[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 59 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             LOPEZ SIBLINGS TO ALL COMPETE IN OLYMPIC GAMES

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                           HON. NICK LAMPSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 15, 2008

  Mr. LAMPSON. Madam Speaker, this summer, the United States will be 
sending three siblings to compete in the Olympic Games. This 
outstanding feat has not occurred since 1904, and I am honored to 
recognize these individuals from the Houston area: Steven Lopez, Mark 
Anthony Lopez, and Diana Lopez.
  Each of the three is an exceptional athlete and will be representing 
the United States in the sport of taekwondo this summer. Steven Lopez 
spent the majority of his life in his hometown of Sugar Land, Texas, 
and is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and four-time world champion. 
Mark Lopez was born in Houston, Texas, and is a recipient of three 
World Championship Medals including a Gold Medal in 2005. Diana Lopez 
is the youngest of the three and was also born in Houston, Texas, and 
received a Gold Medal in 2005.
  These extraordinary individuals deserve America's utmost appreciation 
and support. I am proud to have such remarkable citizens in my 
district, and I wish them the best in the 2008 Summer Olympics and in 
the years ahead.




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