[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 73 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H3757-H3758]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MAURICE D. HINCHEY POST OFFICE BUILDING
Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill
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(H.R. 4722) to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, as the
``Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building''.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 4722
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MAURICE D. HINCHEY POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York,
shall be known and designated as the ``Maurice D. Hinchey
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 ``Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office
Building''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Oklahoma (Mr. Russell) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Krishnamoorthi) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma.
General Leave
Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
have 5 legislative days 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 Oklahoma?
There was no objection.
Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to support H.R. 4722, introduced by
my friend and colleague Mr. Faso. The bill names the United States Post
Office at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, after Maurice D.
Hinchey.
Maurice Hinchey served in the United States Navy and subsequently
entered a life of public service. He started his political career in
1975 as a State assemblyman and served for nine terms until he was
elected to the United States Congress.
He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 10 terms. I thank
my colleagues for supporting the effort to name a post office after
Maurice Hinchey, who spent his life serving his country and community.
I look forward to hearing more about Maurice Hinchey from the sponsor
of the bill, Congressman Faso, in a few minutes, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in consideration of
H.R. 4722, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 111 Market Street as Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office
Building.
For two decades, Maurice Hinchey served in this Chamber representing
New York's 22nd Congressional District after beginning his political
career 4 years earlier as a State assemblyman. Representative Hinchey
was a strong advocate for the environment, conducting an investigation
into the Love Canal toxic waste site in New York and leading the charge
that passed the Nation's first regulations related to acid rain.
Throughout his career, he fought for the preservation of the Hudson
River, and worked to better the lives of his constituents through his
focus on agriculture, economic development, and veterans' issues.
Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill to recognize the contributions
Maurice Hinchey made to this House and to the lives of those he
represented here. I urge the passage of H.R. 4722, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, it is now my privilege to yield such time
as he may consume to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Faso), my friend
and colleague and the sponsor of this bill.
Mr. FASO. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, the gentleman from
Oklahoma, and my colleague, the gentleman from Illinois, as well, for
their fine comments in relation to this legislation.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer support for H.R. 4722, a bill to
designate the postal facility at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New
York, as the Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building.
Congressman Hinchey was a lifelong New Yorker and a true public
servant. He passed away in his home in Saugerties, New York, on
November 22, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Ilene Marder, and his
three adult children.
He is fondly remembered as a staunch advocate for what he believed,
including care for our military veterans and the environment through
his support of the Clean Air Act and the Hudson River Valley National
Heritage Area, among many other accomplishments.
The week of his passing, I took to the House floor with the entire
New York delegation to mourn the death of our colleague. Today, I stand
here with this legislation as a token of remembrance for a father, a
husband, a veteran, and a distinguished Member of this House who was
dedicated to his constituents and all the people of our Nation.
Mr. Hinchey served 3 years in the U.S. Navy, 18 years in the New York
State Assembly, and 20 years in the U.S. House of Representatives,
during which time he represented a broad swath of New York State from
the Hudson Valley and the Catskill Mountains over to the southern tier
of our State as well.
Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to have served 6 years in the New York
State Assembly with Mr. Hinchey, and I am also honored to represent
many of the same areas of upstate New York here in Congress as Maurice
Hinchey did. I am joined by 27 bipartisan cosponsors, including the
entire New York congressional delegation, to offer this bill.
Mr. Speaker, I especially want to thank Liam Fitzsimmons, who served
on the staff of Congressman Hinchey as well as on the staff of the late
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. Congresswoman Slaughter assisted and
was a colead on this legislation, and I know she would be pleased by
the House passage today of this bill.
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers. I urge
the passage of H.R. 4722, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield
back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Russell) that the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill, H.R. 4722.
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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