[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 15, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8242-S8243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself, and Mr. D'Amato):
  S. 2310. A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 
297 Larkfield Road in East Northport, New York, as the ``Jerome Anthony 
Ambro, Jr. Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs.


       jerome anthony ambro, jr. post office building legislation

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I rise today with my friend and 
colleague, Senator D'Amato, to introduce a bill to designate the East 
Northport, New York Post Office as the ``Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr. Post 
Office Building.''
  Jerry Ambro's life was one dedicated to serving the people of New 
York. A Brooklyn native, he was educated in the New York City public 
schools and was graduated from New York University. After a two-year 
stint in the United States Army, he began working for the Town of 
Huntington, New York. He went on to serve on the Suffolk County Board 
of Supervisors and was elected Town Supervisor of Huntington for four 
terms.
  First elected to Congress in 1974, in the wake of President Nixon's 
resignation, Jerry Ambro was a leader among leaders. He served as the 
chairman of the 82-member New Members Caucus, a reform-minded group 
that instituted campaign finance reform and new procedures for 
selecting committee chairmen. The Caucus aided in deposing three 
committee and subcommittee chairmen.
  As Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Natural Resources and the 
Environment, he fought to protect the environment. He prevented the 
Long Island Lighting Company from converting from oil to coal and he 
preserved wetlands in Massapequa. As Town Supervisor, he enacted one of 
the first municipal bans on DDT.
  Following his years in Congress, he went on to serve ably as the 
Washington lobbyist for then-Governor Hugh L. Carey. He died in 1993 
from complications from diabetes.
  I am pleased to introduce this bill today to name a post office after 
such a distinguished New Yorker. Congressman Gary L. Ackerman has 
introduced a similar measure in the House. That it has the support of 
the entire New York delegation demonstrates how widely admired Jerry 
Ambro was. I urge the swift passage of this legislation.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full text of the bill 
be placed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2310

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The United States Post Office located at 297 Larkfield Road 
     in East Northport, New York, shall be known and designated as 
     the ``Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr. Post Office Building''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
     or other record of the

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     United States to the United States Post Office referred to in 
     section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Jerome 
     Anthony Ambro, Jr. Post Office Building''.

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I rise to join my colleague, Senator 
Moynihan, in introducing this bill that will designate that the U.S. 
Post Office located at 297 Larkfield Road in East Northport, New York, 
as the ``Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr. Post Office Building.''
  The designation will be a tribute to the life and legacy of a strong 
and able local and federal representative and I am proud to be a co-
sponsor of this bill. In doing so, we join the entire New York 
delegation in supporting this bill.
  The designation will be a tribute to the life and legacy of a strong 
and able local and federal representative and I am proud to be a co-
sponsor of this bill. In doing so, we join the entire New York 
delegation in supporting this bill.
  Anthony Ambro was a full fledge New Yorker. He had his own ideas and 
his own means of accomplishing his goals--and those goals greatly 
assisted his constituency. He was a great man from a different 
political persuasion. But one thing is certain, he put people ahead of 
politics.
  Born in Brooklyn, he attended New York University where he received 
his Bachelor's degree. He served in the United States Army, Military 
Police before he began his career in public service. He was budget 
officer, purchasing and personnel director for the Town of Huntington, 
served on Suffolk County Board of Supervisors and was elected to four 
terms as Supervisor of the Town of Huntington. In addition, he was 
president of the freeholders of the Town of Huntington and co-founder 
of the New York State Coalition of Suburban Towns.
  To reward him for the tremendous accomplishments for the people of 
Suffolk County, he was elected to the House of Representatives 
beginning in 1975, for three terms. Beginning in 1981, he operated a 
consulting business bringing his own brand of humor and sagacity to 
bear on behalf of hundreds of New Yorkers as they struggled to make 
sense of Washington's labyrinth.
  During his tenure he served as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on 
Natural Resources and the Environment, working on environmental issues, 
including the prohibiting the dumping of dredged material in Long 
Island Sound. As a local official, he supported housing projects for 
the elderly. He was a free-thinking man whose primary purpose was to 
represent the needs of his constituency and whose tenacity was driven 
by his beliefs.
  I counted him as a friend and advisor who made many a lunch-time meal 
at the Monocle a pleasure as well as an education.
  Anthony Ambro passed away in March, 1993 from diabetes complications. 
I am sure he is missed terribly by his wife Antoinette Salatto Ambro, 
and his children, step children and grandchildren. His qualities 
endeared him to the people of New York and I hope these sentiments will 
be reflected in the passage of this measure. I thank the senior Senator 
from New York and urge its enactment.
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