U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush Congratulates Daley on Securing Olympic Bid for Chicago

Chicago, IL. ---- I want to congratulate Mayor Richard Daley and his team for winning the right to represent the United States in competition for the Olympic Summer Games of 2016. Chicago is a great sports city with a rich tradition in excellence. I am pleased that Chicago will now have the chance to win 60 votes from the International Olympic Committee to host the Summer Games. For this to happen, the entire country must now get behind Chicago. I am confident that bringing the Olympics to Chicago will provide great benefit to the U.S., Chicago, and my constituents in the 1st Congressional District.

 As the chairman of the Houses subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (which includes jurisdiction over interstate and foreign commerce, and regulation of travel and tourism), I believe that the Olympics can and must be an economic development boom for all of Chicago. I look forward to working with the city and state on the next phase of this Olympic bid.

 Rep. Rush is chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection which has jurisdiction over interstate and foreign commerce, including all trade matters within the jurisdiction of the full committee; Regulation of commercial practices (the FTC), including sports-related matters; Consumer affairs and consumer protection, including privacy matters generally; Consumer product safety (the CPSC), product liability; and motor vehicle safety; Regulation of travel, tourism, and time; and, Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing, including cyber security.