[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5038-S5039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMEMORATING THE PAST SUCCESS OF THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND 
     PARALYMPIC TEAMS AND SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND 
    PARALYMPIC TEAMS IN THE 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES AND PARALYMPIC GAMES

  Mr. ROMNEY. As if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 314, submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 314) commemorating the past success 
     of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams and 
     supporting the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams in 
     the 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. ROMNEY. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 314) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record 
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')
  Mr. ROMNEY. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a resolution 
with Senators Bennet, Hagerty, Klobuchar, and Coons to honor the 2020 
Olympic Games that officially start tomorrow.
  More than 600 of our finest athletes have traveled to Tokyo to 
represent the United States. These athletes trained their entire lives 
to compete this month on the world's biggest stage. They have shed 
blood, sweat, and tears and have sacrificed countless hours, many while 
working separate full-time jobs and raising families of their own.
  Of course, no one thought the 2020 Olympics would be starting 
tomorrow. COVID-19 did not just delay the Games for a year, it also 
meant hundreds of qualifying events around the world had to be canceled 
and relocated.
  We recognize the dedication of the athletes and coaches of the U.S. 
Olympic and Paralympic teams, as well as

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the family, friends, and loved ones who support them.
  We are grateful to our friends in Japan, who have committed 
tremendous resources to provide safe and secure Games. I have great 
gratitude for these people of Japan, the people of that great country, 
for the enormous sacrifice they have made to host the world, to 
demonstrate to the world that qualities of the human spirit are great 
indeed, and to make their home a place where the entire world comes to 
gather and celebrate the human spirit and its accomplishments.
  And while these Games may look a little different this year, we stand 
with Team USA and will be cheering them on as they bring many medals 
back home.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. WARNOCK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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