[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 6973]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATIONS TO CHERI BLAUWET FOR WINNING WOMEN'S WHEELCHAIR 
                      DIVISION OF BOSTON MARATHON

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I want to talk about the news this morning 
about the issuance of the proposed final rules on overtime. Before I do 
that, on a more happy note, I note that an Iowan, of whom we are all 
very proud, Cheri Blauwet, from Larchwood, IA, crossed the finish line 
of the Boston Marathon yesterday in 1 hour 39 minutes 53 seconds to win 
first place on the women's side in the Wheelchair Division of the 
Boston Marathon.
  Last year she finished second. This has added to her long list of 
accomplishments as a wheelchair competitor in races. She is a three-
time Paralympic medalist. Again, she won the Boston Marathon yesterday.
  As I said, Cheri Blauwet, whom I know well, is from Larchwood, IA. 
She is now a medical student at the Stanford University Medical School. 
We are all proud of Cheri and wish her the best as she continues to win 
more and more marathons.

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