[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO GOOGLE, INC., RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 2008

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, it is a privilege for me to pay tribute to 
Google, Inc., of Mountain View, CA, for being recognized with the 
prestigious National Design Award given by the Smithsonian's Cooper-
Hewitt National Design Museum.
  The National Design Awards were created in 2000 by the Smithsonian's 
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum to educate the public about 
design. They honor and celebrate the best in American design with 
recipients being selected from a pool of over 800 talented designers, 
educators, journalists, cultural figures and corporate leaders. The 
National Design Awards program presents awards in ten different 
categories and this year they recognized Google for their leadership 
and talents with an award in Corporate Design.
  Today, Google is recognized as one of the world's most important 
innovators and they achieved this in a remarkably short 10-year period. 
Under the superb leadership of Dr. Eric Schmidt, chairman and chief 
executive officer, and the two founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, 
Google has consistently demonstrated the finest in cutting-edge 
technology and has gained the confidence of their clients and investors 
alike. I'm proud to represent Google as a constituent company in the 
distinguished 14th Congressional District.
  Madam Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join us in honoring Google, 
Inc., for being recognized with the prestigious National Design Award 
given by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, for 
the leadership they provide in Silicon Valley and around the world, and 
for always looking ahead to capture the imagination of the next 
generation with their commitment to innovation.

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