Cantor congratulates Yamin for his “American Idol” run
Richmond.com
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA) made the following statement today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to congratulate Richmonder Elliott Yamin on his successful run on the hit TV show "American Idol":

“Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Richmond, Virginia native and American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin for pursuing his dream while sharing his powerful voice with all of us.

“Elliot is returning home a star; a man with an extraordinary gift who dared to put his talent on display and achieved great success.

“Elliott’s personality and amazing ability won over the judges and the viewers to earn him national recognition as a final contestant on the most popular show on television.

“Elliott will be returning home to Richmond having inspired and entertained millions with his extraordinary singing voice and charisma.

“I join Elliot’s community, family and friends in proud recognition of his fantastic achievement and undoubtedly bright future.”

-- The preceding was compiled through an news release from the office of Eric Cantor.

I heard that on the 12:00 news, it was great..

Wow that is awesome! Elliott getting recognized by Congress :)
So proud to be a Virginian!

I'm a law student, so my first thought when I saw this was -- cool! I can look it up in the library once the Congressional Record gets updated.

I'm such a geek! ;)