[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            MARCH CONSTITUENT OF THE MONTH KAILLIE HUMPHRIES

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                            HON. MIKE LEVIN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 29, 2022

  Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize 
Carlsbad resident and Olympic athlete Kaillie Humphries as my 
Constituent of the Month for March. Kaillie has had a long and 
extraordinarily successful career as a bobsled athlete, including four 
Olympic medals and five championships in the International Bobsleigh 
and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships, making her the most 
decorated woman in bobsled history. She had won two gold and one bronze 
medal for Team Canada in previous Olympic competitions, and this year, 
she won gold in the monobob event for Team USA. She is the only female 
athlete in Olympic history to have earned Olympic gold medals for two 
nations.
  Kaillie had to overcome significant adversity during her journey to 
the 2022 Winter Olympics. After leaving the Canadian team due to abuse 
and harassment she endured, Kaillie began the arduous process of 
becoming a United States citizen with little time to spare before the 
games, all while continuing to train vigorously for the competition. As 
a Carlsbad resident and constituent of mine, Kaillie reached out to my 
office for help. With assistance from my staff, Kaillie became a United 
States citizen just two months before the Olympics began, allowing her 
to compete for Team USA. It is hard to overstate the stress and 
pressure Kaillie experienced, but she persevered and ultimately made 
our CA-49 community and our entire country very proud.
  Kaillie is not only an extraordinary athlete, she is a person of 
integrity and upstanding character who is an excellent role model for 
all of us. It is my honor to recognize her as our Constituent of the 
Month, particularly during Women's History Month.

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