,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #ad1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,loebsack 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,jordan1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,braley of    
,iowa1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 and ,mr4    
,latham7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,opposing the             
,international ,olympic ,committee's    
decision to eliminate wrestling from the
 ,summer ,olympic ,games beginning in   
#bjbj4  ,whereas wrestling is recognized
 as one of the world's oldest           
competitive sports dating back to #cjjj 
,,bc2 ,whereas wrestling was one of the 
original sports of the ancient ,greek   
,olympic ,games and of the first modern 
,olympic ,games2 ,whereas wrestling is  
one of the world's most diverse sports1 
with participants from almost #bjj      
countries around the world2 ,whereas    
over #bhj1jjj high school students in   
the ,united ,states participated in     

wrestling in #bjab2 ,whereas there are  
over #cjj intercollegiate wrestling     
programs in the ,united ,states2        
,whereas wrestling represents the       
determination and hard work it takes to 
succeed in life and sport2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states has a long1 proud1 and  
storied ,olympic wrestling history2 and 
,whereas wrestling epitomizes the spirit
 of the ,olympic ,games3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 opposes the    
decision of the ,international ,olympic 
,committee to eliminate wrestling from  
the ,summer ,olympic ,games beginning in
 #bjbj2  7#b7 thanks the ,united ,states
 ,olympic ,committee for their continued
 support of wrestling and encourages    
them to work actively to reverse this   
decision2 and  7#c7 urges the           
,international ,olympic ,committee to   
reinstate wrestling as a core sport of  
the ,summer ,olympic ,games4