[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H524]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         JIM KOLBE POST OFFICE

  (Ms. GIFFORDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. GIFFORDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the legacy of 
a former Member of Congress, Congressman Jim Kolbe. This body honors 
him with the passage of H.R. 4495, legislation to rename his hometown 
post office at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona.
  Congressman Kolbe's record of service began as a page in this 
historic place of Congress for Senator Barry Goldwater. This experience 
would have a lasting impact on his appreciation for the virtue of 
public service, resulting in a long and distinguished career dedicated 
to cultivating a better Arizona, and in fact, a better Nation.
  He spent his life in service in the United States Navy, the Arizona 
State legislature, and in the United States Congress for Arizona's 
Fifth and Eighth Congressional Districts. As our hometown newspaper, 
the Arizona Daily Star, noted upon his retirement in December of 2006, 
``He earned a reputation as a moderate in a partisan world, a voice 
working from the center.''
  Congressman Kolbe did not work from a predetermined list of party 
positions. He worked to unite his colleagues in finding solutions to 
important issues to Arizonans, from increased economic opportunity 
through trade to environmental conversation.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me in honoring this 
great figure, a man who served our community in Arizona, who served our 
Nation, Congressman Jim Kolbe, a true statesman and a beloved public 
figure.

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