S5470 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 26, 2012 into the WNBA after leading her col- Charlie Cole, Ken Jurkowski, Nick ton University, where he received All- lege team to an undefeated 39 to 0 sea- LaCava, Sara Hendershot, and Sarah American titles in track and field and son and her second national champion- Trowbridge will compete in London as cross country, and in 2012 won the ship. She now plays for the Chicago members of our U.S. rowing team. Mr. NCAA title and set the U.S. collegiate Sky. Cole grew up in New Canaan, CT, and record in the steeplechase event. He Born and raised in Springfield, bas- attended New Canaan High School and will compete in the Men’s 3000M stee- ketball swingman Andre Iguodala will Yale University where he rowed for the plechase this Olympic games. represent the United States on the 2012 heavyweight team. He has received Rob Crane will hit the water in sail- Dream Team, or Dream Team Three. many national and international titles, ing. Born in Stamford and raised in His jersey number is now retired at including most recently winning the Darien, he went on to attend the Lanphier High School, where he was pair at the 2012 National Selection Re- Holderness School and Hobart College. both a star student and athlete. gatta number 1 and finishing fourth in He continues a family legacy of sailing, Star defender on the women’s soccer the four at the 2011 World Rowing joining the ranks of his mother and fa- team, Amy LePeilbet grew up in Crys- Championships. He has been named ther, who won world and North Amer- tal Lake. Her high school coach at USRowing’s 2011 Athlete of the Year. ican championships, respectively. In Prairie Ridge remembers her not only Mr. Jurkowski was raised in New 2011, he finished 14th in the Inter- for her athleticism but for her work Fairfield and attended New Fairfield national Sailing Association and ethic and persistence. She will compete High School and Cornell University, Federal’s Sailing World Champion- as a member of the U.S. women’s soc- where he walked onto the team his ships. This Olympics, he will partici- cer team in London. freshman year, competed all 4 years, pate in the men’s singlehanded laser Each of these athletes has arrived in and graduated with a degree in biologi- dinghy sailing event. London as a result of years of persever- cal engineering. He has also served as a In addition to the successes of these ance and hard work. They have woken volunteer assistant coach for the Uni- 10 accomplished and inspiring athletes, up in the dark for early morning prac- versity of Texas women’s rowing team. I wish to recognize all around the tices and endured aching muscles and In London, he will compete in the sin- world poised to participate in the USA sore limbs. They have arrived early and gle sculls event an event that he placed Paralympics. Guided by the U.S. Olym- stayed late, spending hours at the gym, 11th in during the 2008 Beijing games. pic Committee’s Paralympic Military, on the field, or in the pool training for Mr. LaCava is from Weston, CT, and Veteran, and Community Program, attended Phillips Exeter Academy and this moment and their Olympic dream. State and local communities have de- Columbia University. Among other dis- I congratulate the athletes from Illi- veloped important programs to enable tinctions, he placed fifth in the light- nois and every athlete representing his individuals with physical or visual dis- weight eight at the 2011World Rowing or her country at these Olympic games. abilities to participate and compete in Championships and placed first at the I look forward to watching them over sports. The growing prevalence of com- lightweight eight at the 2011 Head of the coming weeks as they compete for munity level sports clubs, such as the the Charles Regatta. In London, he will Olympic Gold. paralympic sports clubs, offers disabled compete in the men’s lightweight four. f Ms. Hendershot grew up in West Americans the opportunity to come to- gether as a community, share their 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES Simsbury Connecticut, only starting to love of sports, and rally around each Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I row in 2003 as a high school freshman. Already by 2004 and again in 2005, she other. am honored on the opening day of the Our American competitors are inspi- 2012 London Olympics to congratulate won the open eight at the USRowing National Championships. She rowed for rational to athletes and nonathletes of our U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Princeton University and graduated in all generations. Athletics and sports- Teams. Proudly, 16 of our top Olym- 2010. She will compete in the Women’s manship connect us, reaching the core pian athletes hail from Connecticut, Pair in London with Sarah Zelenka of of our humanity. They represent our including 6 women, who played for our Illinois. hopes, dreams, and aspirations. They legendary University of Connecticut Ms. Trowbridge was born in Wash- serve as national and international dip- women’s teams and will represent our ington, DC, and is a member of the Po- lomats, working together as a team to State and Nation as members of the tomac Boat Club. She was raised in best represent our country. Along with U.S. women’s basketball team. Guilford, CT, and attended Guilford my Senate colleagues, I wish our ath- These athletes will make history on High School. She rowed at University letes from Connecticut and around the a global stage, representing the United of Michigan on a scholarship. Most re- Nation the best of luck and thank States and sharing personal stories cently among her international and na- them for their incredible public service that fuel their drive to win. They have tional results, she finished ninth in the as leaders during these Olympic games. this momentous opportunity and re- double sculls at the 2011 World Rowing f sponsibility because they have worked Championships and won the double hard, demonstrated unremitting char- EXTENSION OF THE FISA sculls at the 2011 National Selection AMENDMENTS ACT acter and integrity, and believed in the Regatta No. 2. She cites her parents, power of athletic excellence to bring coaches, teammates, and Olympic hero, Mr. LEAHY. Last week, the Judici- our nation and the world together. Nadia Comaneci, as inspirations. She ary Committee considered S.3276, a bill Six extraordinary UConn alumni will will compete in the Women’s Double reauthorizing the surveillance provi- compete as members of the 2012 U.S. Sculls event. sions of the FISA Amendments Act of women’s basketball team: Sue Bird, Craig Kinsley and Donn Cabral will 2008, which is set to expire at the end of Swin Cash, Tina Charles, Asjha Jones, represent the United States in track this year. The Director of National In- Maya Moore, and Diana Taurasi. All and field. Hailing from Fairfield, CT, telligence and the Attorney General six players brought UConn teams to Mr. Kinsley brings his experience at have both stated that reauthorization national championships during their high jump and javelin at Fairfield Pre- of these important national security college careers. The head coach of the paratory High School and Brown Uni- authorities is the ‘‘top legislative pri- U.S. Olympic team, Geno Auriemma, versity to the international arena. He ority of the Intelligence Community.’’ has led the University of Connecticut won the NCAA title in the javelin After the Senate Select Committee teams through many exciting seasons event in 2010 and in the same year was on Intelligence reported its reauthor- while serving as a tremendous role named Academic All-American and ization bill, I asked for a sequential re- model and mentor. Both Asjha Jones Northeast Region Field Athlete of the ferral. Senator GRASSLEY joined me in and Tina Charles currently live in Year by the U.S. Track and Field and that request. It was for a limited time Uncasville and play for the Con- Cross Country Coaches Association. At and had we not completed our markup necticut Sun. Although the others may Brown University, he studied geology last Thursday, time might well have no longer list Connecticut as their for- and economics. expired for this committee to act on it. mal residence, these players remain a Mr. Cabral was born and raised in I was surprised last week and since to part of our lives. Glastonbury, CT. He attended Prince- be criticized for seeking to improve the VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:47 Jul 27, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G26JY6.041 S26JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 26, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5471 bill within its four corners. I thought to expedite consideration of the meas- It is telling that the two amend- that was why we sought the sequential ure and would not offer amendments. ments that Senator GRASSLEY offered referral, in order to consider and im- Then, when the committee adopted the during the committee’s consideration prove the bill where we could. June 2015 sunset date instead of one of of the FISA Amendments Act had abso- I worked with Senator FEINSTEIN, the the 2017 dates in other versions of the lutely no connection whatsoever with chair of the Select Committee on Intel- bill, they changed position and sought the provisions of title VII of FISA. The ligence. We came to an understanding to use it as a vehicle for extraneous first amendment that Senator GRASS- and she supported the substitute matters and to offer a number of riders LEY offered would have added the death amendment I offered to shorten the to it that were rejected.