July 16, 2018 - Issue: Vol. 164, No. 119 — Daily Edition115th Congress (2017 - 2018) - 2nd Session
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JACK H. BROWN POST OFFICE BUILDING; Congressional Record Vol. 164, No. 119
(House of Representatives - July 16, 2018)
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[Pages H6207-H6208] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] JACK H. BROWN POST OFFICE BUILDING Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2979) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino, California, as the ``Jack H. Brown Post Office Building''. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2979 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. JACK H. BROWN POST OFFICE BUILDING. (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino, California, shall be known and designated as the ``Jack H. Brown Post Office Building''. (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Jack H. Brown Post Office Building''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Walker) and the gentleman from the Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina. General Leave Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from North Carolina? There was no objection. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2979, a bill to name the post office at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino in honor of Jack H. Brown. Jack Brown was born in San Bernardino, California, in 1938. He served in the Navy's Pacific Fleet during the Vietnam era. After returning home, Brown took a job at Stater Bros. Markets, a popular local grocery store. He would go on to found Stater Brothers Charities, along with the Boys and Girls Club in San Bernardino and Children's Fund of San Bernardino County. Jack did a great deal for his community, and it is fitting that we would name now a post office in his hometown in his honor. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in consideration of H.R. 2979, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino, California, as the Jack H. Brown Post Office Building. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Aguilar) so that he may tell us more about the honorable veteran from San Bernardino, California, Jack Brown. Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding. Many communities have larger-than-life figures, people who dedicate themselves to the service of others and change countless lives for the better, leaders who touch so many lives that their legacies outlive them. For my community in southern California's Inland Empire, that figure was Jack H. Brown. Jack was the executive chairman of Stater Bros. Markets, one of the Inland Empire's largest employers. But he will be remembered for far more than his successes as a local community member than as a business leader. Jack poured himself into our community using his time and resources to make the Inland Empire a better place, especially for children. He helped establish the Boys and Girls Club of San Bernardino to give the children of our community a safe place to learn, live, and grow. He served as the founding chairman for the Children's Fund of San Bernardino County, a nonprofit organization that has provided assistance to more than 1.4 million children in our region since its inception in 1986. [[Page H6208]] But Jack's commitment to his community didn't stop there. Each time our region has been rocked by earthquakes, wildfires, floods, or acts of terror, like on December 2, 2015, we knew that Jack Brown would be there for the community and for the brave first responders who ensured that loss of life didn't continue to grow. {time} 1600 When we lost Jack Brown in late 2016, we lost a constant presence in our community. That is why I offered this bill to designate the U.S. Post Office at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino as the Jack H. Brown Post Office Building. While I can never truly repay Jack for all that he did for our community, I am hopeful that honoring his name in this way will restore that constant presence and remind the Inland Empire of the contributions of this truly great man. Jack and I had a great relationship. Although he liked to tell me that I was his mayor in Redlands, Jack was sure to remind everyone that San Bernardino was his hometown. I am proud that this bill will memorialize his name at the center of the hometown that he loved so much. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to pass this bill. Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers at this time. I urge the passage of H.R. 2979, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bacon). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Walker) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2979. The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________
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