Washington DC (CNN)Friday's House calls on the Russian government to immediately release the WNBA star in a bipartisan resolution PassedBrittney Griner.
Arizona Democrat Greg Stanton, who sponsored the resolution, said in a statement, "We are working to bring her home without thinking of Britney. There is no day without it. " "We will continue to push her release so that she will not be forgotten."
Stanton was formerly the mayor of Phoenix. There, Greener plays for the WNBA Phoenix Mercury.
Stanton announced a resolution in May with Democrats, along with Grinner's hometown of Sheila Jackson Lee and Colin Allred.
"Thanks to this overwhelming support show from Congress. We need to do everything we can to keep Britney's proceedings at the forefront and ultimately end this nightmare. "Britney's wife, Cherelle Griner, said in a statement.
Grinner claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage and accused her of smuggling a large amount of narcotic material, she at Moscow Airport in February. I was arrested. WNBA's Phoenix Mercury's two-time Olympic gold medalist and star will play in Russia during the league's off-season.
"This resolution sends a clear message: ensuring the release of Britney must be a top priority of the U.S. government, and Americans go to take her home. I know I support every effort we have made, "said Executive Director Terry Carr Michael Jackson of the Women's National Basketball Players Association.