[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 22 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E186]
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H.R. 4495--DESIGNATING THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 
 LOCATED AT 100 NORTH TAYLOR LANE IN PATAGONIA, ARIZONA, AS THE ``JIM 
                          KOLBE POST OFFICE''

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 22, 2010

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4495, 
which designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 
100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the ``Jim Kolbe Post 
Office.''
  Jim Kolbe served the people of Arizona in Congress for 22 years, 
including 2 decades on the House Appropriations Committee. He chaired 
the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Agencies during his final 6 years in Congress, which is when I came to 
know him.
  I traveled with Jim in 2005 as part of a Congressional Delegation to 
Africa and worked with him to promote human rights and economic growth 
in the developing world. Jim is now the Senior Transatlantic Fellow for 
the German Marshall Fund, where he continues to contribute his 
expertise to the Caucus for Congressional-World Bank Dialogue.
  H.R. 4495 is a well-deserved honor. Today I have the privilege of 
joining my colleagues in paying tribute to this distinguished public 
servant by designating the ``Jim Kolbe Post Office'' in Patagonia, 
Arizona.

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