[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 158 (Monday, September 14, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4368-H4369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RICHARD G. LUGAR POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (S. 3105) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in 
Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Richard G. Lugar Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 3105

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

     SECTION 1. RICHARD G. LUGAR POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, 
     Indiana, shall be known and designated as the ``Richard G. 
     Lugar 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 ``Richard G. Lugar Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Cloud) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that all Members 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 
gentlewoman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in consideration of 
S. 3105, to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located 
at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the Richard 
G. Lugar Post Office.
  Richard Lugar was born in Indianapolis in 1932. After attending high 
school, he studied at Denison University and Oxford as a Rhodes 
Scholar. He then served in the U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer and 
returned to Indianapolis soon after. He first served in local 
government on the school board and then became city mayor.
  In 1976, Richard Lugar was elected to the United States Senate. While 
in office, he made significant bipartisan reforms to the farm program, 
started the biofuels research program, and preserved the Federal school 
lunch program.
  Senator Lugar also left a mark on United States foreign policy. He 
served

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34 years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he was a 
leader in reducing nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.
  With Senator Sam Nunn, Senator Lugar helped pass and implement the 
Nunn-Lugar program, which dismantled the weapons of mass destruction 
and their associated infrastructure in former Soviet Union states.
  Senator Lugar was also instrumental in the expansion of the NATO 
alliance, the creation of a program to end the global AIDS epidemic, 
and the ratification of various antiterrorist treaties.
  For his lifetime of service, Senator Lugar was awarded the 
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013, and he held 47 honorary degrees.
  Senator Lugar passed away shortly after his 87th birthday on April 
28, 2019. Naming a post office after Senator Lugar would help honor his 
lifetime of public service.
  I would like to thank Senator Braun and Representative Andre Carson, 
who introduced the House companion for this bill to honor Senator 
Lugar's lifetime of work to save our Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CLOUD. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise to speak on S. 3105, a bill to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in 
Indianapolis, Indiana, as the Richard G. Lugar Post Office.
  Senator Lugar left the United States Senate as the longest serving 
Member of Congress in Indiana history. During his time in the Senate, 
he was internationally recognized. Senator Lugar was awarded the 
Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her Majesty the Queen of England even 
bestowed on him the rank of honorary Knight Commander of the Most 
Excellent Order of the British Empire in honor of his work to make the 
world more secure from weapons of mass destruction.
  This House already passed the House version of this bill, H.R. 3152, 
last October. I thank Senator Braun for sponsoring this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I just would like 
to urge my colleagues to support this bill unanimously.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of a bill 
to name a U.S. Post Office in Indianapolis in honor of Senator Richard 
Lugar, the former distinguished Senator from Indiana who passed away 
last year.
  S. 3105, follows my bill, H.R. 3152, a bipartisan bill supported by 
every Member of Indiana's House Delegation, which was successfully 
marked up and reported out of Committee by a unanimous vote last year, 
and then passed by the House by another unanimous vote last October. At 
the time, it was a wonderful start as we worked to celebrate Senator 
Lugar's inspiring legacy. Now, it is an even more timely reminder of 
the importance of public service and comity--and the importance of 
recognizing the people committed to serving our country, each day.
  I was fortunate to know the late Senator Lugar, and I respected him 
deeply for his commitment to community and country.
  He understood what it meant to be a true public servant, and the 
values he expertly displayed have inspired my work in Congress since.
  He was a brilliant scholar, a brave member of our armed forces, and a 
dedicated public servant who championed people and principle over 
party.
  His distinguished life is a testament to the type of leader that 
Indiana cultivates. And his public service is an unquestionable example 
of his deep commitment to our country.
  That commitment to community and those values are the same as the 
ones that inspire the public servants working at the United States 
Postal Service. As this bill is considered today, I think it is both 
fitting and timely for us to reflect on the importance of the public 
service done at USPS.
  At a time when public servants--especially Postal Service workers--
are under attack from the current administration, this bill is a 
reminder of why we name our public buildings after the men and women 
who serve our nation with distinction and honor.
  As the former Mayor of Indianapolis during the turbulent year of 
1968, Richard Lugar helped lead our city away from violence after the 
assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by working with Robert F. 
Kennedy, who broke the terrible news to Hoosiers gathered that day for 
a campaign speech. Those two proponents of peace over violence helped 
make Indianapolis one of the few major cities that did not erupt in 
painful destruction after Dr. King's murder.
  Naming public buildings after a man like Senator Lugar is not only an 
act of commemoration and celebration of a great man, but it is also a 
fine example for our youth and the next generation about the virtues of 
public service in a democracy like our own.
  Now, more than ever, the Postal Service will play a critical role in 
safeguarding and ensuring an accurate vote tally--the absolute bedrock 
of a democratic system.
  I was honored to introduce the legislation that passed the House last 
year, and I remain proud to help add the late Senator Lugar's name to a 
building that means so much for the public service and the democratic 
values we hold so dear.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 3105.
  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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