[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8176-H8177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 JERRY C. WASHBURN POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 887) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the ``Jerry C. 
Washburn Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                H.R. 887

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

     SECTION 1. JERRY C. WASHBURN POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``Jerry C. Washburn 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 ``Jerry C. Washburn Post Office 
     Building''.

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


                             General Leave

  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 
South in Orem, Utah, as the Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Curtis), my friend and Western Caucus member.
  Mr. CURTIS. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill to designate the 
United States Postal Service in Orem, Utah, as the Jerry C. Washburn 
Post Office Building.
  This is a great honor for me, Madam Speaker, as I had an opportunity 
to serve with Mayor Washburn as a newly elected mayor. Not only was 
Jerry Washburn the longest serving mayor in Orem's history, he was the 
type of leader that is exactly what is needed today among elected 
officials.
  He knew that, as much as he loved his city, it wasn't enough for his 
city to be successful; all of the surrounding cities in the community 
must also be successful. He knew it wasn't enough for him to be a great 
mayor; he needed the other mayors to be great, as well.
  His message was one of optimism, of unity, and of working together as 
public servants. He was humble and often

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soft-spoken. But when he walked into a room, everybody stopped to 
listen to what Mayor Washburn would have to say, and all of us were 
edified by his message and knew that we were better off.
  He was a personal mentor to me. I found myself often saying: What 
would Jerry Washburn do? Inevitably, that led me to a better decision.
  In addition to being mayor, he served as a board member for the Parks 
Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He started Washburn Motors in 
Orem with his father and was dedicated to his family, church, and 
community.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote in support of this bill 
to name the post office in his honor.
  Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Rouda) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 887.
  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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