[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14346]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUPPORTING OLYMPIC DAY

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 178 submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 178) supporting Olympic Day on June 
     23, 2009, and encouraging the International Olympic Committee 
     to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 
     Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or 
debate, and any statements related to the resolution be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 178) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 178

       Whereas Olympic Day, June 23, 2009, celebrates the Olympic 
     ideal of developing peace through sport;
       Whereas June 23 marks the anniversary of the founding of 
     the modern Olympic movement, the date on which the Congress 
     of Paris approved the proposal of Pierre de Coubertin to 
     found the modern Olympics;
       Whereas for more than 100 years, the Olympic movement has 
     built a more peaceful and better world by educating young 
     people through amateur athletics, by bringing together 
     athletes from many countries in friendly competition, and by 
     forging new relationships bound by friendship, solidarity, 
     and fair play;
       Whereas the United States and Chicago, Illinois advocate 
     the ideals of the Olympic movement;
       Whereas hundreds of local governments from across the 
     United States are joining together to show their support for 
     bringing the Olympic Games to Chicago, Illinois in 2016;
       Whereas Olympic Day will encourage the development of 
     Olympic and Paralympic Sport in the United States;
       Whereas Olympic Day encourages the participation of youth 
     of the United States in Olympic and Paralympic sport;
       Whereas Olympic Day will encourage the teaching of Olympic 
     history, health, arts, and culture among the youth of the 
     United States;
       Whereas Olympic Day will encourage the youth of the United 
     States to support the Olympic movement and the selection of 
     Chicago, Illinois as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and 
     Paralympic Games; and
       Whereas enthusiasm for Olympic and Paralympic sport is at 
     an all-time high: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) supports Olympic Day 2009 and the goals that Olympic 
     Day pursues; and
       (2) encourages the International Olympic Committee to 
     select Chicago, Illinois as the host city for the 2016 
     Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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