September 30, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10129 

Whereas, on August 13, 2008, Katie Hoff set 

a record time for athletes from the United 

States of 1:55.78 and finished fourth in the 

women’s 200-meter freestyle event; 

Whereas, on August 14, 2008, Allison 

Schmitt of Canton, Michigan, Caroline 

Burckle of Louisville, Kentucky, Natalie 

Coughlin, and Katie Hoff set a record time 

for athletes from the United States of 7:46.33 

and won the bronze medal in the women’s 

800-meter freestyle relay event; 

Whereas, on August 14, 2008, Jason Lezak 

tied Cesar Cielo of Brazil for the bronze 

medal in the men’s 100-meter freestyle event; 

Whereas, on August 15, 2008, Michael 

Phelps set a world-record time of 1:54.23 and 

won the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter 

individual medley event, and Ryan Lochte 

won the bronze medal in the same event; 

Whereas, on August 15, 2008, Ryan Lochte 

set a world-record time of 1:53.94 and won the 

gold medal in the men’s 200-meter backstroke event, and Aaron Peirsol won the silver medal in the same event; 

Whereas, on August 15, 2008, Rebecca Soni 

set a world-record time of 2:20.22 and won the 

gold medal in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke event; 

Whereas, on August 15, 2008, Natalie 

Coughlin tied the record time for athletes 

from the United States of 53.39, which she 

herself set, and won the bronze medal in the 

women’s 100-meter freestyle event; 

Whereas, on August 16, 2008, Michael 

Phelps set an Olympic-record time of 50.58 

and won the gold medal in the men’s 100- 

meter butterfly event, tying 1972 Olympian 

Mark Spitz for the most gold medals, 7, won 

by an individual in a single Olympic Games; 

Whereas, on August 16, 2008, Margaret 

Hoelzer won the silver medal in the women’s 

200-meter backstroke event; 

Whereas, on August 17, 2008, Brendan Hansen of Havertown, Pennsylvania, Aaron 

Peirsol, Michael Phelps, and Jason Lezak set 

a world-record time of 3:29.34 and won the 

gold medal in the men’s 400-meter medley 

relay event; 

Whereas, on August 17, 2008, Dara Torres 

set a record time for athletes from the 

United States of 24.07 and won the silver 

medal in the women’s 50-meter freestyle 

event; 

Whereas Dara Torres then teamed with 

Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, and Christine Magnuson to set a record time for athletes from the United States of 3:53.30 and 

won the silver medal in the women’s 400- 

meter medley relay event; 

Whereas Caroline Burckle, Larsen Jensen, 

and Allison Schmitt each won 1 bronze 

medal; 

Whereas Matt Grevers, Kara Lynn Joyce, 

and Lacey Nymeyer each won 1 silver medal; 

Whereas Ricky Berens, Brendan Hansen, 

Cullen Jones, and Garrett Weber-Gale each 

won 1 gold medal; 

Whereas Margaret Hoelzer won 1 silver 

medal and 1 bronze medal; 

Whereas Christine Magnuson won 2 silver 

medals; 

Whereas Peter Vanderkaay won 1 gold 

medal and 1 bronze medal; 

Whereas Katie Hoff won 1 silver medal and 

2 bronze medals; 

Whereas Jason Lezak won 2 gold medals 

and 1 bronze medal; 

Whereas Aaron Peirsol won 2 gold medals 

and 1 silver medal; 

Whereas Rebecca Soni won 1 gold medal 

and 2 silver medals; 

Whereas Ryan Lochte won 2 gold medals 

and 2 bronze medals; 

Whereas Dara Torres— 

(1) is the first swimmer from the United 

States to compete in 5 Olympic Games, representing the United States in the Summer 

Olympic Games of 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, and 

2008; 

(2) won 5 medals at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, as the oldest member of the women’s swimming team 

at the age of 33; 

(3) at the age of 41 is the oldest member of 

the women’s team by 15 years; 

(4) won the silver medal in all 3 events in 

which she competed in the 2008 Summer 

Olympic Games; 

(5) has won 12 Olympic medals, including 4 

gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 4 bronze 

medals, over the course of her career; 

(6) has won at least 1 medal in each of the 

5 Olympic Games in which she has competed, 

making her 1 of only a handful of Olympians 

to earn medals in 5 different Olympic Games; 

Whereas Natalie Coughlin won 1 gold 

medal, 2 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals, 

becoming the first female athlete from the 

United States to win 6 medals in 1 year’s 

Olympic Games, breaking the record of 5 

medals she tied in the 2004 Summer Olympic 

Games; 

Whereas Michael Phelps has trained under 

the expert tutelage of coach Bob Bowman for 

12 years, first at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club and more recently at the University 

of Michigan; 

Whereas, during the awards ceremony for 

the men’s 400-meter medley relay event, the 

Fe ́de ́ration Internationale de Natation, the 

international governing body of swimming, 

diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, 

and open water swimming, honored Michael 

Phelps for his historic accomplishment of— 

(1) setting 7 world records and 1 Olympic 

record; 

(2) winning 8 gold medals, the most ever by 

an individual athlete in a single Olympic 

Games; and 

(3) winning 14 gold medals over the course 

of his Olympic career, another record for an 

individual athlete at the Olympic Games; 

Whereas Michael Phelps’s Olympic performance places him in the pantheon of the 

greatest athletes of all time; and 

Whereas the United States Olympic Swimming Team collectively won 31 medals, including 12 gold medals, 9 silver medals, and 

10 bronze medals: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate — 

(1) congratulates Michael Phelps, Natalie 

Coughlin, Ryan Lochte, Dara Torres, Katie 

Hoff, Jason Lezak, Aaron Peirsol, Rebecca 

Soni, and the other members of the United 

States Olympic Swimming Team for their 

record-breaking performances and commends 

them for their dedication, courage, and 

sportsmanship, and for the exemplary way in 

which they represented the United States of 

America while competing in Beijing, China; 

(2) congratulates and commends for their 

devotion, professionalism, and tireless advocacy on behalf of the team and the sport of 

swimming generally— 

(A) National Team Head Coach Mark Schubert; 

(B) Head Men’s Coach Eddie Reese; 

(C) Head Women’s Coach Jack Bauerle; 

(D) Assistant Coaches Bob Bowman, Gregg 

Troy, Frank Busch, Teri McKeever, Paul 

Yetter, and Sean Hutchison; 

(E) Men’s and Women’s Open Water Head 

Coaches John Dussliere and Bill Rose; 

(F) Open Water Chief of Mission Paul 

Asmuth; and 

(G) the staff of the United States Olympic 

Swimming Team; and 

(3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to 

transmit enrolled copies of this resolution 

to— 

(A) the United States Olympic Swimming 

Team at the national headquarters of USA 

Swimming in Colorado Springs, Colorado; 

and 

(B) Michael Phelps and the North Baltimore Aquatic Club in Baltimore, Maryland, 

in honor of Michael Phelps’s singular, historic, and inspirational achievement. 

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UNANIMOUS-CONSENT 

AGREEMENT—HOUSE MEASURES 

Mr. WEBB. I ask unanimous consent 

that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following 

items en bloc: H.R. 6847, H.R. 6874, H.R. 

6681, H.R. 6338, H.R. 6229, H.R. 6199, H.R. 

3511, which are at the desk. 

I ask unanimous consent the bills be 

read a third time and passed en bloc, 

the motion to reconsider be laid upon 

the table with no intervening action or 

debate, and that any statements be 

printed in the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bills en bloc. 

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FIRST LIEUTENANT NOAH HARRIS 

ELLIJAY POST OFFICE BUILDING 

The bill (H.R. 6847) to designate the 

facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 801 Industrial Boulevard in Ellijay, Georgia, as the ‘‘First 

Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post 

Office Building,’’ was ordered to a third 

reading, read the third time, and 

passed. 

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LANCE CORPORAL ERIC PAUL 

VALDEPENAS POST OFFICE 

BUILDING 

The bill (H.R. 6874) to designate the 

facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 156 Taunton Avenue 

in Seekonk, Massachusetts, as the 

‘‘Lance Corporal Eric Paul Valdepenas 

Post Office Building,’’ was ordered to a 

third reading, read the third time, and 

passed. 

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JACOB M. LOWELL POST OFFICE 

BUILDING 

The bill (H.R. 6681) to designate the 

facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 300 Vine Street in 

New Lenox, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jacob M. 

Lowell Post Office Building,’’ was ordered to a third reading, read the third 

time, and passed. 

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ARMY SPC DANIEL AGAMI POST 

OFFICE BUILDING 

The bill (H.R. 6338) to designate the 

facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 4233 West Hillsboro 

Boulevard in Coconut Creek, Florida, 

as the ‘‘Army SPC Daniel Agami Post 

Office Building,’’ was ordered to a third 

reading, read the third time, and 

passed. 

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MAYOR WILLIAM ‘‘BILL’’ SANDBERG POST OFFICE BUILDING 

The bill (H.R. 6229) to designate the 

facility of the United States Postal 


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