[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 857 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 857

Congratulating the Seattle Storm for winning the 2004 Women's National 
                  Basketball Association Championship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2004

   Mr. McDermott (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Larsen of 
    Washington, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hastings of 
  Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Baird) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the Seattle Storm for winning the 2004 Women's National 
                  Basketball Association Championship.

Whereas on October 12, 2004, at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington, the Seattle 
        Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun 74 to 60 in the third game of the 
        Women's National Basketball Association Finals;
Whereas the Storm's championship victory was the first for a major professional 
        sports team in Seattle since the Seattle Supersonics' 1979 National 
        Basketball Association Championship, a 25-year drought;
Whereas Storm Coach Anne Donovan became the first female coach to guide her team 
        to a Women's National Basketball Association title;
Whereas the Storm finished the 2004 season with a 20-14 record in the regular 
        season and a 6-2 record in the Women's National Basketball Association 
        Playoffs, a remarkable improvement from their 6-26 record during their 
        inaugural season in 2000;
Whereas several thousand people crowded Seattle's Westlake Center to celebrate 
        the victory on Friday, October 15, 2004;
Whereas Key Arena sold 17,702 tickets for each of the Storm's two home games 
        during the Women's National Basketball Association Finals, both 
        sellouts; and
Whereas the entire State of Washington is proud of the accomplishments of the 
        entire Storm organization and the dedication of the Storm fans, whom 
        Coach Donovan called ``the absolute best in the world'' throughout the 
        2004 season: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the Seattle Storm for their remarkable 
        season and for winning the 2004 Women's National Basketball 
        Association Championship; and
            (2) directs the Clerk of the House to transmit an enrolled 
        copy of this resolution to the owner of the Seattle Storm and 
        the commissioner of the Women's National Basketball 
        Association.
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