[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2674]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             SPECIAL OLYMPICS STATE FLOOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of 
the 10th anniversary of the Pennsylvania State Floor Hockey Tournament 
at Bald Eagle High School, located in Pennsylvania's Fifth 
Congressional District. This Special Olympics tournament is scheduled 
for this Saturday and Sunday.
  Each year more than 300 Special Olympians and more than 100 coaches 
from across Pennsylvania compete in this event, which includes teams 
from a large number of the Commonwealth's counties.
  I congratulate the athletes participating in this week's tournament 
in advance for their hard work and perseverance, rising above the 
challenges to excel in athletics. I look forward to seeing them in 
person at Bald Eagle High School this weekend.
  I also commend Special Olympics of Pennsylvania for its work in 
planning this annual event.
  Mr. Speaker, the Thompson family has a special connection to these 
games. My younger son, Kale, who is now a music teacher, was the first 
student director when the floor hockey tournament moved to the Bald 
Eagle Area site.
  Along with the annual floor hockey tournament, Special Olympics holds 
its summer games each year at Penn State University in State College. 
This is a great organization which helps so many people across 
Pennsylvania and our Nation.

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