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Las Vegas mayor speaks out after GSA event sparks outrage

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    Carolyn Goodman on administration's pricey Sin City bash

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-- overspending but just don't hate on Vegas Carolyn Goodman mayor that -- city on there -- I love Vegas I love your breakfast buffets but I digress I think one of the things I think is a little bit going on matters when.

Those in power have ripped you know companies and all the come to Vegas of their conferences conventions.

And then do want steroids the very type of activity did -- -- then did.

It's rights is a -- hypocritical.

Are you are asking me about this what are you doing it -- why did you find it hypocritical well.

I think eight you know I think we were may be singled out as a scapegoat by so much of the press.

What I'm concerned about is obviously we were one of several cities.

And we want people to come here and enjoy our facilities but not take those hard earned dollars that each of us struggle.

To gift to the federal government in fact this Sunday our taxes are due.

And I know how difficult it is forever yes every one of us as a citizen.

And when that money goes to the federal government we wanted spell spent on issues that are gonna help our country.

And and specifically obviously here in Las Vegas we want those dollars account of -- and being spent wisely for our government.

But here in Las Vegas having 16%.

Approximately of our tourist dollars are spent in the convention and business area that's about.

Six million of the forty -- -- that come here every year.

And it -- it's a very significant to have an effort on our part to make sure that any government agency that's visiting here.

For a business meeting or for -- convention is being honorable.

And yet we count on that we count on our convention business we have about 370000.

People.

That are affiliated -- some type of convention.

Support system.

Sell another human lives you know reminded they're coming from the government per -- but as long as they're doing what's on the up and up and here -- here you have some doubt.

It's.

Without question coming this is something if it was two years ago why did it take so long to come out at this point.

And I would wonder about that and I know the conventions in the future for GSA at least and an end around.

In Hawaii and Phoenix this well -- -- we're losing some business authority booked.

Business time in meetings and so to us it's just really really important this is a great city this is the entertainment capital of the world.

But it is also a top notch business and convention area.

So we count unless.

You have -- you had to be addressed in your heart about its columns some of these same -- right I had.

I was -- they were good guys whenever I have a clown I mean it's a pretty good now these are not your -- out you're your conventional views of government workers right.

Our biggest and of course not and we want our government people on our government elected -- fish is.

Officials to make sure that when people come out here to do business representing our government.

That in fact those dollars are spent wisely to improve the the economy of the United States and -- this a great place to -- -- it is the entertainment capital of the world and so.

We're extremely excited don't want everybody to keep coming back here.

But always on our tax dollars spend that money wisely and I was all on what you're doing.

You're right Mary thank you very very much.

Good having you and -- know -- you folks at home but I never liked plants -- just got to get that they always creep me out.

And I just I don't know.

I think it's just the whole thing you know -- really happy it's -- out with stress of the silly out that I mean.

No follow up.

I don't know.

Maybe you -- And scary to Stephen king and Clinton anyway.

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