[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 31, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NORMAN SISISKY POST OFFICE BUILDING

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                               speech of

                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 30, 2001

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, precisely because he was a man dedicated to 
the ethic of the working class, Norm Sisisky would be proud that a 
United States Post Office will bear his name.
  As a patriot dedicated to justice, he would share the horror we all 
feel in the wake of the ongoing anthrax attack that has so profoundly 
touched the lives of our postal workers, their families and our 
communities.
  Norm and I came to Washington together in the same class in the House 
of Representatives. We traveled together from time to time with the 
House Armed Services Committee.
  On long trips to military interests around the world, you get to know 
people very well. For nearly our entire service together in Congress, 
we served on the House Armed Services Committee.
  We sat beside each other for all of that time on the committee, and 
often put our heads together on issues witnesses addressed during their 
testimony. Norm was a constant source of inspiration and humor at our 
hearings.
  At the same time, he was the consummate businessman. He could figure 
out quickly what the hidden costs were to taxpayers in any plan brought 
before our committee, and he could find the holes in plans any witness 
presented.
  Norman Sisisky was dedicated to Virginia . . . to the Navy . . . and 
to the betterment of our fighting men and women. He was much beloved by 
his staff, his friends and the people he represented in Virginia.
  Most of all, Norm was the ultimate patriot, whose highest calling was 
watching out for the interests of his district and the United States 
Armed Forces.
  It is utterly appropriate that we honor his memory and the quality of 
his service by passing the Norman Sisisky Post Office Building 
Designation Act.

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