[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 124 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H7895-H7896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RICHARD L. CEVOLI POST OFFICE

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
Senate bill (S. 3187) to designate the Post Office located at 5755 Post 
Road, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, as the ``Richard L. Cevoli Post 
Office''.
  The Clerk read as follows

                                S. 3187

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

     SECTION 1. RICHARD L. CEVOLI POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The post office located at 5755 Post 
     Road, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, shall be known and 
     designated as the ``Richard L. Cevoli Post Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     post office referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to 
     be a reference to the Richard L. Cevoli Post Office.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from

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Texas (Mr. Marchant) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.


                             General Leave

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the bill now under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, born in 1919, U.S. Navy Commander Richard L. Cevoli was 
a long-time resident of East Greenwich and a student at what is now the 
University of Rhode Island. He fought bravely in World War II, for 
which he was awarded the Navy Cross, as well as the Korean War, in 
which he served as the executive officer of his squadron.
  In addition to these honors, Commander Cevoli's courageousness and 
commitment to his country earned him eight Air Medals and two 
Distinguished Flying Crosses. His life was taken far too soon on 
January 18, 1955, when his plane crashed during a training mission. He 
was rightfully remembered in the Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame, 
and I am pleased to support this bill honoring his great legacy.
  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, S. 3187, legislation introduced by Senator Jack Reed of 
Rhode Island, was unanimously passed by the Senate on July 20, 2006. 
The bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 5755 Post Road, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, as the Richard 
L. Cevoli Post Office.
  The late Richard Cevoli, a decorated Navy commander, fought bravely 
in World War II and the Korean War and served at Naval Air Station at 
Quonset Point. His legacy is memorialized in the Rhode Island Aviation 
Hall of Fame.

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  Mr. Speaker, honoring this soldier, this commander, this leader, is 
certainly appropriate by naming this postal facility in his honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I understand this is our last measure. It certainly has 
been a pleasure for me to work with the gentleman from Texas. I want to 
wish him a good night's rest as we leave
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Honorable Mr. Davis. I 
appreciate having had the opportunity to share these few minutes with 
him.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge that all Members support the passage of S. 3187, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Marchant) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the Senate bill, S. 3187.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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