congressional_record: CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1944-4
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| CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1944-4 | 1996-10-21 | 104 | 2 | SOUTH DADE/HOMESTEAD MOTORSPORTS EXHIBITION CENTER | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | ALLOTHER | E1944 | E1945 | [{"name": "Peter Deutsch", "role": "speaking"}] | 142 Cong. Rec. E1944 | Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996) [Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1944-E1945] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SOUTH DADE/HOMESTEAD MOTORSPORTS EXHIBITION CENTER ______ HON. PETER DEUTSCH of florida in the house of representatives Monday, October 21, 1996 Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I want to join my colleagues from south Florida in support of a new, significant economic development project which is planned for Homestead, FL. This project involves the establishment of a Motorsports Exhibition and Education Center as part of the existing South Dade/Homestead Motorsports Complex. Mr. Speaker, in 1992, Homestead and South Dade County experienced extreme damage from Hurricane Andrew which destroyed countless homes and businesses. In the years since the hurricane, we in south Florida have worked hard to restore and revitalize the economy of this community. It takes a true partnership of government and business to make such an economic recovery. The Motorsports Exhibition Center is an example of such a partnership. The city of Homestead and a number of businesses involved in the Motorsports Speedway have joined together in a nonprofit foundation to seek funding for establishment of the exhibition center which is expected to draw some half million tourists to the Motorsports Complex each year. The project will create hundreds of jobs throughout the South Dade area. Mr. Speaker, the city of Homestead has indicated that it plans to approach the Economic Development Administration [EDA] for partial funding of the Exhibition Center. We are hopeful that the agency will move expeditiously to review the project so that it may consider funding in fiscal year 1997. [[Page E1945]] Finally, Mr. Speaker, I want to express my support for the job that EDA has been doing in Florida and around the country in addressing local economic development needs. I look forward to working with the EDA officials in our region on the Motorsports Exhibition Center project. ____________________ |