WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on today’s announcement from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games will return to the United States for the first time in 32 years:

“I would like to congratulate the city of Los Angeles and the United States Olympic Committee for their hard work that led the International Olympic Committee to award one of our great U.S. cities the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” said Thune. “It is an incredible opportunity to have the Games on home soil again, and I look forward to seeing our national Olympic committee and Los Angeles work together to deliver a unique and innovative event fulfilling their promise of hosting a New Games for a New Era.”

The Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over sports, including the federally-chartered United States Olympic Committee (USOC).