US lawmakers move to ease visa hassles for 2016 bid

[JODO 2]

US lawmakers move to ease visa hassles for 2016 bid

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070415/pl_af...1Bmn8vbitCtOrgF

Sun Apr 15, 1:38 PM ET

US lawmakers moved quickly to show support for Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid, announcing plans here Sunday for legislation to ease visa hassles for Olympic athletes, officials and coaches.

One day after the US Olympic Committee Board of Directors approved the Illinois city over co-finalist Los Angeles as the US bid candidate for the 2016 Olympics, state lawmakers ####### Durbin and Rahm Emanuel (news, bio, voting record) made their move.

"Today we announce plans to introduce legislation to ensure that Olympic participants are not prevented from competing by bureaucratic delays," the US Democrats said in a statement.

"Chicago is the best place in the world for the 2016 Olympics and we are going to do our part to make sure that we are the best hosts in the world."

The bill, if passed into law, would ensure Olympic-related visitors receive visas efficiently and in a timely manner to avoid potential headaches.

Edited April 16, 2007 by JODO

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Only 1/4 of the battle; they'll still need to figure out a way to handle traffic (factoring in that Summer Olympics generally means higher attendee-load than winter, and general traffic in Chicago area--it certainly won't be like Calgary's excellent handling of it in 1988).

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Only 1/4 of the battle; they'll still need to figure out a way to handle traffic (factoring in that Summer Olympics generally means higher attendee-load than winter, and general traffic in Chicago area--it certainly won't be like Calgary's excellent handling of it in 1988).

So they will get the VSC instead of CSC...no fair, make'em wait

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Only 1/4 of the battle; they'll still need to figure out a way to handle traffic (factoring in that Summer Olympics generally means higher attendee-load than winter, and general traffic in Chicago area--it certainly won't be like Calgary's excellent handling of it in 1988).

So they will get the VSC instead of CSC...no fair, make'em wait

More likely the rarely-mentioned (on VJ anyway) NSC...and get a real taste of migraines when handling the Dan Ryan.