[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 124 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1860]
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 ON H.R. 5857, AND H.R. 6051, NAMING POST OFFICES FOR REPRESENTATIVES 
                  MORRIS UDALL AND JOHN F. SEIBERLING

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I want to express my thanks to 
Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Tim Ryan, for introducing these bills; to their 
colleagues in the Arizona and Ohio delegations, respectively, for 
cosponsoring them; and to the leadership on both sides for scheduling 
them for consideration by the House.
  H.R. 5857 would designate a Post Office in Tucson, AZ, as the 
``Morris K. `Mo' Udall Post Office Building,'' while H.R. 6051 would 
designate a Federal building in Akron, OH, as the ``John F. Seiberling 
Federal Building.''
  With every bill we debate and every vote I cast, I am conscious of 
the many years during which my father served here in the House of 
Representatives. He was truly a ``man of the House,'' and I know that 
to him no honor could be greater than the bipartisan--non-partisan, 
really--support of our colleagues for a measure intended to recognize 
that service.
  And I think it is very appropriate that at almost the same time the 
House will extend similar recognition to my father's longtime friend 
and colleague, former Representative John Seiberling of Ohio. I think 
nobody could be more deserving of such recognition.
  My father and John Seiberling not only served at the same time, they 
worked closely together on many measures that came before what was then 
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs--now known as the 
Resources Committee. Examples include the legislation dealing with 
strip mining--the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act--finally 
signed into law by President Carter after President Ford had vetoed an 
earlier version, and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act--ANILCA--also known as the Alaska Lands Act, which was signed into 
law on December 2, 1980.
  President Clinton later awarded John Seiberling the Presidential 
Citizens Medal, which is awarded in recognition of U.S. citizens who 
have performed exemplary deeds of service for our Nation.
  In making the award, the President rightly explained that ``An ardent 
advocate for the environment, John F. Seiberling has demonstrated a 
profound commitment to America's natural treasures. Championing 
numerous bills during his 17 years in Congress, including the Alaska 
Lands Act, John Seiberling safeguarded millions of acres of parks, 
forests, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas.'' And, in recognition 
of John Seiberling's work as a member of the Judiciary Committee, 
President Clinton went on to say that ``working in a spirit of 
bipartisanship, he also promoted civil rights and worker rights, always 
striving to improve the quality of life in America.''
  Truer words were never spoken of any Member of Congress.
  In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I want to express my strong support for 
the bill recognizing the service of Representative Seiberling, and my 
heartfelt thanks for the honor bestowed on my father and our family by 
the bill to name a post office in Tucson in his memory.

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