,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bf 7legislative day1 ,october #ai71    
#bjbj,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,rubio7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation           
,,resolution  ,congratulating the ,tampa
 ,bay ,lightning for winning the #bjbj  
,stanley ,cup ,final4  ,whereas1 on     
,september #bh1 #bjbj1 the ,tampa ,bay  
,lightning 7referred to in this preamble
 as the ,lightning7 won the #bjbj       
,national ,hockey ,league ,stanley ,cup 
,final2 ,whereas the #bjbj ,stanley ,cup
 ,final is the second ,stanley ,cup     
,final won by the ,lightning in the #bi 
years that the franchise has competed in
 the ,national ,hockey ,league2 ,whereas
 the ,lightning won the #bjbj ,eastern  
,conference title1 and the ,prince of   
,wales ,trophy1 won for the third time  
by the franchise1 by defeating the      

,columbus ,blue ,jackets1 the ,boston   
,bruins1 and the ,new ,york ,islanders  
to advance to the ,stanley ,cup ,final2 
,whereas the ,lightning defeated the    
#bjbj ,western ,conference champion1 the
 ,dallas ,stars1 in the ,stanley ,cup   
,final1 clinching the series with #d    
wins and only #b losses2 ,whereas the   
,lightning showed resilience and        
sacrifice during the ,,covid-#ai        
pandemic by competing in the delayed    
playoff tournament in secure zones1     
sequestered from outsiders for #b months
 and away from family2 ,whereas millions
 of fans watched the ,lightning during  
the #bjbj ,stanley ,cup playoffs as the 
franchise won the ,stanley ,cup ,final  
for the second time2 ,whereas ,lightning
 defenseman ,victor ,hedman-- 7#a7 led  
all defensemen in the #bjbj ,stanley    
,cup playoffs with #aj goals and #ab    
assists2 and  7#b7 won the ,conn ,smythe
 ,trophy1 awarded to the most valuable  
player in the playoffs2 ,whereas        
,lightning right winger ,nikita         

,kucherov-- 7#a7 was the leader in      
points and assists in the #bjbj ,stanley
 ,cup playoffs2 and  7#b7 set a new     
,lightning franchise record for most    
points in a single postseason2 and      
,whereas the following entire ,lightning
 roster contributed to the ,stanley ,cup
 victory3 ,nikita ,kucherov1 ,steven    
,stamkos1 ,brayden ,point1 ,victor      
,hedman1 ,alexander ,killorn1 ,anthony  
,cirelli1 ,ondrej ,palat1 ,mikhail      
,sergachev1 ,kevin ,shattenkirk1 ,tyler 
,johnson1 ,yanni ,gourde1 ,patrick      
,maroon1 ,cedric ,paquette1 ,carter     
,verhaeghe1 ,erik ,cernak1 ,ryan        
,mc,donagh1 ,mathieu ,joseph1 ,jan      
,rutta1 ,mitchell ,stephens1 ,braydon   
,coburn1 ,andrei ,vasilevskiy1 ,luke    
,schenn1 ,barclay ,goodrow1 ,zach       
,bogosian1 ,blake ,coleman1 ,alexander  
,volkov1 ,curtis ,mc,elhinney1 and      
,scott ,wedgewood3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7             
congratulates the ,tampa ,bay           
,lightning1 and the loyal fans of the   

,tampa ,bay ,lightning1 for becoming the
 #bjbj ,national ,hockey ,league        
,stanley ,cup champions2 and  7#b7      
respectfully directs the ,secretary of  
the ,senate to transmit an enrolled copy
 of this resolution to-- 7,a7 the       
chairman and governor of the ,tampa ,bay
 ,lightning1 ,jeff ,vinik2  7,b7 the    
vice president and general manager of   
the ,tampa ,bay ,lightning1 ,julien     
,brise,bois2 and  7,c7 the head coach of
 the ,tampa ,bay ,lightning1 ,jon       
,cooper4