[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2825-H2826]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CLARENCE CUMMINGS, JR. IS OLYMPIC BOUND

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
South Carolina (Ms. Mace) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. MACE. Madam Speaker, I rise today with great honor and pride to 
announce that Clarence Cummings, Jr., a 21-year-old constituent of mine 
from Beaufort, South Carolina, will be an important part of the 2021 
Olympic weightlifting team and their effort to bring home the first 
gold in over 60 years for the red, white, and blue.
  Mr. Cummings' record is extensive, to say the least. He holds 23 
American records in weightlifting. In his weight class, he holds the 
Junior World Record in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total.
  He is world respected and well regarded for his feat in the clean and 
jerk.
  He was the IWF Junior World Champion in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. 
In 2016 and 2017 he was the IWF Youth World Champion. He is also the 
Pan-American Champion for 2019 and 2020. I also

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want to point out that Mr. Cummings accomplished all of these records 
before he turned 21.
  I am immensely proud, as I know everyone in the Lowcountry is, of Mr. 
Cummings for all of the hard work and determination and dedication he 
has given to his sport and to his country.
  I cannot wait to watch him win the gold medal for the United States 
in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. His journey is truly an inspiration to 
weightlifters, to athletes of all types, and to all Americans. I cannot 
be more proud.
  God bless Mr. Cummings, the great State of South Carolina, and the 
United States of America.

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