[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            INDIANAPOLIS 500

  (Mr. ROKITA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROKITA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a uniquely 
Hoosier event that will be taking place this weekend in honor of those 
who have given the ultimate sacrifice.
  Every Memorial Day weekend since 1911, with the exception of a few 
years around World War II, hundreds of thousands of race fans have come 
to Speedway, Indiana, and millions more have tuned in on their TVs and 
radios to partake in what has been called the greatest spectacle in 
racing, the Indianapolis 500.
  This year marks the 100th running of the 500-mile race and gives 
another chance for Indiana to showcase our Hoosier hospitality to the 
world and all that our State has to offer.
  Though it is true every weekend when I head back to my beloved 
Indiana, this weekend it will be especially wonderful, Madam Speaker, 
to be back home again in Indiana.

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