[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H318]
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                D. EDWINA STEPHENS POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the bill (H.R. 2324) to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 2800 South Adams Street in 
Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``D. Edwina Stephens Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 2324

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

     SECTION 1. D. EDWINA STEPHENS POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 2800 South Adams Street in Tallahassee, 
     Florida, shall be known and designated as the ``D. Edwina 
     Stephens 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 ``D. Edwina Stephens Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz) and the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. 
LaTurner) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Florida.


                             General Leave

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. 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 Florida?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2324, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2800 South 
Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the D. Edwina Stephens Post 
Office.
  Edwina Stephens is remembered as a unique and influential community 
activist who touched people's lives in numerous roles for over 50 
years.
  Born in Rocky Ford, Georgia, Edwina spent the majority of her adult 
life as a member of the Tallahassee community. Professionally, she was 
known as a fabulous nurse who pioneered changes in Tallahassee's local 
healthcare industry at Florida A&M University and Tallahassee Memorial 
Hospital.
  In the community, she was recognized for being an acclaimed 
environmentalist and tireless activist who successfully campaigned 
against cases of environmental disenfranchisement and fought inequality 
of neighborhood services in underserved communities.
  Ms. Stephens' achievements in Tallahassee include facilitating the 
hiring of Black cashiers at Winn-Dixie stores, leading the successful 
crusade to shut down the Medical Waste Facility on the southside, and 
spearheading the infrastructure revitalization for the Southside. These 
activities improved the quality of life not only for Southside 
residents, but for all the people of Tallahassee.
  In addition to her mission of advocating for positive change, Edwina 
was a historian and visionary for many ongoing projects. Ms. Stephens 
is also remembered as a warm, caring woman who possessed political grit 
and organizational skills needed to foster enduring relationships 
between government, media, and the community.
  I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring a pioneer in the 
healthcare community by naming the post office at 2800 South Adams 
Street as the D. Edwina Stephens Post Office.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LaTURNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2324, which would name a 
Tallahassee post office after D. Edwina Stephens.
  Edwina Stephens was a community activist, a civil rights icon, and 
nurse, working to improve Tallahassee's Southside neighborhoods. She 
was affectionately known as the ``Mother of Southside.'' She was also 
awarded the ``Florida Finest Award'' by former Governor Lawton Chiles.
  Mr. Speaker, I support this bill and yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Florida 
delegation, I am proud to help honor a daughter of the State of 
Florida, and I urge passage of H.R. 2324, and I yield back the balance 
of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz) that the House suspend 
the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2324.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. ROSENDALE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this motion 
are postponed.

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