[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN HONOR OF OFFICERS JACOB NORIEGA AND TY VESPERAS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Nevada (Ms. Lee) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, our law enforcement officers risk 
their lives every day to keep our communities safe.
  Last month, that bravery was put on full display when first 
responders were called to UNLV during a horrific active shooter alert, 
which tragically ended in the deaths of three professors and the 
traumatization of countless other students and staff.
  Among those first responders were metro officers Jacob Noriega and Ty 
Vesperas, who encountered a fourth shooting victim immediately upon 
arriving at the scene. With Officer Noriega applying pressure to the 
victim's chest wound and Officer Vesperas racing them in a cruiser to a 
nearby ambulance, these officers were critical in saving the victim's 
life. They are heroes who ran toward danger. That is why we must stand 
by our law enforcement. When they see an opportunity to help someone in 
need, they don't hesitate.
  These heroic actions in the face of a deadly threat were a silver 
lining on a very dark day in our community. The recognition they 
received for their lifesaving efforts from the Las Vegas Metropolitan 
Police Department is well deserved. I will continue to do everything I 
can in Congress to make sure our law enforcement has all the support 
they need to protect southern Nevadan families.


                          Rabbi Felipe Goodman

  Ms. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Rabbi Felipe 
Goodman for his 25 years of dedicated service to Temple Beth Sholom in 
southern Nevada.
  Before joining Temple Beth Sholom in 1998, Rabbi Goodman served as 
the assistant rabbi in Comunidad Bet-El de Mexico in Mexico City, one 
of the largest conservative synagogues in Latin America.
  Rabbi Goodman has served as the senior rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom in 
Las Vegas for 25 years, where his charisma and dedication has made a 
profound impact on our community. His dedication has increased 
attendance at Shabbat services significantly during his tenure and 
transformed Temple Beth Sholom into a more vibrant, stronger 
congregation.
  In 2013, Rabbi Goodman was selected by The Daily Forward as one of 
America's most inspiring rabbis among the distinguished 36 rabbis 
shaping the 21st century.
  In the past, he has served as a member of the Chancellor's Rabbinic 
Advisory Committee at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, a 
member of the executive committee of the Rabbinical Assembly, and as 
president of the Board of Rabbis of Southern Nevada.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Rabbi Felipe Goodman for his 
many years of dedicated service to southern Nevada and congratulating 
Rabbi Goodman on his 25th Anniversary Jubilee.

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