[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 163 (Thursday, November 29, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2172]
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                 RAYMOND M. DOWNEY POST OFFICE BUILDING

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 29, 2001

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a bill to 
designate the Deer Park Post Office as the ``Raymond M. Downey Post 
Office Building.'' New York lost many heroes on September 11th, but the 
loss of Chief Downey is an especially difficult one.
  During the thirty-nine years he was a New York City firefighter, 
Chief Downey rescued countless people from what befell so many at the 
World Trade Center. The most decorated member of the City's fire 
department, he led a FDNY rescue team to Oklahoma City and directed the 
recovery effort at the World Trade Center bombing in 1993. He will be 
sorely missed.
  I ask my colleagues to support this bill and to join me in 
remembering Ray Downey.

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