[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 164 (Thursday, November 18, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S14815]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
  S. 1964. A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 
14071 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, California, as the Joseph Ileto Post 
Office; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.


              DESIGNATION OF THE JOSEPH ILETO POST OFFICE

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, today I am pleased to be joined by 
Senator Boxer in introducing a bill to designate the United States Post 
Office located at 14071 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, California, as the 
``Joseph Ileto Post Office.'' This post office would be designated in 
memory and in celebration of the life of Joseph Santos Ileto, the 
Filipino American postal worker who was brutally gunned down during his 
postal route in August by Buford Furrow, Jr., a white supremacist. Only 
hours earlier, this same assailant opened fire on the North Valley 
Jewish Community Center, wounding three young children, one teenager, 
and one elderly woman.
  Joseph Ileto touched many lives. He was a kind-hearted, intelligent 
man who gave so much to those he loved and even to those he did not 
know. He was known for his unselfishness and his willingness to give a 
helping hand to anyone in need. In fact, the day Joseph Ileto was 
killed, he was filling in for another mail carrier, as he had done so 
many times before. His life and death exemplify the ultimate sacrifice 
of public service, which we too often take for granted. As a U.S. 
Postal Service employee, he served our nation with honor and dignity 
and died doing his job.
  My heart goes out to the Ileto family, who is grieving over the death 
of their son, brother, and friend. Despite the sadness of their loss, 
they can be proud that the life and spirit of Joseph Ileto lives on. 
His death only confirms the urgency in which we as a community must 
take a strong stand against hate crimes and racism. The number of hate 
crimes in the U.S. has increased during the last five years, and the 
time is now to have dialogue and pass meaningful legislation to address 
this issue. As a first step, it is my hope that we can expedite passage 
this bill, to remember and honor the life of Joseph Ileto.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1964

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

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF JOSEPH ILETO POST OFFICE.

       The United States Post Office located at 14071 Peyton Drive 
     in Chino Hills, California, shall be known and designated as 
     the ``Joseph Ileto Post Office''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
     or other record of the United States to the post office 
     referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     the Joseph Ileto Post Office.
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