[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 184 (Monday, November 18, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8943]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING MATTHEW CATANOSO

  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to send my 
congratulations to an extraordinary south Jersey native, who 
represented our Nation at the international Henley's Royal Regatta this 
past summer.
  Matthew Catanoso is a rising sophomore on the crew team at the United 
States Naval Academy, which was chosen to participate in the King's Cup 
competition in July. This race commemorated the historic Henley's Royal 
Regatta in 1919 that was originally held to celebrate the end of World 
War I.
  For the centennial anniversary of the tournament, eight countries 
were invited to send a team to compete for the cup over the summer. 
Matthew, the former coxswain of Ocean City High School, participated 
with the rest of the Naval Academy and he took home the King's Cup 
after narrowly beating Germany in the final race.
  I congratulate Matthew on his big win at the Henley Royal Regatta, 
and I thank him for representing our Nation and south Jersey at this 
historic event and wish him the very best as he continues his education 
at the Naval Academy. We are proud of him and we are proud of what he 
has done. Congratulations.

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