U.S. Congresswoman Allyson Y. Schwartz, representing the 13 Congressional District of Pennsylvania, issued a press release on August 13, 2008 that demands Members of Congress call on the International Olympic Committee to strip Russia of the 2014 Russian Winter Olympics, since she deems Russia’s invasion of Georgia as “unacceptable.”

According to the press release, “Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Bill Shuster (R.-Pa.), the Co-chairs of House Georgia Caucus, announced their intention to introduce a resolution when Congress returns to session calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to find a new venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics, which are scheduled to be held in Sochi, Russia.”

The resolution claims that the Russian Federation invasion of the Republic of Georgia, a sovereign and democratic nation, on the eve of the 2008 Summer Olympics makes it an unacceptable host for the 2014 winter games. It further noted that the location of Sochi, a mere 20 miles from the current conflict zone, makes it a “practically unacceptable” location for the Olympics and that had the IOC been aware of these circumstances at the moment of awarding the games to Sochi they would not have selected it as an Olympic venue.

To read the entire press release from U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, link here:

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