[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10939]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    SENATE RESOLUTION 218--CONGRATULATING THE UNITED STATES WOMEN'S 
           NATIONAL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2015 FIFA WORLD CUP

  Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
Booker, Mr. McCain, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Warner, Mr. Perdue, 
Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Moran, Mr. Carper, Mr. Thune, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Bennet, 
Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Peters, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 218

       Whereas on July 5, 2015, in Vancouver, Canada, the United 
     States Women's National Team won the FIFA Women's World Cup;
       Whereas during the FIFA World Cup the United States Women's 
     National Team finished first in its group before eliminating 
     teams representing the Republic of Colombia, the People's 
     Republic of China, and the Federal Republic of Germany in the 
     knockout stages to reach the final;
       Whereas the United States secured a resounding 5 to 2 
     victory over Japan in the highest scoring Women's World Cup 
     Final in history, which included the fastest hat trick in 
     World Cup history by Carli Lloyd by the 16th minute of the 
     game;
       Whereas the run of the United States Women's National Team 
     in the 2015 World Cup included a record-tying 540 consecutive 
     minutes without conceding a goal;
       Whereas the United States Women's National Team became the 
     first team to win the FIFA Women's World Cup 3 times;
       Whereas all 23 players on the roster should be 
     congratulated, including captains Christie Rampone and Abby 
     Wambach, Golden Ball winner Carli Lloyd, Golden Glove winner 
     Hope Solo, as well as Shannon Boxx, Morgan Brian, Lori 
     Chalupny, Whitney Engen, Ashlyn Harris, Tobin Heath, Lauren 
     Holiday, Julie Johnston, Meghan Klingenberg, Ali Krieger, 
     Sydney Leroux, Alex Morgan, Alyssa Naeher, Kelley O'Hara, 
     Heather O'Reilly, Christen Press, Megan Rapinoe, Amy 
     Rodriguez, and Becky Sauerbrunn;
       Whereas head coach Jill Ellis displayed extraordinary 
     leadership, adjusting the team's starting lineup as the FIFA 
     Women's World Cup progressed in order to promote teamwork and 
     capitalize on the talents of each player; and
       Whereas dedicated fans, including a group of supporters 
     known as the American Outlaws, and citizens across the United 
     States showed their unmitigated support for the United States 
     Women's National Team as the team competed in Canada, and can 
     now celebrate because the United States women are world 
     champions again:
       Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the United States Women's National Team 
     for winning the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup through teamwork 
     and determination;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of all of the players, 
     coaches, and staff who contributed to the FIFA World Cup 
     winning team; and
       (3) celebrates the contributions of the millions of fans 
     across the Nation who cheered the United States Women's 
     National Team to victory, and made the players the best 
     supported team in the world.

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