,,iii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gdh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bj 7legislative day1 ,october #ai71 #bjbj,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself and ,mrs4 ,murray7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,,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 the final game of the #bjbj ,,wnba finals with the largest margin of victory in the history of the ,,wnba finals2 ,whereas1 during the #bjbj ,,wnba playoffs1 the ,seattle ,storm bested the ,minnesota ,lynx women's basketball team in the ,,wnba conference finals and beat the ,las ,vegas ,aces women's basketball team in the ,,wnba finals2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm led the #bjbj ,,wnba season in points per game1 assists per game1 and three-pointers2 ,whereas the players of the #bjbj ,seattle ,storm championship team1 including ,sue ,bird1 ,jordin ,canada1 ,alysha ,clark1 ,natasha ,howard1 ,crystal ,langhorne1 ,jewell ,loyd1 ,ezi ,magbegor1 ,epiphanny ,price1 ,mercedes ,russell1 ,breanna ,stewart1 ,morgan ,tuck1 and ,sami ,whitcomb1 exhibited extraordinary teamwork2 ,whereas ,breanna ,stewart-- 7#a7 received the ,,wnba ,finals ,most ,valuable ,player award for the second time in #bjbj1 having received that award and the ,,wnba ,league ,most ,valuable ,player award in #bjah2 and 7#b7 was named the #bjbj ,,wnba ,comeback ,player of the ,year after missing the #bjai season with a torn ,achilles tendon2 ,whereas ,alysha ,clark received the #bjbj ,defensive ,player of the ,year award2 ,whereas ,sue ,bird-- 7#a7 finished her #agth season in the ,,wnba with the ,seattle ,storm1 having played in every ,,wnba ,championship series game in which the ,storm has participated2 7#b7 leads the ,,wnba with #b1hhh career assists2 and 7#c7 has played more ,,wnba games than any other player in the history of the ,,wnba2 ,whereas1 during the #bjbj ,,wnba season1 the ,seattle ,storm was led 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 ,,wnba season by the 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 #a of just #b all-female ownership groups in the ,,wnba2 ,whereas the ,seattle ,storm has exhibited dedication to making a social impact by strengthening communities through the ,storm,cares partnership1 a partnership between the ,seattle ,storm and organizations in the greater ,puget ,sound region2 and ,whereas the dedication and hard work of the ,seattle ,storm have inspired and empowered girls1 boys1 women1 and men of all ages3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate recognizes-- 7#a7 the achievements of the players1 coaches1 fans1 and staff of the ,seattle ,storm women's basketball team1 whose dedication helped the 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