[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 81 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
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  CONGRATULATING THE HOUSTON ROCKETS FOR WINNING THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. NUNN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Senate Resolution 232, a 
resolution to congratulate the Houston Rockets for winning the NBA 
championship, submitted earlier today by Senators Hutchison and Gramm, 
that the resolution be deemed agreed to and the motion to reconsider 
laid upon the table, and the preamble agreed to, and any statements 
appear in the Record as if read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the resolution (S. Res. 232) was deemed agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              S. Res. 232

       Whereas the Houston Rockets began the 1993-94 season with a 
     15-0 start, tying the NBA record;
       Whereas the Rockets finished the 1993-94 season with a 58-
     24 record, second best in the NBA, and won the Midwest 
     Division for the second consecutive year;
       Whereas second-year coach Rudy Tomjanovich and his 
     assistants helped transform the Rockets from a solid playoff 
     team into the NBA's best;
       Whereas Hakeem Olajuwon was named the NBA's most valuable 
     player for the regular season, defensive player of the year, 
     and most valuable player of the NBA Finals;
       Whereas the Rockets won a hard-fought seven game series 
     with the New York Knicks in which each game was decided by 
     less than ten points;
       Whereas the Rockets gave the City of Houston its first NBA 
     Championship, a unique and special accomplishment in Houston 
     sports history; Now therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Senate congratulates the Houston Rockets 
     for their outstanding heart, resolve, and determination in 
     winning the 1994 National Basketball Association 
     Championship.

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