[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17032]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE RAYMOND V. MARIANO

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 13, 2001

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
Honorable Raymond V. Mariano, Mayor of the City of Worcester, 
Massachusetts. Mayor Mariano has been selected to receive an award from 
the Grafton Democratic Town Committee.
  Mayor Mariano has a long distinguished record of public service. He 
served on the Worcester School Committee from 1977 until 1981 when he 
was elected to the Worcester City Council. In 1993, he was first 
elected to serve as the Mayor of the City of Worcester. He was re-
elected in 1995 and 1997 by the largest percentage of any Mayor in 
Worcester's history, and is now serving his fourth term in office after 
successfully winning re-election in 1999.
  During his tenure as the Mayor of the City of Worcester, Raymond 
Mariano has had many accomplishments. In order to recognize and respond 
to the challenges facing the city's young people, Mayor Mariano created 
a citywide youth group to work directly with the mayor's office. The 
mayor also initiated a summer jobs program that has created over 2,000 
jobs for the city's youth. Mayor Mariano has also recognized the need 
for development in the City of Worcester. He helped to secure federal 
grants for the renovation of Union Station and was the driving force 
behind the building of a new convention center that is open today. 
Perhaps Mayor Mariano's greatest success has been the ability to 
connect with the city's residents. Mayor Mariano has made himself 
available to hear the citizens' concerns through the community meetings 
and the `Mayor's Walks' through the neighborhoods.
  Mayor Mariano has been active in many political campaigns on the 
local, state, and regional levels. He has demonstrated his belief in 
and the dedication to our political system by working tirelessly on 
Presidential, U.S. Senate, Gubernatorial and Congressional campaigns 
and referenda.
  I would like to commend the Mayor, who makes his home with his wife 
Antonia and their three children, Gina Marie, Raymond Jr., and Anthony 
on his achievements and congratulate him for this well-deserved award. 
I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to The Honorable 
Raymond V. Mariano for his outstanding record of public service.

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