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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 28 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 28

 Congratulating the City of Chicago for being chosen to represent the 
United States in the international competition to host the 2016 Olympic 
    and Paralympic Games, and encouraging the International Olympic 
    Committee to select Chicago as the site of the 2016 Olympic and 
                           Paralympic Games.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2007

  Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Obama, and Mr. Stevens) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
 Congratulating the City of Chicago for being chosen to represent the 
United States in the international competition to host the 2016 Olympic 
    and Paralympic Games, and encouraging the International Olympic 
    Committee to select Chicago as the site of the 2016 Olympic and 
                           Paralympic Games.

Whereas the City of Chicago has been selected by the United States Olympic 
        Committee to represent the United States in its bid to host the 2016 
        Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games;
Whereas, by 2016, 20 years will have passed since the Summer Olympics were held 
        in a city in the United States;
Whereas Chicago is a world-class city with remarkable diversity, culture, 
        history, and people;
Whereas the citizens of Chicago take great pride in all aspects of their city 
        and have a deep love for sports;
Whereas Chicago already holds a place in the international community as a city 
        of immigrants from around the world, who are eager to be ambassadors to 
        visiting Olympic athletes;
Whereas the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be played in the heart of Chicago 
        so that athletes and visitors can appreciate the beauty of the downtown 
        parks and lakefront;
Whereas Chicago is one of the transportation hubs of the world and can provide 
        accessible transportation to international visitors through extensive 
        rail, transit, and motorways infrastructure, combined with the world-
        class O'Hare and Midway International Airports;
Whereas the motto of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Chicago would be 
        ``Stir the Soul,'' and the games would inspire citizens around the 
        world, both young and old;
Whereas a Midwestern city has not hosted the Olympic Games since the 1904 games 
        in St. Louis, Missouri, and the opportunity to host the Olympics would 
        be an achievement not only for Chicago and for the State of Illinois, 
        but also for the entire Midwest;
Whereas hosting the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games would provide substantial 
        local, regional, and national economic benefits;
Whereas Mayor Richard M. Daley, Patrick Ryan, and members of the Chicago 2016 
        Committee have campaigned tirelessly to secure Chicago's bid to host the 
        Olympic and Paralympic Games;
Whereas, through the campaign to be selected by the United States Olympic 
        Committee, Chicago's citizens, officials, workers, community groups, and 
        businesses have demonstrated their ability to come together to exemplify 
        the true spirit of the Olympic Games and the City of Chicago; and
Whereas the Olympic and Paralympic Games represent the best of the human spirit 
        and there is no better fit for hosting this event than one of the 
        world's truly great cities: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) congratulates the City of Chicago on securing the bid 
        to represent the United States in the international competition 
        to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games; and
            (2) encourages the International Olympic Committee to 
        select Chicago as the site of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic 
        Games.
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