[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H5391-H5392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SPECIALIST RYAN P. JAYNE POST OFFICE BUILDING
Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 3765) to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 198 Baker Street in Corning, New York, as the
``Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building.''
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 3765
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIALIST RYAN P. JAYNE POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 198 Baker Street in Corning, New York,
shall be known and designated as the ``Specialist Ryan P.
Jayne 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 ``Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office
Building''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
North Carolina (Mr. Meadows) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr.
Lynch) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina.
General Leave
Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their
remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under
consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cotton). Is there objection to the
request of the gentleman from North Carolina?
There was no objection.
Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I rise today in support of H.R. 3765, introduced by Representative
Reed of New York, which would designate the postal facility located at
198 Baker Street in Corning, New York, as the Specialist Ryan P. Jayne
Post Office Building.
Army Specialist Ryan Jayne was killed on November 3, 2012, in Paktia
province, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device, an IED,
detonated while he was performing route clearing duties with his fellow
soldiers. He was killed in the same incident that took the life of
fellow upstate New Yorker, Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz, whom we also
honored today. Specialist Jayne was a member of the 479th Engineering
Battalion of the 411th Engineering Brigade and was just 22 years old at
the time of his death.
Ryan Jayne was born on May 17 of 1990 in Corning, New York. After
graduating from Corning East High School in 2008, he attended Corning
Community College and enlisted in the service in 2010. His family and
loved ones describe him as full of life, laughter and with an ability
to light up a room with his smile. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan
and enjoyed restoring his Monte Carlo SS.
It is my honor to stand before this body today and pay tribute to
Specialist Ryan Jayne. This brave young man laid down his life far too
soon so that we can enjoy our freedom. I ask my colleagues to join me
in supporting H.R. 3765.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I am pleased this evening to join my colleagues, Mr. Meadows from
North Carolina and Mr. Reed from New York, in the consideration of H.R.
3765, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 198 Baker Street in Corning, New York, as the
Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building.
A native of Elmira, New York, Specialist Ryan P. Jayne graduated in
2008 from Corning East High School, where he received the Judi McCort
Memorial Scholarship for exemplifying courage, hard work, and
responsibility. Specialist Ryan P. Jayne subsequently attended Corning
Community College and enlisted in the United States Army in 2010 in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He was assigned
to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command, U.S.
Army Reserve, based in Oswego, New York, and he served as a combat
engineer.
As Mr. Meadows indicated, on November 3, 2012, Specialist Jayne and
two of his fellow soldiers were tragically killed when a roadside bomb
hit their vehicle as they completed their route clearing duties.
Specialist Jayne was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan when
that happened.
Mr. Speaker, Specialist Ryan P. Jayne's life stands as a shining
example of the bravery and dedication of the heroic men and women who
serve our country at home and abroad.
I urge the Members of both sides of the aisle to support this motion,
authored by Mr. Reed of New York and championed as well by Mr. Meadows
of North Carolina, to pay tribute to Specialist Ryan P. Jayne for
bravely answering the call of duty and proudly serving his country.
I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts
(Mr. Lynch) for his beautiful words.
At this point, I yield as much time as he may consume to my
distinguished colleague from the State of New York (Mr. Reed).
Mr. REED. I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for yielding this
evening.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 3765, to rename
the post office at 198 Baker Street in Corning, New York, after
Specialist Ryan P Jayne.
I am so pleased to have the support of my colleague from North
Carolina, as well as my good friend from Massachusetts, coming together
in a bipartisan manner to recognize, in a very special way, the
ultimate sacrifice that Specialist Jayne provided for our family, for
our country, and for all of us as he gave, at his young age of 22 years
of age, the ultimate sacrifice, and we need to honor and recognize it
here today.
As has been stated, Corning, New York, is my hometown, and Specialist
Ryan Jayne was a 2008 graduate of Corning East High School, a high
school I went to.
Ryan was an exemplary student and was awarded the Judi McCort
Memorial Scholarship for his courage, hard work, and responsibility.
Following high school, he went to our local community college, Corning
Community College, before enlisting in 2010.
Serving his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, Specialist Jayne was
tragically killed by an IED alongside two fellow New Yorkers, two of
his fellow New York soldiers that were standing with him at the time of
his death. At the time of his death, he had accrued over 2 years of
service with the U.S. Army.
I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, I was there at the memorial service at
Corning East High School auditorium, and in the stadium. His death was
felt throughout our entire community, but he is remembered as a
passionate young man, a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan, as has been
mentioned, and one who loved truly spending time with his family and
friends.
We honor and remember Specialist Jayne for his sacrifice and the
sacrifice of his family, actions of heroism that we will never, ever
forget.
Naming the post office in Corning, New York, after Specialist Jayne
is the
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least we can do here in this body and in this Chamber this evening to
honor Specialist Jayne's bravery, his service, and his love of our
country, and for a love of his community, Corning, New York, that he
called home.
So I encourage all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, let's
come together, let's do what is right, and stand with Specialist Jayne
this evening and recognize the courage, the sacrifice that he provided
to all of us.
Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would just offer our prayers
and condolences to the Jayne family and the people of Corning, New
York, and Specialist Ryan P. Jayne's friends and neighbors.
We all mourn their loss, and we appreciate the sacrifice that has
been made on behalf of our country.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from New
York, who has taken the lead to make sure that those who give the
ultimate sacrifice are not forgotten.
It is truly an honor to serve with the gentleman from Massachusetts,
the gentleman from New York, and I would urge all my colleagues to
support this bill.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Meadows) that the House suspend the
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3765.
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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