[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 59 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S5396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TED WEISS FEDERAL BUILDING

  Mr. SUNUNU. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 66, H.R. 145.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 145) to designate the Federal building located 
     at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss 
     Federal Building.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. JEFFORDS. Madam President. I rise today to express my 
overwhelming support for H.R. 145, a bill to designate the Federal 
Building located at 29 Broadway in New York City as the ``Ted Weiss 
Federal Building.'' The building currently houses the offices of the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, as well as some Internal 
Revenue Service offices and some Federal Bureau of Investigation 
offices.
  Ted Weiss was born in Gava, Hungary, on September 17, 1927. At the 
age of 11, to escape persecution by the Nazi regime, Ted Weiss and his 
family took passage on one of the last passenger ships to leave 
Hamburg, Germany in 1938. The Weiss family settled in the United 
States, and in 1946, Ted Weiss graduated from Hoffman High School in 
South Amboy, NJ. Upon his graduation, Ted Weiss joined the United 
States Army. After one year in the Army, Ted Weiss enrolled at Syracuse 
University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1951 and a law 
degree in 1952.
  Ted Weiss became a naturalized United States citizen and was admitted 
to the practice of law in 1953. From 1955 to 1959, Ted Weiss served as 
an Assistant District Attorney for New York City. He also served on the 
New York City Council from 1962 to 1977. In 1976, Congressman Weiss was 
elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to serve in the 95th 
Congress, and each of the seven succeeding Congresses.
  As the ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works 
Committee, I am very pleased to lend my full support for this 
legislation. Ted Weiss was a valued member of the House of 
Representatives and a good friend to many. For many years, Ted and I 
worked together as co-chairs of the Congressional Arts Caucus. Ted was 
tireless in his support for the arts and recognized the value of making 
the arts accessible to all Americans. The naming of the Federal 
Building at 29 Broadway is a fitting tribute to a man who dedicated his 
life to public service and the betterment of our nation. Ted Weiss was 
an American hero, and he is dearly missed here in the halls of 
Congress.
  Mr. SUNUNU. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table; that any statements relating thereto be printed in the Record, 
without intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 145) was read the third time and passed.

                          ____________________