[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 121 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6984-H6985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ALICE R. BRUSICH POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the Senate bill (S. 1275) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 7172 North Tongass Highway, 
Ward Cove, Alaska, as the ``Alice R. Brusich Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                S. 1275

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

     SECTION 1. ALICE R. BRUSICH POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 7172 North Tongass Highway, in Ward Cove, 
     Alaska, shall be known and designated as the ``Alice R. 
     Brusich 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 ``Alice R. Brusich Post Office Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Davis) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and 
extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, Alice Brusich began her 31-year career with the postal 
service in 1954 as an assistant postmaster. Just 2 years later, she 
became postmaster where she was a strong advocate of improving and 
maintaining the postal service in Alaska. Mrs. Brusich was also a 
founding member of the Alaska Chapter 51 of the National Association of 
Postmasters in the United States.
  Even after her retirement in 1985, Alice remained an active supporter 
of the postal service; and for this reason, I support naming the post 
office in Ward Cove, Alaska in her honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of our time.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I urge my colleagues to support this resolution. I think it is 
fitting that we honor the service of Alice Brusich to the postal 
service by naming this post office in her honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. 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 Virginia (Mr. Tom Davis) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 1275.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate bill was passed.

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  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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