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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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JERRY C. WASHBURN POST OFFICE BUILDING
Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 887) to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the ``Jerry C.
Washburn Post Office Building''.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 887
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JERRY C. WASHBURN POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, shall
be known and designated as the ``Jerry C. Washburn 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 ``Jerry C. Washburn Post Office
Building''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
California (Mr. Rouda) and the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar) each
will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
General Leave
Mr. ROUDA. Madam 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 this measure.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from California?
There was no objection.
Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200
South in Orem, Utah, as the Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Curtis), my friend and Western Caucus member.
Mr. CURTIS. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend for yielding.
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill to designate the
United States Postal Service in Orem, Utah, as the Jerry C. Washburn
Post Office Building.
This is a great honor for me, Madam Speaker, as I had an opportunity
to serve with Mayor Washburn as a newly elected mayor. Not only was
Jerry Washburn the longest serving mayor in Orem's history, he was the
type of leader that is exactly what is needed today among elected
officials.
He knew that, as much as he loved his city, it wasn't enough for his
city to be successful; all of the surrounding cities in the community
must also be successful. He knew it wasn't enough for him to be a great
mayor; he needed the other mayors to be great, as well.
His message was one of optimism, of unity, and of working together as
public servants. He was humble and often
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soft-spoken. But when he walked into a room, everybody stopped to
listen to what Mayor Washburn would have to say, and all of us were
edified by his message and knew that we were better off.
He was a personal mentor to me. I found myself often saying: What
would Jerry Washburn do? Inevitably, that led me to a better decision.
In addition to being mayor, he served as a board member for the Parks
Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He started Washburn Motors in
Orem with his father and was dedicated to his family, church, and
community.
Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote in support of this bill
to name the post office in his honor.
Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from California (Mr. Rouda) that the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill, H.R. 887.
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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