[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 140 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H8005-H8006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          COLONEL M.J. ``MAC'' DUBE, USMC POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 5331) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, 
California, as the ``Colonel M.J. `Mac' Dube, USMC Post Office 
Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5331

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

     SECTION 1. COLONEL M.J. ``MAC'' DUBE, USMC POST OFFICE 
                   BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, 
     California, shall be known and designated as the ``Colonel 
     M.J. `Mac' Dube, USMC Post Office Building''.

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       (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 ``Colonel M.J. `Mac' Dube, USMC Post 
     Office Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Issa) and the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.


                             General Leave

  Mr. ISSA. 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 material on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5331, introduced by 
my fellow Californian, Mr. Paul Cook, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in 
Twentynine Palms, California, as the Colonel M.J. ``Mac'' Dube, U.S. 
Marine Corps Post Office Building.
  First, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from 
California, Congressman Cook, the author of the bill, to speak more 
about this Vietnam war veteran.
  Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5331 would designate the facility that 
was already mentioned on Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms as the 
Colonel M.J. ``Mac'' Dube, United States Marine Corps Post Office 
Building.
  Mac passed away this year, but will always be remembered in 
Twentynine Palms as a United States Marine and a dedicated public 
servant.
  Mac and I, ironically enough, both served as colonels at the same 
time, an honor I will always remember and cherish. Mac was a great 
marine. He served for over 30 years. He earned four Purple Hearts, 
multiple wars, four Bronze Stars with Combat ``V,'' and a Silver Star.
  After a career as the Chief of Staff at the Marine Corps Air Ground 
Combat Center, he retired in Twentynine Palms, where he went to work, 
ran for office, became the mayor, and became a council member. Then 
when he was done with that, he served in multiple county offices, 
oftentimes as a volunteer.
  His children grew up there. He was deeply involved and was somebody 
that, ironically enough, was part of the Marine community on the 
military side and, obviously, the civilian community and the county 
side on the other side of the fence.
  This is a tribute to a man who dedicated his life to serving his 
Nation, serving the Marine Corps, and serving the Twentynine Palms 
community. He left a legacy for all those who will come after him. He 
was always in town. He gave so many things to so many people. He was 
the most generous individual I ever knew, and I think that he will 
always be remembered in the Twentynine Palms area for his hard work, 
his dedication, and his patriotism.
  Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I am delighted to join in support of this postal naming, and it is 
just such a pleasure to listen to the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Cook) talk about a friend he knew who was a fellow colonel and then to 
see what he did after his life of service in the military, his life of 
service with his own folks back home, and I look at some of the things 
he did, and I am just amazed.
  He served in 46 combat missions. He earned four Purple Hearts. That 
means, basically, he dodged death at least four times. How he managed 
to do this and then put it all behind him--he probably never talked 
about it; instead, he preferred much more to just find a way to help 
folks back home when the bullets weren't flying.
  But he knew service in the military and service back home were 
equally important. This is an extraordinary person, and we are very 
honored that the gentleman is bringing this bill forward and that we 
will be able to recognize his contributions in the memory of a postal 
naming.
  Mr. COOK. Will the gentleman yield for a comment?
  Mr. WELCH. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. COOK. I thank the gentleman.
  As I mentioned, I knew Mac very, very well, and I used to joke with 
him, and I said, ``You know, I have two Purple Hearts, and it showed 
that I was dumb enough to not duck twice, and you have four of them. 
What does that say about your IQ?''
  But he was a true American and would do anything, and I thank the 
gentleman from Vermont so much for his support of the bill.
  Mr. WELCH. Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Cook), and Mr. Issa also thanks you.
  It is a tough business we do here, but one of the things about these 
namings is that it allows us to remind ourselves of what we can aspire 
to be. I mean, these folks, in war and in peace, who just give 
themselves to public service selflessly and effectively and then earn 
the gratitude of the people back home, regardless of party, regardless 
of politics, they just are trying to do a good thing to make their 
community a better place and their country a stronger country.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ISSA. I urge strong support for this bipartisan bill and yield 
back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Issa) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 5331.
  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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