[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 193 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H15482-H15483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    DAN MILLER POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4342) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 824 Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton, Florida, as 
the ``Dan Miller Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4342

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

     SECTION 1. DAN MILLER POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 824 Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton, 
     Florida, shall be known and designated as the ``Dan Miller 
     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 ``Dan Miller Post Office Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) and the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Issa) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia.


                             General Leave

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in 
consideration of H.R. 4342, designating the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 824 Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton, 
Florida, as the Dan Miller Post Office Building.
  H.R. 4342 was introduced by Representative Buchanan of Florida on 
December 10, 2007, was reported from the Oversight Committee on 
December 12, 2007, by voice vote. This measure has been cosponsored by 
the entire Florida delegation.
  Representative Dan Miller represented Florida's 13th District in this 
House from 1992 to 2002. Currently he is teaching at the University of 
South Florida and is developing the Manasota Institute of Public Policy 
and Leadership at the Sarasota Campus of the University of South 
Florida.
  Former Representative Miller's efforts in Congress as well as in 
academia have been greatly appreciated, and I urge swift passage of 
this bill.
  I reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker.

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  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I served with Congressman Dan Miller. He, unlike most 
Members of Congress, came here, said he would stay for a period of 
time, as the Founding Fathers thought, and return to his life at home.
  He was elected from the 13th District of Florida in 1992, and after 
10 years, five terms, retired in 2003. He did so not to seek higher 
office, not for any reason except that he felt that he came here for a 
period of time, served for the time he'd promised, and went back. He 
has, in fact, returned to his life and appropriately has resettled in 
southwest Florida at the University of South Florida.
  I look forward to seeing him up here again some day. I look forward 
to his continued process of participating here in helping those of us 
in Congress.
  It is unusual for a Member of Congress to come, stay for a period of 
time, and not return to lobbying, not seek higher office, but in fact 
to go back to being the citizen that he can be and to give to his 
community and to be available should we need him.
  Mr. Speaker, I join with my colleagues and the Government Reform 
Committee that unanimously voted this out in urging the passage of the 
Dan Miller Post Office.
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I join in 
recognizing the distinguished career of one of my former colleagues, 
the Honorable Dan Miller of Bradenton, FL. My friendship with Dan 
actually dates back more than four decades to 1962, when we were best 
friends and members of the Delta Chi fraternity at the University of 
Florida. Throughout my time in college, our post-college years and 
finally our years serving in the House of Representatives together from 
the great State of Florida, I have always cherished his friendship, 
admired his public service and enjoyed knowing his wife Glenda and 
their wonderful family.
  Dan Miller will always be remembered in these Halls for his congenial 
nature, his leadership on a host of issues, and his commitment to 
fiscal restraint. When he ran for Congress, he was a staunch advocate 
of shrinking the size and scope of the Federal Government and reducing 
the impact of onerous Federal regulation in the lives of average 
Americans. He remained true to his convictions throughout his 10 years 
in this institution and would be proud to know that he will be 
remembered that way. He served as a Member of Congress with an 
appreciation for the history around him and a passion for the job and 
the goals he came to Washington to achieve that we would all be well-
served to emulate. I know that I join family friends and colleagues in 
supporting this well-deserved recognition by Congress.
  Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of renaming the 
Bradenton Main Post Office at 824 Manatee Avenue West as the ``Dan 
Miller Post Office Building'' in honor of former Congressman Dan 
Miller.
  I can think of no better way to honor the public service of this 
former Florida Congressman than to designate the Bradenton Main Post 
Office in his name.
  Dan Miller is a successful Bradenton businessman, educator, and 
community leader who represented Florida's 13th District in Congress 
from 1992 to 2003, when he retired from the House.
  He is a principled and effective leader who was consistently 
recognized as one of the top fiscal conservatives in Congress.
  Congressman Miller helped balance the Federal budget for the first 
time in 30 years by using Federal resources wisely--cutting waste, 
fraud, and abuse while supporting important programs like the National 
Institutes of Health, where Dan led the effort to double NIH funding.
  Dan managed the congressional oversight of the 2000 U.S. Census, the 
most successful census to date despite many efforts to politicize the 
process.
  Congressman Dan Miller is a statesman who commanded bipartisan 
respect and befriended lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
  He is a man of integrity who kept his word to term-limit himself and 
serve only five terms in Congress.
  Congressman, successful businessman, respected educator--I am honored 
to call Dan Miller a friend and advisor.
  I am also proud to hold the seat he once held and pleased to pay 
tribute to him by sponsoring this legislation.
  I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 4342 in honor of former 
Congressman Dan Miller.
  Mr. ISSA. I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4342.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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