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Week Ending July 27, 2007

H.RES.521 Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the 1932 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York.

Lake Placid, NY has hosted the Winter Olympics twice and the preamble tells you why that is important and interesting.

More resolution below….

Sponsor:  Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY-20^th)

Vote: Passed House by voice vote July 27, 2007

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost

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Whereas Lake Placid, New York, was the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games;

Whereas Lake Placid is the only site in North America to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games more than once;

Whereas the 1980 Winter Olympic Games featured one of the greatest triumphs in sports history with the men's United States hockey team victory over the Soviet team in the `Miracle on Ice';

Whereas Lake Placid, New York, has a population of under 2,700 residents, yet welcomes over 2.2 million visitors each year;

Whereas the residents of Lake Placid were wonderful ambassadors of the United States for the 1,324 Olympic athletes that participated in the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games;

Whereas the residents of Lake Placid take great pride in their place in Olympic history;

Whereas Lake Placid and the towns of North Elba and Wilmington have world class sports facilities that serve as an excellent training location for athletes and sports enthusiasts;

Whereas Lake Placid is the home of one of the three U.S. Olympic Committee's national training centers;

Whereas Lake Placid continues to successfully host international sports competitions on a regular basis; and

Whereas 2007 marks the 75th anniversary of the 1932 Winter Olympic Games: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) congratulates the Village of Lake Placid, New York, as it celebrates its 75th anniversary of hosting the 1932 Winter Olympic Games;

(2) encourages all Americans to visit the state-of-the-art Olympic facilities in Lake Placid;

(3) recognizes Lake Placid's important place in Olympic history; and

(4) encourages the United States Olympic Committee to select Lake Placid to represent the United States in a future bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

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