[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6908-6909]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING CALIFORNIA CHROME

  (Mr. GARAMENDI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I stand on the House floor today to 
congratulate a star athlete from my district, an athlete who rose to 
the national spotlight with a remarkable win, with millions of people 
watching on TV and in front of a crowd of more than 160,000 people. I 
am talking of course about California Chrome, the winner of the 2014 
Kentucky Derby.
  California Chrome is a resident of Yuba City, where he lives with his 
human friends Perry and Denise Martin. The Martins bought California 
Chrome's mother for only $8,000, a bargain by horse racing standards. 
California Chrome's storybook rags-to-

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riches tale is sure to delight horse racing fans for years to come.
  Congratulations, California Chrome, his jockey Victor Espinoza, and 
the Martin family. I know my family will be watching as you, California 
Chrome, aim to get one step closer to the Triple Crown at the Preakness 
on Saturday, May 17.
  You have made California's Third Congressional District proud. Thank 
you, California Chrome.

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