HONORING THE PORTLAND THORNS FC AS THE CHAMPION OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE IN 2017; Congressional Record Vol. 163, No. 186
(Senate - November 14, 2017)
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HONORING THE PORTLAND THORNS FC AS THE CHAMPION OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S
SOCCER LEAGUE IN 2017
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from
further consideration of S. Res. 318 and the Senate proceed to its
immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The bill clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 318) honoring the Portland Thorns FC
as the champion of the National Women's Soccer League in
2017.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution.
Mr. McCONNELL. I further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be
agreed to; the amendment to the preamble, which is at the desk, be
agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and the motions to
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no
intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 318) was agreed to.
The amendment (No. 1585) was agreed to, as follows:
(Purpose: To amend the preamble)
In the fourth whereas clause of the preamble, strike ``Head
Coach, Mark Parsons, and Chief Executive Officer, Merritt
Paulson, of the Portland Thorns FC'' and insert ``Chief
Executive Officer of the Portland Thorns FC, Merritt
Paulson,''.
Insert after the fourth whereas clause of the preamble the
following:
Whereas the Head Coach of the Portland Thorns FC, Mark
Parsons, won the NWSL Championship for the first time;
The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
The resolution with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows:
S. Res. 318
Whereas the Portland Thorns FC won the National Women's
Soccer League (referred to in this preamble as the ``NWSL'')
Championship on October 14, 2017;
Whereas the Portland Thorns FC won the NWSL Championship,
an event that has been held for 5 years, for the second time
by defeating the North Carolina Courage by a score of 1 to 0;
Whereas Portland Thorns FC midfielder Lindsey Horan scored
the only goal in the 2017 NWSL Championship and was named the
Most Valuable Player of that Championship;
Whereas the Chief Executive Officer of the Portland Thorns
FC, Merritt Paulson, won the NWSL Championship for the second
time;
Whereas the Head Coach of the Portland Thorns FC, Mark
Parsons, won the NWSL Championship for the first time;
Whereas the Rose City Riveters and the fans of the Portland
Thorns FC, who provide the Providence Park venue with spirit
and pride, are the best fans in the NWSL;
Whereas the Portland Thorns FC holds the record for highest
average game attendance in the NWSL in 2017 and has held that
record in each year since the establishment of the NWSL in
2013;
Whereas the goalkeeper of the Portland Thorns FC, Adrianna
Franch, was named the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year for 2017;
Whereas the Portland Thorns FC adopted the official State
motto of Oregon, ``Alis Volat Propriis'', meaning ``She Flies
with Her Own Wings'', to capture the independent spirit of
Oregon;
Whereas the Portland Thorns FC holds community service
events to inspire and involve young women and men in the
Portland community through science, technology, engineering,
mathematics, and environmental education; and
Whereas the success of the Portland Thorns FC soccer team
will broaden an appreciation of athletics in young people and
encourage Oregonians to engage in their communities: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) honors the Portland Thorns FC as the 2017 champion of
the National Women's Soccer League;
(2) recognizes the outstanding achievement of the players,
ownership, and staff of the Portland Thorns FC; and
(3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
(A) Merritt Paulson, the Chief Executive Officer of the
Portland Thorns FC;
(B) Gavin Wilkinson, the General Manager of the Portland
Thorns FC; and
(C) Mark Parsons, the Head Coach of the Portland Thorns FC.
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