[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 92 (Monday, June 18, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN RECOGNITION OF JESSE BROWN

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 18, 2012

  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleague 
Congressman Jeff Denham to honor Jesse Brown for his years of dedicated 
service to Merced County. Jesse is the Executive Director of the Merced 
County Association of Governments (MCAG) and will be retiring after 
twenty-four years in the position.
  MCAG was formed in 1967 by the local governments in the Merced County 
region as a forum for making key decisions on regional growth and 
transportation issues. Jesse took on his position in 1988. He is well 
known for his leadership in promoting regional solutions to the many 
challenges facing the region, including transportation, public transit 
and solid waste. In his thirty years of public service, Jesse has 
successfully worked to build partnerships at the state and federal 
level to ensure the San Joaquin Valley remains a high priority.
  Jesse has served as Chair of the California Council of Governments 
Director Association, President of the San Joaquin Valley 
Transportation Planning Directors Association, and Executive Director 
of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System, known as YARTS. 
Additionally, he served as a committee member through the Greater 
Merced Chamber of Commerce to ensure that Merced was the choice place 
for the tenth campus of the University of California.
  Jesse has a Bachelor's in Public Administration and M.S. in Urban 
Planning from the University of Arizona.
  Mr. Speaker, we thank you for the opportunity to recognize Jesse 
Brown and his career with the Merced County Association of Governments. 
Further, we appreciate you joining us in thanking him for his dedicated 
service to Merced County and his commitment to the betterment of the 
region. We wish him well during this next chapter of his life.

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