[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3449]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF MAYOR DOUGLAS H. PALMER

 Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Mayor 
Douglas Palmer of Trenton, NJ who is being honored by the Mercer County 
Chamber of Commerce as its Citizen of the Year.
  Mayor Palmer has achieved a long list of accomplishments since 
becoming the mayor of his hometown. Under Mayor Palmer's leadership, 
tremendous strides have been made in the Trenton area. He has overseen 
the construction and rehabilitation of hundreds of new homes for 
working families and created numerous economic development projects 
that have led to the lowest unemployment rate in a decade.
  Some of Mayor Palmer's most impressive achievements include the work 
he has done for the children of Trenton. He established the ``Trenton 
Loves Children'' program, representing the city's first comprehensive 
program for children that ensures preschoolers will receive free 
immunizations against childhood diseases. He also brought the country's 
first federally funded Weed and Seed anti-drug program to Trenton.
  In light of Mayor Palmer's achievements as mayor of Trenton, he 
serves as an exemplar of the positive goals that can be achieved by a 
mayor who is a tireless advocate for his community.

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