[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 111 (Tuesday, September 19, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H7759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 SAMUEL P. ROBERTS POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the bill (H.R. 4786) to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 110 Postal Way in Carrollton, Georgia, 
as the ``Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 4786

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

     SECTION 1. SAMUEL P. ROBERTS POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 110 Postal Way in Carrollton, Georgia, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Samuel P. Roberts 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 ``Samuel P. Roberts Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Barr) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fattah) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Barr).


                             General Leave

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend 
their remarks on H.R. 4786.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume, and I rise today in support of the bill to rename the post 
office located in Carrollton, Georgia, after the Honorable Sam Roberts.
  Sam Roberts was not just a community leader, not just a husband, not 
just a father, he was a friend to all of us in the Seventh District of 
Georgia. Sam lost his battle against cancer on January 3 of this year.
  Sam was a distinguished member of the Georgia State Senate whose 
district laid within the Seventh Congressional District of Georgia. He 
won his Senate seat to represent State Senate District 30 in 1986 and 
was reelected in 1998. His second term was tragically cut short after 
his untimely death earlier this year.
  Born April 10, 1937 in Rome, Georgia, after obtaining a degree in 
insurance and risk management from Georgia State University in 1963, 
Sam Roberts maintained a long career in management heading Roberts 
Insurance Agency. Sam Roberts received numerous community and civic 
awards such as ``Who's Who'' in Georgia and Small Businessperson of the 
Year from the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce. He was also Associate 
of the Year for the Douglas County Home Builders Association. Sam was 
admitted to the Carrollton High School Trojan Hall of Fame and was a 
Jaycees International Senator.
  Throughout his life, Senator Sam, as we knew him, was involved in 
countless community organizations and activities and civic clubs, 
including President of the Sertoma Club and the Douglas County Rotary 
Club, National Director of the U.S. Jaycees, in government affairs, and 
State Vice President of the Georgia Jaycees.
  Sam Roberts also served on the Board of Directors of the American 
Cancer Society and the March of Dimes. He was the Chaplain of the Flint 
Hill Masonic Lodge. Sam was a member of the Douglas County Development 
Authority and the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce. He was also a 
youth football coach for 20 years.
  While serving in the Georgia State Senate, Sam Roberts worked 
extremely hard for swift and strong punishment of criminals, to improve 
education for children, and to make our State government more 
efficient.
  Sam Roberts was a resident of Douglas County for more than 30 years. 
He was a member of Heritage Baptist Church with his wife Sue. Sam is 
also survived by three wonderful children, Sherrie, Beau and Amber.
  Mr. Speaker, the career of Georgia State Senator Sam Roberts as a 
professional, as a legislator, as a community leader, and as a family 
man clearly demonstrates why we should name this post office in his 
community, in our community, in his honor. I ask my colleagues to join 
me in renaming the U.S. Post Office in Carrollton, Georgia, after the 
Honorable Sam Roberts.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4786, which names a post office after Samuel P. 
Roberts, was introduced by Representative Barr on June 29, 2000.
  Mr. Roberts was born on April 10, 1937, in Rome, GA. He obtained a 
degree in insurance and risk management from Georgia State University 
and went on to head the Roberts Insurance Agency. He decided to enter 
politics and in 1996 he ran for the Georgia State Senate, representing 
District 30.
  Tragically, his second term was cut short when he lost his battle 
with cancer and died on January 3, 2000, in Douglasville, GA. Naming a 
post office in his honor is a fitting way to honor his commitment to 
his community and family. I urge the swift adoption of this measure.
  Mr. Speaker, I would just like to reiterate my support for the bill 
at hand. I thank the gentleman from the great State of Georgia (Mr. 
Barr) for his comments.
  Since Mr. Roberts formerly served as a member of the State Senate in 
his State and as a former member of the State Senate of Pennsylvania, I 
again want to thank the gentleman for recognizing that those who serve 
our public and other legislative bodies deserve recognition in this 
way.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the very kind remarks 
of the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fattah), and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Linder). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Barr) that the House suspend 
the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4786.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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