan ,soto2 7#bj7 ,stephen ,strasburg2 7#ba7 ,wander ,suero2 7#bb7 ,kurt ,suzuki2 7#bc7 ,michael ,a4 ,taylor2 7#bd7 ,trea ,turner2 and 7#be7 ,ryan ,zimmerman2 ,whereas ,stephen ,strasburg received the ,most ,valuable ,player award for the #bjai ,world ,series2 ,whereas ,mike ,rizzo1 ,general ,manager and ,president of ,baseball ,operations1 and ,dave ,martinez1 ,manager1 provided outstanding leadership and guided the ,washington ,nationals to their first ,world ,series victory2 ,whereas the ,principal ,owners of the ,washington ,nationals1 ,theodore ,n4 ,lerner 7,founding ,principal ,owner71 ,mark ,d4 ,lerner 7,managing ,principal ,owner71 ,annette ,m4 ,lerner1 ,marla ,lerner ,tanenbaum1 ,debra ,lerner ,cohen1 ,robert ,k4 ,tanenbaum1 ,edward ,l4 ,cohen1 and ,judy ,lenkin ,lerner1 have contributed greatly to the ,nation's ,capital and the ,national ,capital ,region through the philanthropic work of ,the ,annette ,m4 and ,theodore ,n4 ,lerner ,family ,foundation and the ,washington ,nationals ,dream ,foundation3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the ,washington ,nationals on winning the #bjai ,world ,series2 7#b7 applauds the people of the ,nation's ,capital and the ,national ,capital ,region for their enthusiastic support of the ,washington ,nationals2 and 7#c7 respectfully requests the ,secretary of the ,senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to-- 7,a7 the ,managing ,principal ,owner of the ,washington ,nationals1 ,mark ,d4 ,lerner2 7,b7 the ,manager of the ,washington ,nationals1 ,dave ,martinez2 and 7,c7 the ,general ,manager and ,president of ,baseball ,operations of the ,washington ,nationals1 ,mike ,rizzo4