[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 102 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H7221-H7225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD POST OFFICE BUILDING
Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 4884) to redesignate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 200 West 2nd Street in Royal Oak, Michigan,
as the ``William S. Broomfield Post Office Building.''
The Clerk read as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
200 West 2nd Street in Royal Oak, Michigan, and known as the
Royal Oak Post Office, shall be known and designated as the
``William S. Broomfield Post Office Building''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred
to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the
``William S. Broomfield Post Office Building''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from
Maryland (Mrs. Morella) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings)
each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Maryland (Mrs. Morella).
General Leave
Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their
remarks on H.R. 4884.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Maryland?
There was no objection.
Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I commend the sponsor of this legislation, the
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Knollenberg), for introducing this
legislation,
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H.R. 4884, introduced on July 19, 2000, that designates the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at 200 West 2nd Street in
Royal Oak, Michigan, as the ``William S. Broomfield Post Office
Building.''
This legislation has the support of all members of the House
delegation from the State of Michigan, pursuant to the policy of the
Committee on Government Reform.
Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to speak briefly on the former
Member of Congress and my friend, William S. Broomfield, for whom I was
privileged to serve for 6 years.
Mr. Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, and graduated from
Michigan State College, now known as Michigan State University. He
served in the United States Army Air Corps during the Second World War
and then went into the real estate and property management business.
Bill, as he continues to be known by his friends and by those whom he
has represented, was elected to the Michigan State House of
Representatives from 1949 to 1954. He served as speaker pro tem in
1953. He was then elected to the State Senate in 1955 and 1956.
In January 1957, Michigan's 18th district elected him to the 85th
Congress. He served for 17 succeeding Congresses until January 1992,
when he voluntarily retired.
During his tenure in Congress, Representative Broomfield served as a
member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and was ranking member from
1975 until his retirement in 1992.
After retirement, Bill Broomfield started a foundation in Michigan
that supports various charities in southeast Michigan, including the
efforts to cure cancer, spina bifida, Alzheimer's, and the Salvation
Army.
Mr. Broomfield is now a resident of Lake Orion, Michigan. It is
fitting that a post office be named after William S. Broomfield in
Royal Oak, the birthplace of this dedicated and respected public
servant.
I wholeheartedly endorse this resolution and urge all of our
colleagues to support this bill, H.R. 4884, honoring Bill Broomfield, a
gentleman and a colleague and a friend of many in this House.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. CUMMINGS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, as a member of the House Committee on Government
Reform, I am pleased to join my friend and fellow committee member, the
gentlewoman from Maryland (Mrs. Morella), in the consideration of these
postal-naming bills.
We seek to pass bills which name eight post offices after a number of
distinguished Americans. Collectively, we will honor two former Members
of Congress, a pastor, the first African American chaplain, a POW, an
assemblyman, and the first African American municipal court judge and a
fine university educator and administrator. I look forward to the swift
passage of these measures, as H.R. 4884.
This bill, which redesignates a post office after William S.
Broomfield, was introduced by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr.
Knollenberg) on July 19, 2000.
Mr. Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, and graduated from
high school and attended Michigan State College. He served in the
United States Army Air Corps and was a member of the Michigan State
House and Senate. He was elected to the 85th Congress in 1956 and
represented the 18th Congressional District until his retirement in
1992.
Former Congressman Broomfield was a member of the Committee on
International Relations and widely recognized as a consensus builder.
He represented his constituents for well over 40 years and is still
involved in local charity work.
I urge the swift adoption of this measure.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield such time as he
may consume to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Knollenberg), the chief
sponsor of this bill.
Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Maryland
(Mrs. Morella) for yielding me this time. I want to begin also by
thanking the gentleman from New York (Mr. McHugh) for bringing this
bill to the floor today. I also want to thank the ranking member, the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fattah), for his valuable assistance
as well; and I appreciate the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings)
being with us during this debate today.
I rise to pay much deserved tribute to Congressman William S.
Broomfield who is so endearing and personable that he was known to his
constituents simply as Bill. And Bill Broomfield is here with us today.
I stand before the House as the sponsor of H.R. 4884, legislation that
has been described as naming the post office building at 200 West
Second Street in Royal Oak, Michigan in honor of my friend and
predecessor.
I am pleased to report to my colleagues that the entire Michigan
House delegation has not only signed on as cosponsors but as original
cosponsors of this bill. Madam Speaker, Bill Broomfield is so well
respected by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle that both
Republicans and Democrats stand together to honor this fine man.
As was mentioned, Bill Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan
back in 1922; went on to Michigan State University, then known as
Michigan State College; and he has been serving ably in the Michigan
legislature and in Congress for, as has been mentioned, over 40 years.
He was first elected to Congress in 1956, the same time as the second
Eisenhower administration; and he did not stop serving his constituents
until his retirement from this body in 1992, a span of 36 years. During
his tenure, he served with eight different presidents.
During his tenure, Bill Broomfield was the hallmark of bipartisanship
and a self-defined consensus builder. He served as a member of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, later named the International Relations
Committee, where he helped craft America's foreign policy during the
critical Cold War era. He served as the ranking member of this
committee from the mid-1970s until his retirement from this body. He
was also the point person in Congress for many of the foreign policy
initiatives championed by Presidents Reagan and Bush. From Nicaragua to
the Persian Gulf to Eastern Europe to North Korea, he led the charge in
Congress for the foreign policy that ultimately won the Cold War.
For this effort, Michiganders and Americans everywhere owe him a
tremendous debt of gratitude. The history books may credit Reagan and
Bush with bringing down communism, but make no mistake, it should also
mention Bill Broomfield in the same breath for his outstanding
contribution to the effort that won the Cold War.
Bill Broomfield was also a careful keeper of Congress's prerogatives
in foreign policy. He made sure that the legislative branch of
government fulfilled its constitutional duty and that the President
consulted with lawmakers. For example, Mr. Broomfield ensured that
President Bush would consult with Congress when the chief executive
ordered a massive troop buildup in Saudi Arabia in response to Iraq's
aggression in Kuwait. When President Bush did come to Congress, Bill
Broomfield supported his efforts. He said, ``We must give the President
the power he needs to convince Saddam that he has no other
alternative.''
Think about all the changes in America that Bill Broomfield had the
privilege of witnessing firsthand during his 36-year tenure in this
body. He has seen the rise and fall of Soviet totalitarianism. He has
seen man reach the Moon and Jim Crow fall. He helped move the U.S.
post-war era economy to the brink of the technological revolution.
As we move into the 21st century, we should not forget the legacy of
those who helped us get there and Bill Broomfield was at the forefront
of that crusade. Just because he retired from elective office did not
mean that he stopped serving the public. In fact, he started a
foundation that supports many causes and charities throughout southeast
Michigan, including the Salvation Army and efforts for fighting cancer,
Alzheimer's and spina bifida.
Bill Broomfield is Royal Oak's favorite son and a true man of the
people. He loves the people that he served for and they have love,
admiration and respect for him. I also want to mention
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his devoted wife of so many years, Jane, who was so active in the
community. From the middle of the Eisenhower era to the beginning of
the Clinton administration, Bill Broomfield was a gentleman in every
sense of the word and an example of everything that is good and decent
in public service and this institution. Naming the post office in his
hometown of Royal Oak is just one way we can pay tribute to this fine
man.
I urge support for the bill.
Mr. CUMMINGS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I want to thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Knollenberg) for
sponsoring this legislation. The thought came to my mind of something
that Voltaire said. He said, ``He who give not thanks to man give not
thanks to God.'' And so it is quite appropriate that we do this this
afternoon.
Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman
from Michigan (Mr. Levin).
Mr. LEVIN. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr.
Cummings), the gentlewoman from Maryland (Mrs. Morella), the gentleman
from Michigan (Mr. Knollenberg) and everybody else who has joined
together for this happy moment. And that it is. I first knew Bill
Broomfield as a constituent. My wife and I moved to Berkley in 1957.
Bill Broomfield was Congressman while we lived there through 1972 when
the districts changed.
I also came to know Bill Broomfield as a competitor, in a sense. In
the early 1960s, I was the county chair of the Democratic Party; and
then in 1968, I was the State chair. And we tried very hard to defeat
Bill Broomfield. So I knew him as a competitor. And then I had the
privilege, beginning in 1982, to know Bill as a colleague. And
throughout all of these relationships, his characteristics were
constant, a dedicated public servant, honest to the core, hardworking
in DC., and at home; and when I was the Democratic chair I thought he
was too hardworking. It also was so characteristic that in all of his
relationships, there was a complete civility.
I think these characteristics were well noted upon Bill's retirement,
first by President Carter who said, ``Your record number of terms is
testimony to the impact you have made on the lives of all whom you have
served so well over the years,'' and also former President Ronald
Reagan who said, ``It was an honor to have you `on my team.' Through
your dedication, you have established a distinct record of community
service that has so intimately been dedicated to your fellow man.''
During those years, the Carter years and the Reagan years, as noted,
Bill Broomfield was on Foreign Affairs and became ranking there. And
they were years of controversy, as Bill Broomfield remembers so well. I
was there during many of these controversies. El Salvador, just among
some of them, the nuclear weapons freeze, Lebanon, issues relating to
Greece and Turkey, and even though often we were on different sides,
there was always this effort to find a consensus and, most important,
an air and reality of civility.
Truly, Bill, has been a public servant, a wonderful public servant in
terms of your dedication. I first represented Royal Oak in 1982 in the
Congress. That was 10 years after Bill Broomfield no longer represented
his home city Royal Oak. But everywhere I went in those early years,
Bill Broomfield was fondly remembered and still remains such.
As mentioned, he was born in Royal Oak, he was raised in the city of
Royal Oak, he went to schools there, several of which have been torn
down, some near where we now live. He represented the Royal Oak area in
the State and then the Federal legislatures for almost 25 years. So in
a word, it is highly fitting today that the post office in Royal Oak be
named after Bill Broomfield. It marks, this designation, the service of
Bill Broomfield and his wife Jane on behalf of the citizens of Royal
Oak. Royal Oak has grown mightily these last 10, 15 years, so much so
that I think Bill's beloved parents would hardly recognize it. But
Royal Oak has remained, in a sense, as it was and it has retained its
roots, and the post office is an important institution within this
community.
So I say to you, Bill Broomfield, it is a pleasure to join so many
others in this effort today. We feel especially pleased that you are
here, healthy and continuing in service to the community. This is a
joyful moment for us all. I am sure this institution will rise together
in naming the post office of Royal Oak after a distinguished, dedicated
public servant, William S. Broomfield.
Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Smith).
Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Madam Speaker, in behalf of this House, we
welcome the Honorable Bill Broomfield to this Chamber again, to his old
Chamber. Bill helped me when he was first elected to office in 1957
when he first came in, and he helped me again in his last year in 1992.
In 1957, my brother, who was a jet pilot, was killed in Asia. All of
his personal effects had been lost coming back to Michigan. Chan's
wife, Bonnie, and I went to Bill Broomfield. Bonnie is from Royal Oak.
And so this new freshman Congressman pushed ahead, found Chan's
personal effects and got them back to us.
Again when I was first elected in 1992, I won a tough primary, did
not have any final opposition in the general, and came to Bill
Broomfield who had been a friend in between to help give me some
guidance on learning to be a good Congressman. What struck me as
significant is Bill said, ``Look, one of the things I try to do the
best I can is responding honestly and quickly to mail coming in from
constituents.'' At that time the Congressman had a turnaround time for
98 percent of his mail of 24 hours. So he had set a target. Do we not
all wish we had a 24-hour turnaround time that we could give that kind
of attention and dedication to mail? He did that. I have tried to
achieve it.
Here is a gentleman that has guided us through foreign policy
decisions for his 36 years in the United States Congress, from the
problems of Soviet invasion in Hungary, their invasion of
Czechoslovakia, Nicaragua, the Persian Gulf, Eastern Europe, Iran,
Iraq, the problems with North Korea. We should be consulting with him
on a regular basis for our current international affairs. Bill
Broomfield, again, congratulations. I am proud to be a cosponsor of
this legislation.
Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Madam Speaker, in behalf of this House, we
welcome the Honorable Bill Broomfield to this Chamber again, to his old
stomping grounds. Bill helped me when he was first elected to office in
1957, in his first year, and he helped me again in his last year in
1992. In 1957, my brother, Chan, who was a jet pilot, was killed in
Asia. All of his personal effects had been lost coming back to
Michigan. Chan's wife, Bonnie, who was from Royal Oak, and I went to
Bill Broomfield. And so this new freshman Congressman pushed ahead,
found Chan's personal effects and got them back to us.
Again when I was first elected in 1992, I went to Bill Broomfield who
had been a friend to help give me some guidance on learning to be a
good Congressman. What struck me as significant is Bill said, ``Look,
one of the things I try to do the best I can is responding honestly and
quickly to mail coming in from constituents.'' At that time the
Congressman had a turnaround time for 98 percent of his mail of 24
hours. So he had set a target and achieved it. Do we not all wish we
had the ability to respond to constituent inquiries in a 24-hour
turnaround time; that we could give that kind of attention and
dedication to mail? He did that. I have tried to follow his advice and
example.
Here is a gentleman that has guided us through foreign policy
decisions for his 36 years in the United States Congress, from the
problems of Soviet invasion in Hungary, their invasion of
Czechoslovakia, the problems in Nicaragua, the Persian Gulf, Eastern
Europe, Iran, Iraq, the problems with North Korea. Bill is still an
excellent consultant for our current international challenges. Bill
Broomfield, again, congratulations. I am proud to be a cosponsor of
this legislation honoring you.
Mr. CUMMINGS. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant).
Mr. TRAFICANT. Madam Speaker, I commend both the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Cummings) and the gentlewoman from Maryland (Mrs.
Morella) for bringing this to the floor and for the committee. It is
good to see our good friend Mr. Broomfield here. I want to commend the
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Knollenberg) for the legislation.
I heard comments earlier of what a competitor he was. Bill Broomfield
was not just a competitor. He was a consummate winner, a winner for
Royal
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Oak, a winner for Michigan, a winner for the United States of America,
and with his distinguished record if you take the time to really look
at it, he was a winner for the entire world.
Just earlier I was here. I did not know this bill was scheduled. Mr.
Broomfield came over. He is a dear friend to all of us and always has
time for everyone. He said, I just wish that my parents could be here
today. I want to say on the House floor, his parents are here today;
they are here in you. And all of your family that will follow will
benefit from the fact that they will see the great contributions of
your parents and you and your family as this post office is named on
your behalf.
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This is truly fitting, and it is an honor that is justly deserved;
and I am proud to be a part of this today and wish you and your family
the very best.
Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Gilman), chairman of the Committee on International
Relations.
(Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. GILMAN. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Maryland
(Mrs. Morella) for yielding the time to me.
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in strong support of H.R.
4884, designating the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 200 West Second Street in Royal Oak, Michigan, as the
William Broomfield Post Office Building. And I commend the gentlewoman
from Maryland (Mrs. Morella) and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr.
Knollenberg) for bringing this resolution to the floor, along with the
gentleman from New York (Mr. McHugh), chairman of the Subcommittee on
Postal Service, and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) for
bringing this to our attention today.
Bill Broomfield, who we are pleased is with us today and in this
Chamber, was first elected to the Congress in 1956 and meritoriously
served his constituents of Michigan's 18th district for some 36 years,
until he retired in 1992.
As a member of Committee on International Relations, earlier known as
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, I had the distinct pleasure of
serving with Bill for many years, where, as our ranking member, Bill
Broomfield helped to establish our Nation's foreign policy during the
critical Cold War period.
It was during all of those years in working with Bill that I
experienced Bill Broomfield's unique ability to bring our Members of
Congress together as he sought to build a consensus on numerous
important issues championed by then President Reagan and President
Bush.
Accordingly, I urge all of our colleagues to support this resolution
that appropriately honors former Congressman Bill Broomfield and the
constituents he served so well for so long in the 18th District of
Michigan.
Mr. CUMMINGS. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from
Michigan (Mr. Ehlers).
Mr. EHLERS. Madam Speaker, I did not have the pleasure of working
with Mr. Broomfield, but I do want to offer some testimonials based on
the information I have as a fellow Michiganian.
I think it is entirely appropriate that we name the post office in
Royal Oak in honor of this gentleman. For years he carried the mail for
the Republicans in the Congress and also for the Republicans in the
White House. And even while he was carrying the mail for the President,
very often he also had the courage, when he thought the mail was
inappropriate or not addressed properly, to stand up to the Presidents
and say, wait a minute, I think you are going down the wrong track; I
think you have to rethink this and do it differently. Frequently, they
were willing to listen.
He is a man of honor, a man of good service, and a man of good
political sense. My first acquaintance with him was when I first moved
to Michigan in 1967. He had then been in office 11 years; he had taken
office when I was just entering graduate school. But soon after I came
to Michigan, I began reading about him in the papers; and I thought
that this is a man who knows what he is doing and knows how to do it
right, and my judgment was correct.
I am sorry that I was not able to serve with him. I arrived in the
Congress only 11 months after he left, but his legend has persisted;
and I have appreciated him, particularly his excellence in foreign
affairs, something in which I personally believe the Congress, both the
House and the Senate, should play a much more active role, similar to
what they did a number of years ago during and following World War II.
He was a careful keeper of Congress' prerogatives in foreign policy,
and he served well and honorably in so many ways, not only in the
Committee on Foreign Relations, but in other ways and particularly in
service to his constituents.
I had no idea when I moved to Michigan in 1967 that I would some day
be serving in this House. In fact, I had no intention of doing so, but
I am pleased to be here to try to carry on the work and fulfill the
legend that Mr. Broomfield established for Michigan, for his district
and for this country. He is an honorable person who did an outstanding
job for his country, and we are here today to show our appreciation for
what he has done for us.
Mr. CUMMINGS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I did not have the opportunity to serve with
Congressman Broomfield, but the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell),
who wanted to be here today but is tied up in a conference committee,
told me that Mr. Broomfield is probably one of the greatest public
servants he served with. One of the things that he said is that no
matter how difficult the arguments became, no matter how heated, he
always knew that he was speaking from his heart and synchronizing his
conscience with his conduct, and perhaps that is the type of example
that we here now serving should follow.
So it is indeed my honor to salute him. And I can say this for all of
our honorees today, the people that we will be honoring, Madam Speaker,
when I asked a fellow Marylander how it felt to have a post office
named after him, and his name is Sam Lacey, one of the great sports
writers, he broke out into tears, and he said just the idea that
children yet unborn will walk past that post office and see my name and
they simply will ask the question, who was he? And if someone can
simply answer with a smile that he was a great man and that he touched
this earth and made it better, then that makes me happy.
I am sure Congressman Broomfield can say the same thing, and so we
take this moment to honor him and honor the people of Michigan.
Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Again, I am very honored to be here with this bill that I support so
strongly, H.R. 4884, honoring our former Member of Congress, Bill
Broomfield. He was indeed, as we have heard, a coalition builder,
someone who was always fair, a gentle man and always who respected all
of his colleagues and respected the people that he represented and very
committed to the work of making America as best as could be done.
Madam Speaker, I congratulate all of us for the idea of having a post
office named for Bill Broomfield, and I congratulate him and Mrs.
Broomfield.
Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the gentleman
from Michigan's resolution, and in honor of a fellow Michigander,
William Broomfield, with whom I had the privilege of serving with in
this body for thirty-six years. William Broomfield was born in Royal
Oak, Michigan and represented it in Congress with distinction. It is
only fitting that the city's post office be named in his honor.
William Broomfield was a man of principle and foresight. Moreover, he
was a dedicated and tireless public servant who honorably represented
residents of Michigan in our State legislature and, most notably, in
the U.S. House of Representatives for most of his adult life. William
Broomfield's capable service to his constituents was rewarded time and
time again by their continual support for him as their Representative.
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William Broomfield was also a mainstay of the Foreign Affairs
Committee. As Ranking member for fourteen years, he was a workhorse
rather than a show horse. He did not seek out the spotlight, but worked
tirelessly, often behind the scenes, to help craft important
legislation that was amiable to both sides of the isle and in the best
interests of our great country.
Naming the Royal Oak Post Office Building in William Broomfield's
honor is a proper tribute to a man who vigorously served his
constituents and honorably served his country in doing so. As such, Mr.
Speaker, I would ask my colleagues to support this resolution and join
me in honoring a good man and public servant who did much for his state
and country, William Broomfield.
Mr. BEREUTER. Madam Speaker, this Member wants to express strong
support for H.R. 4884, which would name a United States Postal Service
facility in Royal Oak, Michigan, as the ``William S. Broomfield Post
Office Building.'' This Member became well acquainted and impressed
with the decency, convictions, and leadership of Representative Bill
Broomfield. A Member of this body from 1956-1992, Bill Broomfield
served the state of Michigan with extraordinary distinction. When this
Member joined the House Foreign Affairs Committee at the beginning of
his 3rd term, Representative Broomfield, the senior Republican member
of the Committee, gave this member great advice when requested, support
and encouragement, and most importantly an outstanding example of how a
Representative can so capably represent their constituency and state,
while pursuing the national interest on matters of foreign policy.
During his time as a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee,
this nation faced numerous crises--the Cuban missile crisis, the
Vietnam War, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, turmoil in Latin
America, and the collapse of the Soviet empire. In each instance, Bill
Broomfield's first thought was toward the U.S. national interest. Thus
the designation of this Post Office Building with his name in his home
town is certainly one way his colleagues and newer Members of Congress
can appropriately recognize the outstanding contributions he made to
America while a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Madam Speaker, obviously, this Member encourages his colleagues to
support this legislation and hereby extend this Member's appreciation
of his service to Bill Broomfield and his family.
Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Biggert). The question is on the motion
offered by the gentlewoman from Maryland (Mrs. Morella) that the House
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4884.
The question was taken.
Mrs. MORELLA. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be
postponed.
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