[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 83 (Thursday, May 18, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   HONORING MIAMI CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, INC., AUDREY NELSON COMMUNITY 
            DEVELOPMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT FOR 1995

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 1995
  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to pay 
tribute to a truly outstanding community-based organization, Miami 
Capital Development of Miami, FL.
  Miami Capital Development, Inc., was recently selected in a national 
competition as one of only six recipients of the National Community 
Development Association's prestigious Audrey Nelson Community 
Development Achievement Award for exemplary uses of community 
development block grant-funded projects.
  Miami Capital Development, Inc., serves as the lending arm of the 
city of Miami. Created in 1980, it provides financial assistance at 
below-market interest rates to new and existing, small and minority-
owned businesses located within underserved areas of the city of Miami 
and Dade County. It is a public-purpose lending agency that provides 
financial assistance that stimulates economic development and helps 
create and retain jobs for low- and moderate-income people.
  I know that my colleagues join me in congratulating Executive 
Director Pablo Perez-Cisneros and his staff for a job well done.


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