,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#aa1 #bjbe,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,sanders7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,resolution           
,congratulating ,vermont ,green         
,football ,club on winning the ,united  
,soccer ,league ,two ,national          
,championship4  ,whereas1 on ,august #b1
 #bjbe1 ,vermont ,green ,football ,club 
7in this preamble referred to as        
,vermont ,green ,,fc and the ,boys in   
,green7 secured a #b-a win against      
,seattle's ,ballard ,football ,club at  
,virtue ,field in front of approximately
 #e1jjj fans1 securing an undefeated    
season and earning the team its first   
national title and the nickname ,the    
,invincibles2 ,whereas this win marks   
the second year in a row that a         
,vermont-based soccer team has won a    
national championship2 ,whereas several 

players from the ,university of         
,vermont's #bjbd ,division ,i ,national 
,collegiate ,athletic ,association      
7,,ncaa7 men's soccer championship team 
further represented the ,green ,mountain
 ,state through their play with ,vermont
 ,green ,,fc2 ,whereas1 having only     
entered ,united ,soccer ,league's       
7referred to in this preamble as ,,usl7 
,league ,two in #bjbb1 the ,boys in     
,green were undefeated across #bd       
matches and earned a first-place finish 
in the ,northeast ,division in the #bjbe
 season2 ,whereas ,maximilian ,kissel   
scored the winning goal for ,vermont    
,green ,,fc in the championship game1   
just #h months after doing the same for 
the ,university of ,vermont in the #bjbd
 ,division ,i ,,ncaa championship game2 
,whereas ,vermont ,green ,,fc has shown 
a commitment to building a soccer       
community that reflects the values of   
,vermonters2 ,whereas fans of the ,boys 
in ,green and all ,vermonters           
congratulate ,vermont ,green ,,fc for   

its well-deserved championship and for  
representing the values of everyday     
,vermonters2 ,whereas ,vermont ,green   
,,fc has solidified ,vermont as a soccer
 ,state1 as its victory was the product 
of hard work1 dedication1 and belief2   
and ,whereas the ,boys in ,green made   
,vermont very proud3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7            
congratulates the ,vermont ,green       
,football ,club 7referred to in this    
resolution as ,vermont ,green ,,fc7 for 
an incredible season and for winning the
 ,united ,soccer ,league ,two ,national 
,championship2  7#b7 recognizes the     
achievements of all players1 coaches1   
and staff who contributed to the team's 
success2 and  7#c7 respectfully requests
 that the ,secretary of the ,senate     
transmit an enrolled copy of this       
resolution to-- 7,a7 the head coach1    
,chris ,taylor2  7,b7 the sporting      
director of the ,vermont ,green ,,fc2   
and  7,c7 the ,vermont ,green ,,fc      
founders1 ,sam ,glickman1 ,patrick      

,infurna1 and ,matthew ,wolff4