[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12582-12583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRESSIONAL SPEEDWAY CAUCUS

  (Ms. CARSON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise to announce the formation 
of the Congressional Speedway Caucus. Races like the Indianapolis 500, 
the Daytona 500 and the Southern 500 have become American institutions.
  Hundreds of companies and thousands of individuals strive to make 
these spectacles of speed some of the most exciting events in the 
world. However, they are beginning to face unique challenges in the 
post-9/11 world. With some of the speedways in America hosting the 
largest spectator events in the country, they are already

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starting to express concern about homeland security needs and how they 
can better protect the hundreds of thousands of race fans who come to 
their raceways.
  I have one of the greatest events, Mr. Speaker, in my district, the 
Indianapolis 500 Speedway Race, which is coming up next Sunday. We have 
32 Members of Congress who have speedways within their congressional 
districts. Twenty-two of these have already agreed to be members of 
this exciting caucus.
  I would encourage those with or without speedways in their districts 
to join the caucus to better represent all of the fans across the world 
who come to our district who come to this country to enjoy this 
spectator sport and try to resolve some of the impending issues of 
these speedways.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to insert the names of all of the members 
of the Speedway Caucus who have stepped forward and joined this unique 
opportunity. They are as follows:

       Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA).
       Rep. Charles Bass (R-NH).
       Rep. Sue Myrick (R-KS).
       Rep. Dennis Moore (R-KS).
       Rep. Robin Hayes (R-NC).
       Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC).
       Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN).
       Rep. John Spratt (D-SC).
       Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-TN).
       Rep. Bill Lipinski (D-IL).
       Rep. Amo Houghton (R-NY).
       Rep. Ken Lucas (D-KY).
       Rep. Mike Oxley (R-OH).
       Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN).
       Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC).
       Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-NC).
       Rep. Nick Smith (R-MI).
       Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA).
       Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA).
       Rep. Chris Chocola (R-IN).
       Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC).
       Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN).
       Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-NV).
       Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI).
       Rep. Mac Collins (R-GA).
       Rep. Robert Scott (D-VA).
       Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL).
       Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ).
       Rep. Jim Copper (D-TN).
       Rep. John Tanner (D-TN).
       Rep. Patrick Toomey (R-PA).
       Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV).
       Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT).

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