[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 102 (Monday, July 25, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H6393-H6394]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAUL KASTEN POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 2977) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, as the ``Paul 
Kasten Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 2977

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. PAUL KASTEN POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``Paul Kasten Post Office 
     Building''.
       (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 ``Paul Kasten Post Office Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Issa) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa).
  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2977, introduced by the distinguished gentleman and 
colleague and classmate of mine, the gentleman from Montana (Mr. 
Rehberg), would name the post office in Brockway, Montana, as the 
``Paul Kasten Post Office Building.'' The bill honors rural mail 
carrier Paul Kasten for his more than five decades of dependable work 
in the Postal Service.
  Mr. Kasten began his postal career in 1947. Believe it or not, in the 
early years he delivered the mail on horseback. After his lengthy 
career, Kasten retired earlier this year at the age of

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86. He is a credit to the tremendous work performed by the entire 
Postal Service. That is why we are so pleased to see the House is 
considering an appropriate honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Rehberg) for his 
work, and I ask that this postal naming be approved on behalf of Paul 
Kasten.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House Committee on Government Reform, 
I am pleased to join my colleague in the consideration of H.R. 2977, 
legislation designating a postal facility in Brockway, Montana, after 
Paul Kasten. This measure was introduced by the gentleman from Montana 
(Mr. Rehberg) on July 17, 2005.
  A rural letter carrier, Mr. Kasten retired this spring at the young 
age of 86, after delivering mail for over 50 years. He began his career 
delivering mail on horseback, covering miles and miles of roads in 
Montana.
  Mr. Speaker, it always gives me such pleasure when we recognize the 
contributions of postal workers by dedicating a facility in their 
honor, and I could think of no better way to honor the more than 50 
years of service given by Mr. Kasten than to name a postal facility in 
his honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Issa) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 2977.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of 
those present have voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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