[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 209 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6062-S6063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM'S HISTORIC 
   ``CROSSOVER AT KINNICK'' GAME AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN'S SPORTS

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from 
further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 423.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 423) recognizing the University of 
     Iowa women's basketball team's historic ``Crossover at 
     Kinnick'' game and the importance of women's sports.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
  Mr. MERKLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the Ernst amendment at the 
desk to the resolution be considered and agreed to; that the 
resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; 
and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 1380) was agreed to, as follows:

                   (Purpose: To amend the resolution)

       On page 3, strike lines 1 through 7 and insert the 
     following:
       (A) University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson.
       (B) University of Iowa Interim Athletic Director Beth 
     Goetz.
       (C) University of Iowa Women's Basketball Coach Lisa 
     Bluder.

  The resolution (S. Res. 423), as amended, was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 423

       Whereas, at the Crossover at Kinnick event, the University 
     of Iowa Hawkeyes competed against the DePaul University Blue 
     Devils in a charity basketball game to benefit the University 
     of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital;
       Whereas the Crossover at Kinnick event set a National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this 
     resolution as the ``NCAA'') women's basketball attendance 
     record with 55,646 fans filling University of Iowa's Kinnick 
     Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa;
       Whereas the previous attendance record was set at the 2002 
     national championship

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     game between the University of Connecticut and the University 
     of Oklahoma, attended by 29,619 fans;
       Whereas the Crossover at Kinnick event was the first ever 
     NCAA women's basketball game to be played outdoors in a 
     football stadium;
       Whereas women athletes at the collegiate level are 
     important role models for young athletes, particularly women 
     and girls, by serving as examples of what can be achieved by 
     pursuing one's dreams through participation in athletics;
       Whereas participation in sports helps foster confidence, 
     self-discipline, leadership, and teamwork in young girls;
       Whereas the achievements of the Iowa women's basketball 
     program are an inspiration for Iowans and women athletes 
     everywhere; and
       Whereas Iowans and University of Iowa alumni across the 
     country are proud of the history made at the Crossover at 
     Kinnick event: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the University of Iowa women's basketball 
     players, coaches, and support staff in setting the NCAA 
     women's basketball attendance record at the Crossover at 
     Kinnick event;
       (2) recognizes and celebrates the impact of this record-
     setting event on young women athletes across the country; and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     send 1 copy of this resolution to the following individuals:
       (A) University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson.
       (B) University of Iowa Interim Athletic Director Beth 
     Goetz.
       (C) University of Iowa Women's Basketball Coach Lisa 
     Bluder.

  Mr. MERKLEY. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kelly). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The Senator from Colorado.

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