[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 115 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           KENNY BEDNAREK REPRESENTS IOWA AND USA IN OLYMPICS

  (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, the Summer Olympics in Tokyo will 
kick off in less than a month, and I would be remiss not to mention a 
young track star from a college in my district who is making his first 
Olympic appearance.
  Kenny Bednarek, a 22-year-old sprinter who hails from Indian Hills 
Community College in my hometown of Ottumwa, earned a spot on the USA 
Olympic team when he finished second in the men's 200-meter dash, with 
an impressive time of 19.78 seconds, becoming the first Iowa junior 
college athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games.
  Though COVID-19 might have delayed the 2020 Summer Olympics, we are 
all glad to see that it is back on schedule, and Iowa's Second District 
is proud to be represented by such a stellar athlete on Team USA.
  I wish you the best, Kenny, and I know you will do great as you go on 
to Tokyo to represent both the United States and Iowa in the Summer 
Olympic Games.
  I would also like to wish my brother Richard Miller a happy birthday. 
Richard was a Secret Service agent who guarded five Presidents. Happy 
birthday, Rick.

  And happy Independence Day to our Nation.

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