[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 109 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6158]
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                     BARRY M. GOLDWATER POST OFFICE

  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 3027) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 442 Miller Valley Road in Prescott, Arizona, as the 
``Barry M. Goldwater Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 3027

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

     SECTION 1. BARRY M. GOLDWATER POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 442 Miller Valley Road in Prescott, 
     Arizona, shall be known and designated as the ``Barry M. 
     Goldwater Post Office''.
       (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 ``Barry M. Goldwater Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Gosar) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.


                             General Leave

  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arizona?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise today as the House considers a piece of legislation I 
introduced, H.R. 3027, which would rename the postal facility at 442 
Miller Valley Road in Prescott, Arizona, as the Barry M. Goldwater Post 
Office.
  As we know, Barry Goldwater was a businessman turned statesman who 
served five terms in the United States Senate and was the Republican 
nominee for the Presidency in 1964.
  He served Arizona and our Nation with honor and integrity for 
decades. Leading up to the 1964 Presidential election, he earned the 
moniker ``Mr. Conservative'' for being so influential in the revival of 
political conservatism. After the 1964 election, he returned to the 
Senate.
  Because of his experience as a senior officer in the Army Air Force 
Reserve, he took particular interest in national security issues, 
serving as the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 
from 1981 to 1985 and then serving as chair of the Senate Armed 
Services Committee from 1985 to 1987.
  He was instrumental in crafting the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986, 
which was the mechanism which brought about one of the most important 
Defense Department restructurings in U.S. history.
  To honor Barry Goldwater's service to this Nation, I have sponsored 
this legislation which the House is considering today. The entire 
Arizona delegation, both Republicans and Democrats, are cosponsors of 
the bill, and for that, I thank each one of them.
  It would be a fitting tribute to an honorable Arizonan, one who 
served this Nation in so many ways. I thank each of my colleagues for 
their support.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I am pleased to join my colleagues in the consideration of H.R. 3027, 
a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 442 Miller Valley Road in Prescott, Arizona, as the Barry M. 
Goldwater Post Office.
  I think we are all aware of the remarkable service from the five-term 
Senator from Arizona, Barry Morris Goldwater. Senator Goldwater was 
born in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 2, 1909. In 1930, Senator 
Goldwater took over his family's business, and in 1934, he married 
Margaret ``Peggy'' Johnson, with whom he had four children.
  During World War II, Senator Goldwater served as a pilot and flew 
over the Himalayas to deliver supplies to the Republic of China in 
their fight against the Empire of Japan.
  Senator Goldwater was a man of courage. He was a dedicated public 
servant who spoke his mind, stood firm on his beliefs, and worked 
tirelessly for his constituents.
  Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill to honor Senator Goldwater and 
remember his legislative accomplishments, his skill in forging 
compromises, and his commitment to saying what he believed, so I urge 
all of my colleagues to vote in favor of this legislation.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This is a fitting tribute for the citizens of Arizona and 
particularly those in Yavapai County--and specifically Prescott, 
Arizona--who want to pay tribute to one of our great Senators in 
Arizona history, Barry Goldwater.
  He had a love affair with Arizona, from the Grand Canyon to its 
people, its indigenous people from the different tribes, to his way of 
communicating the art of conservatism to people across the country.
  It is a paying tribute that we look to Barry Goldwater to honor us 
with his name on the post office in Prescott, Arizona.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 3027.
  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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