[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16129]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         IN RECOGNITION OF SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCILMAN ROB FONG

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 3, 2012

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Sacramento 
City Councilman Robert King Fong who has successfully served the people 
of Sacramento for the past fourteen years, most recently for eight 
years on the City Council and previously for six years on the 
Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Trustees. As his 
colleagues, friends and family gather to celebrate his career and his 
outstanding accomplishments, I ask all my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing Councilman Fong as an outstanding public servant.
  Councilman Fong is a third generation Sacramentan who attended 
McClatchy High School, the same high school that my late husband Robert 
Matsui attended. He then went on to receive his undergraduate degree 
from the University of California, Berkeley and his law degree from the 
University of California, Davis School of Law. After college, 
Councilman Fong returned to Sacramento where he practiced law and began 
his life in public service. He was elected to the City Council in 2004 
with over 75% of the vote.
  Among Councilman Fong's many accomplishments was his involvement in 
creating a trade partnership with the city of Chongqing, China. Close 
to home, he was an unwavering supporter of a number of key projects, 
such as the R Street Improvement Project, Southside Park Improvements, 
and public art projects in the Southside Community Garden and the 
Fremont Community Garden.
  Councilman Fong was fortunate to represent many of Sacramento's most 
unique neighborhoods, including Land Park, Newton Booth, Poverty Ridge, 
Southside Park, Downtown, Midtown, and River Oaks. He balanced the 
neighborhoods' needs with city priorities, always with an eye on the 
big picture. This afforded him many opportunities to advocate for 
issues critical to the Sacramento region, including greater 
transportation options and improved flood protection. Councilman Fong 
has also been devoted to finding additional aid for the homeless and 
promoting arts in local schools.
  Mr. Speaker, as Councilman Fong's children Rebecca and Christian, 
friends and colleagues gather to honor him for his service to the 
people of Sacramento and to wish him well in future endeavors, I ask 
all my colleagues to join me in thanking him for helping make 
Sacramento a great place to live, work and play.

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