[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 127 (Thursday, October 12, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H9862-H9863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ARNOLD C. D'AMICO STATION
Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee
on Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the
bill (H.R. 4853) to redesignate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1568 South Glen Road in South Euclid, Ohio,
as the ``Arnold C. D'Amico Station,'' and ask for its immediate
consideration by the House.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from New York?
Mr. BLUMENAUER. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, I will
not object, and I rise in support of H.R. 4853.
Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. BLUMENAUER. I yield to the gentleman from New York.
Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman yielding to me.
Mr. Speaker, I will try to be very brief for an explanation to the
House.
The bill before us was introduced by our colleague, the gentlewoman
from Ohio (Mrs. Jones) on July 13 of this year, and was amended by the
Committee on Government Reform on October 5.
The amendment very simply changes the word ``Glen'' to ``Green'', as
determined after review by the United States Postal Service. As the
Clerk has read, it does redesignate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1568 South Green Road in South Euclid, Ohio,
now known as the South Euclid Station, to afterwards be designated as
the Arnold C. D'Amico station.
As is the practice of the Committee on Government Reform, the entire
delegation in this House from the State of Ohio has cosponsored this
legislation.
Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. BLUMENAUER. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
(Mrs. JONES of Ohio asked and was given permission to revise and
extend her remarks.)
Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding to
me and giving me the opportunity to speak.
I briefly thank my colleagues for their support to designate a post
office in the city of South Euclid on behalf of the mayor, Arnold C.
D'Amico.
Mr. Speaker, Arnold D'Amico was born in Warren, Ohio on September 3,
1923 and received his early education from Notre Dame Sisters at Saint
Mary's Catholic School. After graduating from Warren Harding School he
enrolled at Kent State University. However, World War II interrupted
his college education and Mr. D'Amico served with distinction for three
years in the United States Army, and was assigned to the Aleutian
Islands and the China-Burma-India theaters. Following his distinguished
military service he returned to Kent State University, earning a
Bachelor of Science degree in business Administration.
After graduation, Mr. D'Amico was very active politically in the
Greater Cleveland business community with a career spanning over 20
years. During this time he was elected councilman for Ward 2 in South
Euclid, Ohio. While on City Council, Mr. D'Amico served on the Planning
Commission, and he was the chairman of the Council of Government of the
Tri-City Consortium on Aging Commission. Subsequently, he was elected
Mayor of South Euclid, Ohio.
In 1976, Arnold D'Amico became South Euclid's first full time Mayor.
He was not only committed to the city of South Euclid, but he was also
instrumental in moving the city forward. Under his leadership South
Euclid prospered and established itself as a model city of efficiency.
Mayor D'Amico was a wonderful man and I am happy to support this
designation.
Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman from Oregon will continue
to yield, I want to thank the gentlewoman from Ohio for bringing this
designation to our attention.
We have had the opportunity on this House floor to name facilities on
behalf of many distinguished Americans, and clearly, this particular
individual meets that high standard.
I think it is important to note that Mr. D'Amico spent a lifetime in
service to his community, a lifetime in service to his country,
beginning in his service in World War II in the United States Army,
moving on as a diligent worker in the Office of Price Stabilization,
and later as an auditor for the Air Force.
But clearly through all of his years, he most distinguished himself
during his distinguished service in the South Euclid City Council, and
as I am told, later became not just the mayor of South Euclid in 1972,
but indeed, the first full full-time mayor in 1976.
Reading the materials presented by the gentlewoman on his behalf, I
can say without fear of qualification that he accomplished much during
his tenure there. He established an office on the aging, a paramedic
program, established the 911 emergency program, and pushed for a
community center. He later served as president of the county Mayors'
Association, chairman and treasurer of the regional income tax
authority, and so much more.
Clearly, Mr. Speaker, we have in this individual someone who
understood the sense and the value of community, and did not just
recognize it in his own heart but went out and gave of himself to
contribute back.
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It is with a great deal of pleasure that I, as the chairman of the
subcommittee, give my full endorsement to this. I am pleased that we
are able to take it up this afternoon in this fashion.
I commend the gentlewoman for her actions.
Mrs. JONES of Ohio. If the gentleman from Oregon will yield further,
briefly, Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his support of this
designation.
The reason I was so brief in my commentary, I did not think I had a
chance to lay upon the record all the things that the gentleman said
about Mayor D'Amico of South Euclid.
He was truly a genuine supporter of mine in every office that I have
run for previously, and a leader and a light in the community of
Cuyahoga County.
I would just like to associate myself with the comments of the
chairman and thank him for his support, and thank the gentleman from
Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) for his support.
Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from New York?
There was no objection.
The Clerk read the bill, as follows:
H.R. 4853
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ARNOLD C. D'AMICO STATION.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1568 South Glen Road in South Euclid,
Ohio, and known as the South Euclid Station, shall be known
and designated as the ``Arnold C. D'Amico Station''.
(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 ``Arnold C. D'Amico Station''.
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. McHugh
Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment in the nature of a
substitute.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr.
McHugh:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. ARNOLD C. D'AMICO STATION.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1568 South Green Road in South Euclid,
Ohio, and known as the South Euclid Station, shall be known
and designated as the ``Arnold C. D'Amico Station''.
(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 Arnold C. D'Amico Station.
Mr. McHUGH (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent
that the amendment in the nature of a substitute be considered as read
and printed in the Record.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from New York?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment in the
nature of a substitute offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr.
McHugh).
The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read
the third time, and passed.
The title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to redesignate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1568 South
Green Road in South Euclid, Ohio, as the `Arnold C. D'Amico
Station'.''.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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