[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9226]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CITY OF LAS VEGAS MAYOR OSCAR GOODMAN

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                          HON. SHELLEY BERKLEY

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2011

  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I urge my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the achievements of the Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, 
Nevada, Oscar Goodman.
  Mayor Goodman has worked tirelessly for the City of Las Vegas. From 
1999 to 2011, the Mayor facilitated 19 community and recreational 
centers, eight transportation projects, eight fire stations, seven 
expansion and beautification projects, a water reclamation center, and 
a police area command station.
  Mayor Goodman has been responsible for many great accomplishments in 
the heart of downtown. As Mayor, he was successful in acquiring a large 
piece of urban real estate in the City without resorting to eminent 
domain. Symphony Park will include the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute, 
Performing Arts Center, business, medical, and retail opportunities.
  Mayor Goodman also managed to acquire a historic downtown post office 
from the General Services Administration. The building is being 
converted to a state-of-the-art museum capturing the excitement and 
notoriety of the history of Las Vegas. Also in the center of Las Vegas, 
an intellectual marketplace is being designed and will be home to the 
University of Nevada Las Vegas' (UNLV) School of Architecture, UNLV 
Modern Letters Program, and the Nevada School of the Arts.
  Mayor Goodman serves as the Chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and 
Visitors Authority and works non-stop to raise support for cultural 
programs and charities of Las Vegas.
  Oscar Goodman first ran for Mayor of Las Vegas in 1999. By his third 
reelection bid in April 2007, Mayor Goodman captured 84 percent of the 
vote.
  As the Congresswoman for the people of Las Vegas, it gives me great 
pleasure to recognize the achievements of the self-proclaimed 
``Happiest Mayor in the Universe,'' Mayor Oscar Goodman.

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