On the recordJuly 12, 2012
2 weeks from tomorrow Olympic athletes from all over this world will parade into the stadium in London to officially launch the 2012 Olympics. I am so proud to say that five of them will be western New Yorkers that we represent in upstate New York. These include archer Jake Kaminski from Elma; the current number one ranked women's pole vaulter, Jenn Suhr of Churchville; volleyball player Matt Anderson, born in Buffalo; swimmer Ryan Lochte, born in Rochester; and two time U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year, Abby Wambach of Rochester. Throughout their lifetimes of training, hard work, and sacrifices, these athletes embody what it means to be an American, and they carry with them to London the pride of western New York and the entire Nation. As we wish them and the entire team good luck, my wish is that that sense of common purpose that joins all of us as Americans during that Olympic period will join us on this floor of Congress as we seek to form a more perfect Union. ____________________
