[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 9, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  J. STEPHEN HORN POST OFFICE BUILDING

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                               speech of

                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 3, 2003

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2309, 
designating the J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building in Signal Hill, 
California. I cannot think of a better tribute to our former colleague 
and my friend for his dedication and commitment to his community and 
his country.
  As my colleagues will agree, former Representative Stephen Horn 
served the people of his district as one of the hardest-working Members 
during his ten years in Congress. He played a key role in obtaining 
funds for the Alameda Corridor, the underground rail and freeway 
connection from the port to the main-east-west links, and secured $25 
million in 2000 to clean up contamination of the underground water 
supply that extends to South Bay.

  Mr. Horn's former constituents may remember him most for securing a 
single ZIP code for the City of Signal Hill, California. Often 
considered a part of Long Beach, California, residents of Signal Hill 
were neglected by the Postal Service. For years, the city and its 9000 
residents had higher insurance rates, misreported sales taxes and 
misapplied utility taxes by long distance companies. Upon his election 
to Congress in 1992, Congressman Horn made acquiring a single ZIP code 
for the city one of his top priorities. Despite a lack of cooperation 
from the Postal Service and the Postmaster General, Stephen Horn 
refused to take no for an answer and succeeded in getting Signal Hill 
its own ZIP code in January 2002.
  I am honored to have worked with Stephen in Congress and to have had 
the opportunity to bear witness to his drive, dedication and devotion 
to his home State and his constituency.
  Mr. Speaker, I stand with my colleagues in support of this resolution 
and appreciate the opportunity to express my thoughts and gratitude for 
Stephen Horn.

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