[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16504]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING MINNESOTA LYNX WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations to 
the Minnesota Lynx basketball team. We are so proud that they, for the 
second time in 3 years, won the 2013 Women's National Basketball 
Association championship.
  They swept the playoffs, winning every game decisively. And I was 
glad that ESPN broadcast the finals so everyone could see Olympian Maya 
Moore sink some beautiful three-point shots. She was joined in 
outstanding play by two other gold medal-winning Olympians, Seimone 
Augustus and Lindsay Whalen.
  Former Gopher Janel McCarville's no-look behind-the-back pass and 
between the legs backwards-bounce-pass assist were two of the most 
exciting plays of the season.
  I am proud of the Minnesota Lynx, but I am even more proud of Title 
IX. In 1973, this country made sure of equality for women in education, 
and that includes sports. The result is women in athletics that are 
amazing and entertaining.
  I congratulate the Minnesota Lynx.

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