[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 199 (Thursday, December 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H10128-H10129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             COMMEMORATING 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF GARDEN CITY

  (Miss RICE of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Miss RICE of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 
150th anniversary of the founding of my hometown, Garden City, New 
York.
  As the first planned suburban community in the United States, the 
village of Garden City is steeped in history.
  Home to Mitchel Air Force Base, Garden City has played a critical 
role in our Nation's aviation industry. It was here where our Nation's 
first fighter pilots trained during World War I. During World War II, 
the airbase played a pivotal role in defending our Nation's Eastern 
seaboard and later served as a staging ground for the European air 
campaign against Nazi Germany.
  Garden City is also at the epicenter of countless cultural and 
tourist attractions on Long Island, including the

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Garden City Hotel, which today continues to serve thousands of visitors 
attending thoroughbred races at Belmont race track.
  On a more personal note, Garden City is also a community that 
welcomed my family with open arms. It was in Garden City where my 
father, the eldest son of an Irish immigrant, ran a successful 
construction company, where my parents raised me and my nine brothers 
and sisters, and where I first learned about the importance of public 
service and civic engagement.
  Garden City is a wonderful community filled with wonderful people. I 
am proud to join my friends, family, and neighbors in celebrating its 
150th anniversary.

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