{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-meeks-recognizes-indian-hills-olympian-kenny-bednarek", "Miller-Meeks Recognizes Indian Hills Olympian Kenny Bednarek", "2021-07-01", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Mariannette Miller-Meeks", "M001215", "millermeeks.house.gov", "millermeeks", "https://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, July 1st, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize Indian Hills Kenny Bednarek, who recently earned a place on Team USA for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.\n\nImage\n\nTo watch Miller-Meeks\u2019 speech, click HERE, and read her remarks as prepared for delivery below:\n\nMr. Speaker, the Summer Olympics in Tokyo will kick off in less than a month, and I would be remiss not to mention a young track star from a college in my district who is making his first Olympic appearance.\n\nKenny Bednarek, a 22-year-old sprinter who hails from Indian Hills Community College in my hometown of Ottumwa, earned a spot on the USA Olympic Team when he finished second in the men\u2019s 200-meter dash with an impressive time of 19.78 seconds, becoming the first Iowa community college athlete to qualify for the Olympic games.\n\nThough COVID-19 might have delayed the 2020 Summer Olympics, we are all glad to see that it is back on schedule, and the Second District is proud to be represented by such a stellar athlete on Team USA.\n\nI wish you the best Kenny, and I know you will do great as you go on to Tokyo to represent both the United States and Iowa in the Summer Olympic games!\n\nThank you, I yield back the balance of my time.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:03:51Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-meeks-recognizes-indian-hills-olympian-kenny-bednarek"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.3636109437793493, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}