D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a press conference after testifying for hours before the DC City Council outlining the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget in Washington, D.C., on April 03, 2024. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Bowser will attend the conference, which is held at Wynn Las Vegas, along with 14 other elected officials and staff members.
District government representatives attending ICSC will include:
Elected officials' goals at the conference include "expanding the Washington, D.C. brand as a premier business environment and investment opportunity; generating business leads for major development projects and DC’s neighborhood corridors, including Downtown; fostering business relationships and engaging with new prospects including retailers and brokers for later cultivation; and promoting the unique retail and restaurant opportunities in our neighborhoods," Bowser's office said in a press release.
A sea of Masters chairs at the 18th green during the final round of Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. Mayor Bowser attended the Master Tournament as part of an "economic development visit." (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Bowser had previously defended her taxpayer-funded trip to the world-renowned tournament, telling FOX 5 that they have "tried to be transparent."
"We tried to be transparent, so I don’t know what questions you have that remain. We disclosed – I don’t know what questions you have that remain; we expect an invoice if it hasn’t – we haven’t received it yet from EDENS," Bowser told FOX 5.
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Bowser said that the trip to the Master's tournament cost between $5,000 and $6,000 per person.
"… I believe that the estimated costs were in the range of $5-$6,000 and that’s for air travel … per person," she told the local outlet.
The mayor did not say how much the trip to Las Vegas would cost.
Muriel Bowser, mayor of the District of Columbia, during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The mayor defended her taxpayer-funded trip, saying that Washington D.C is the "sports capital."
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"Listen, voters have placed their trust in me to make the best decisions for the District for the last 15 years, including three elections as mayor. We made no secret about the fact that we make sports investments," Bowser said. "We are the sports capital, and we are going to promote the District in every corner of the world, and that has been my experience as mayor."
Fox News has reached out to Mayor Bowser's office, Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, Councilmember Brooke Pinto and Councilmember Zachary Parker for comment.
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