April 5, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 5369 Bauer, Rachel Bible, Nikki Burish, Sharon (2) individual player excellence and informing the public about endangered spe- Cole, Vicki Davis, Christine Dufour, Kayla versatility from members of the Florida cies and species restoration efforts: Now, Hagen, Tia Hanson, Meghan Horras, Grace Gators; therefore, be it Hutchins, Cyndy Kenyon, Angie Keseley, Whereas that victory marked the first na- Resolved, That the Senate— Heidi Kletzien, , Alycia Mat- tional basketball championship victory for (1) designates May 11, 2006, as ‘‘Endangered thews, , Phoebe the University of Florida, and occurred 10 Species Day’’; and Monteleone, Emily Morris, Mikka Nordby, years after the school won the National Col- (2) encourages— Bobbi-Jo Slusar, , Kristen legiate Athletic Association Division I Foot- (A) educational entities to spend at least 30 Witting, and Jinelle Zaugg) contributed to ball Championship; minutes on Endangered Species Day teach- the success of this team; Whereas the head coach of the Florida ing and informing students about threats to, Whereas and Bobbi-Jo Slusar Gators, Billy Donovan, became the second and the restoration of, endangered species were named to the All-Western Collegiate youngest coach to win the national cham- around the world, including the essential Hockey Association (known as ‘‘WCHA’’) pionship, after leading the Florida Gators to role of private landowners and private stew- First Team, Sharon Cole, Meaghan a school-best, 33–6 record; ardship to the protection and recovery of Mikkelson, and Meghan Horras were named Whereas University of Florida sophomore species; to the All-WCHA Second Team, Bobbi-Jo Joakim Noah was chosen as the most out- (B) organizations, businesses, private land- Slusar was named the WCHA Defensive Play- standing player of the Final Four; owners, and agencies with a shared interest er of the Year, and Sara Bauer was named Whereas each player, coach, trainer, and in conserving endangered species to collabo- the WCHA Player of the Year; manager dedicated his or her time and effort rate on educational information for use in Whereas Coach Mark Johnson, who won a to ensuring that the Florida Gators reached schools; and National Collegiate Athletic Association Na- the pinnacle of team achievement; and (C) the people of the to ob- tional (known as ‘‘NCAA’’) championship as Whereas the families of the players, stu- serve the day with appropriate ceremonies a member of the University of dents, alumni, and faculty of the University and activities. of Florida, and all of the supporters of the men’s 1977 championship team, was a star on f the 1980 United States Olympic hockey team, University of Florida, are to be congratu- which produced what is known as the ‘‘Mir- lated for their commitment to, and pride in, SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL acle on Ice’’, and is one of the few people who the basketball program at the University of AUTHORIZATION have won a national championship as both a Florida; Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this reso- player and coach, and was named the WCHA (1) commends the University of Florida lution concerns a request for testi- Coach of the Year; men’s basketball team for winning the 2006 Whereas Sara Bauer and Bobbi-Jo Slusar mony, through written affidavit, and National Collegiate Athletic Association Di- were named first team All-Americans, and representation in an attorney fee dis- vision I Basketball Championship; Sara Bauer won the , pute proceeding pending before a State (2) recognizes the achievements of all of as the Nation’s top player; bar arbitration committee in Nevada. the players, coaches, and support staff who Whereas Jessie Vetter won the 2006 NCAA were instrumental in helping the University The distinguished Democratic Leader, Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player of Florida men’s basketball team win the Senator REID, has been asked to pro- award and was joined on the All-Tournament 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association vide an affidavit in this proceeding. Team by Jinelle Zaugg and Bobbi-Jo Slusar; Division I Basketball Championship, and in- Senator REID believes that he has rel- Whereas the victory in the women’s Frozen vites those individuals to the United States evant first-hand knowledge, acquired Four is the University of Wisconsin’s first Capitol Building to be honored; and varsity women’s hockey national champion- in his capacity as a Senator, and would (4) respectfully requests the Enrolling like to cooperate with this request. ship, and the university’s first women’s team Clerk of the Senate to transmit an enrolled national championship since 1984; and copy of this resolution to— Accordingly, this resolution would Whereas this victory ended a terrific sea- (A) the University of Florida for appro- authorize Senator REID to provide an son in which the University of Wisconsin priate display; and affidavit in this matter with represen- women’s hockey team outscored their oppo- (B) the coach of the University of Florida tation by the Senate Legal Counsel. nents 155–51 and had a record of 34–4–1: Now, men’s basketball team, Billy Donovan. The resolution (S. Res. 432) was therefore, be it agreed to. Resolved, That the Senate— f The preamble was agreed to. (1) congratulates the University of Wis- ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY consin women’s hockey team, the coaching The resolution, with its preamble, staff, including Head Coach Mark Johnson, The resolution (S. Res. 431) was reads as follows: Athletic Director Barry Alvarez, and Chan- agreed to. S. RES. 432 cellor John D. Wiley on an outstanding The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, Whereas, in E.M. Gunderson v. Neil G. championship season; and Galatz, File No. 04–106, pending before the (2) respectfully requests the Clerk of the reads as follows: Fee Dispute Arbitration Committee of the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this S. RES. 431 State Bar of Nevada, the petitioner has re- resolution to the Chancellor of the Univer- Whereas in the United States and around quested an affidavit from Senator Harry sity of Wisconsin-Madison. the world, more than 1,000 species are offi- Reid; f cially designated as at risk of extinction and Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and thousands more also face a heightened risk 704(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF of extinction; 1978, 2 U.S.C. §§ 288b(a) and 288c(a)(2), the FLORIDA MEN’S BASKETBALL Whereas the actual and potential benefits Senate may direct its counsel to represent TEAM derived from many species have not yet been Members of the Senate with respect to any fully discovered and would be permanently subpoena, order, or request for testimony re- The resolution (S. Res. 430) was lost if not for conservation efforts; lating to their official responsibilities; agreed to. Whereas recovery efforts for species such Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of The preamble was agreed to. as the whooping crane, Kirtland’s warbler, the United States and Rule XI of the Stand- The resolution, with its preamble, the peregrine falcon, the gray wolf, the gray ing Rules of the Senate, no evidence under reads as follows: whale, the grizzly bear, and others have re- the control or in the possession of the Senate sulted in great improvements in the viabil- may, by the judicial or administrative proc- S. RES. 430 ity of such species; ess, be taken from such control or possession Whereas on Monday, April 3, 2006, the Uni- Whereas saving a species requires a com- but by permission of the Senate; versity of Florida men’s basketball team (re- bination of sound research, careful coordina- Whereas, by Rule VI of the Standing Rules ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Florida tion, and intensive management of conserva- of the Senate, no Senator shall absent him- Gators’’) defeated the men’s basketball team tion efforts, along with increased public self from the service of the Senate without of the University of , Los Angeles, awareness and education; leave; by a score of 73–57, to win the 2006 National Whereas two-thirds of endangered or Whereas, when it appears that evidence Collegiate Athletic Association Division I threatened species reside on private lands; under the control or in the possession of the Basketball Championship; Whereas voluntary cooperative conserva- Senate may promote the administration of Whereas that historic victory by the Flor- tion programs have proven to be critical for justice, the Senate will take such action as ida Gators was a product of— habitat restoration and species recovery; and will promote the ends of justice consistent (1) an almost flawless and unselfish team Whereas education and increasing public with the privileges of the Senate: Now, performance; and awareness are the first steps in effectively therefore, be it

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