[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H4267-H4269]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 STAFF SERGEANT FRANK T. CARVILL AND LANCE CORPORAL MICHAEL A. SCHWARZ 
                          POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 5133) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 331 1st Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, as the 
``Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz 
Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5133

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

     SECTION 1. STAFF SERGEANT FRANK T. CARVILL AND LANCE CORPORAL 
                   MICHAEL A. SCHWARZ POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 331 1st Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Staff Sergeant Frank 
     T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz 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 ``Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and 
     Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Chu) and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Turner) each will 
control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.


                             General Leave

  Ms. CHU. Madam 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 California?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the House Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, it is my honor to rise in support of H.R. 5133. This 
measure designates the United States Postal Building located at 331 1st 
Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, as the Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill 
and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building.
  Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill of Carlstadt, New Jersey, was killed 
on June 4, 2004, when his convoy was attacked by improvised explosive 
devices and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad. At 51, Carvill, an 
Army sergeant with the New Jersey National Guard, was among the oldest 
soldiers to die in Iraq. He was killed when his Humvee was ambushed in 
the Sadr City district of Baghdad in an attack that also claimed the 
lives of four other Guard members.
  Carvill had escaped both terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center 
where he worked as a paralegal. In 1993, he

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helped a co-worker down 54 floors to safety. On September 11, 2001, he 
left the north tower moments before one of the hijacked planes plowed 
into the building.
  Carvill was a voracious reader who loved politics, an outdoorsman who 
enjoyed kayaking, and a trusted friend who had the same buddies for 30 
years.
  Marine Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz was killed in action on 
November 27, 2006, from wounds suffered while conducting combat 
operations in al Anbar Province in Iraq. The son and brother of auto 
mechanics, Schwarz graduated from Becton Regional High School in 2004. 
Along with his brother, Frank, Michael Schwarz served in the local 
volunteer fire department. Their father, Kenneth, headed the department 
for years.
  Friends and relatives remembered Michael Schwarz as fun-loving and 
outgoing. Friends recalled off-road outings in Schwarz's customized 
Jeep. Most of all, there was Schwarz's love of the military and his 
desire to enlist in the Marines, a wish he expressed even when he was a 
young child.
  H.R. 5133 was introduced by our colleague, the gentleman from New 
Jersey, Representative Rothman, on April 22, 2010. The measure was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which 
ordered it reported favorably by unanimous consent on May 6, 2010. The 
measure has the support of the entire New Jersey delegation.
  I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for introducing this measure, 
and I would also like to thank Chairman Towns and Ranking Member Issa 
for their support for the bill.
  Madam Speaker, the lives of Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance 
Corporal Michael A. Schwarz stand as a testament to the courage and 
dedication of all our brave servicemen and -women who have made the 
ultimate sacrifice in defense of our Nation. Let us pay tribute to 
their lives through the passage of this legislation, H.R. 5133, to 
designate the Carlstadt, New Jersey, postal facility in their honor.
  I urge all of my colleagues to join us in supporting H.R. 5133.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TURNER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise today to express my support of H.R. 5133, designating the post 
office located at 331 First Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, as the 
Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz 
Post Office Building.
  Carlstadt, New Jersey, is home to 6,000 residents and is barely 5 
blocks long. Losing two of their own in the line of duty truly affected 
everyone in the close-knit environment.
  Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz 
had very different careers; however, the unfortunate similarity of the 
two was their fate. Both were killed in action while bravely serving 
the United States in the war on terror.
  Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz is described by friends as an all-
American and fun-loving guy, knowing what was at stake when he joined 
the Marines right out of Henry P. Becton Regional High School in 2004. 
Schwarz was passionate about the Marines. It was his dream. His father 
recalls, ``Since he was maybe 10 years old he didn't like regular 
clothes; it was always Army clothes. Even when he graduated high 
school, under his cap and gown he had his camos on.''
  He was said to have understood the danger of being in the Marines and 
was ready to face it head-on. He loved his country, the idea of being a 
soldier and preserving freedom. He willingly sacrificed his life to 
better the people of Iraq and to protect the United States. On November 
27, 2006, at the age of 20, Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz was 
killed while conducting combat operations in the Iraqi province of 
Anbar. He was part of the Marine Expeditionary Force of the 1st 
Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.
  Army National Guard Sergeant Frank Carvill, a paralegal, left his 
office at the World Trade Center minutes before the first jetliner hit 
the towers on September 11, 2001, and was not injured in the terrorist 
attack. Years before, he had helped assist others in the 1993 bombings 
of the north tower office. He was an American patriot, assisting others 
and making personal sacrifices to help those in need while a civilian 
and as well as being in the military.
  Having been enlisted for 20 years in the National Guard, Carvill was 
51 when his unit was deployed to Iraq. Carvill was a member of the 
National Guard's task force in Baghdad to protect convoys and set up 
traffic control points.
  Always willing to help, the day he was to head home on leave, Carvill 
gave up his seat on the plane to another soldier who had a family 
emergency. Sadly, on June 4, 2004, the same day he gave his seat to a 
fellow soldier, Sergeant Frank Carvill was killed when his Humvee was 
ambushed in a suburb of Baghdad.
  The families express that both men made a personal choice to go to 
Iraq because they believed that what they were doing was right. These 
men were true American patriots.
  I urge my colleagues to support this bill honoring these brave and 
courageous men who gave their lives to protect and preserve our great 
Nation. They sacrificed their lives in defense of freedom, and they 
should forever be remembered.
  With that, Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the author of this 
resolution, the gentleman from New Jersey, Representative Rothman.
  Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlelady from 
California for your leadership on this matter and for the very kind 
words you said about these two heroes, and I'd like to associate myself 
with your words, as well as the gentleman from Ohio's words which were 
equally eloquent and true. These were great American heroes who lost 
their lives defending our country and our country's interests in Iraq.
  I wanted to take a few moments, Madam Speaker, to share with you a 
bit of the pain that the people of Carlstadt still feel in their hearts 
when they think about the loss of these two citizens. This matter was 
brought to my attention by a friend, indicating to me that the families 
would be sympathetic and would be honored if this post office was 
renamed in honor of Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. 
Schwarz. When I called the mayor of the town and I said, Is this true, 
I don't want to intrude on anyone's privacy, and he assured me that 
this was, in fact, the case.
  As was said before, the town of Carlstadt, New Jersey, is only a few 
miles from what were the twin towers, and my district in northeastern 
New Jersey suffered a number of lost lives on that terrible day on 9/
11, and then, again, we suffered the loss of these two individuals.
  Memorial Day just passed, and I remember saying to all of our 
veterans and all of our young people gathered at these ceremonies, why 
is Memorial Day important, and in a sense, why would it be important to 
rename this local post office after these two individuals. It is not 
just so that we have a daily reminder in Carlstadt, New Jersey, of the 
heroism and sacrifice of these two brave individuals--and certainly, we 
hope and expect that the renaming of this post office will have that 
effect--but also, Madam Speaker, it will be to remind everyone, whether 
they knew these two fine heroes or not, of the price of liberty for all 
of us here in America, paid not only by these two outstanding men but 
by every man and woman who has paid the ultimate price to defend our 
country.
  So I am indeed honored and proud to have the opportunity to express 
the sentiment of the people of Carlstadt, New Jersey, who want the 
families to know, who want their fellow Americans to know, and who want 
the world to know how proud they are of these two men and that we still 
live in a country with brave men and women like Army Staff Sergeant 
Frank T. Carvill and Marine Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz, people 
willing to defend our Nation and protect the greatest Nation on the 
face of the earth.
  Mr. TURNER. I yield back the balance of our time.
  Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, I again urge my colleagues to join me in 
supporting this measure, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Chu) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 5133.

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  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.

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