[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4786]
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VETERANS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6386) to designate the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in
Schaumburg, Illinois, as the ``Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
Memorial Post Office Building''.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 6386
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VETERANS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN MEMORIAL POST
OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg,
Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ``Veterans of
Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial 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 ``Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
Memorial Post Office Building''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentlewoman from South
Carolina (Ms. Mace) 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 may have 5 legislative days in which to revise
and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the
measure.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from New York?
There was no objection.
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Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes
to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Krishnamoorthi), who is the sponsor
of this bill.
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, I stand in honor of veterans across
this country, in Illinois, and, of course, in my Eighth District of
Illinois which I represent. I salute veterans for their bravery, their
courage, their sacrifice, and their patriotism. I wish to honor the men
and women who take up our flag in service for our great Nation and
express my immense gratitude.
It is for this reason I have introduced this bill to rename the Post
Office in Schaumburg, Illinois, in honor of the veterans of the Iraq
and Afghanistan Wars. Since 2001, between 2 to 3 million servicemembers
have served in post-9/11 war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The
new name of this Schaumburg Post Office will be a constant reminder for
my community of the bravery of veterans from these wars.
How we honor our veterans reflects who we are as a country. I look
forward to passing my legislation today to rename this Post Office in
honor of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.
Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, our soldiers sacrifice so much for our Nation. Naming a
Post Office for those veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan is
the least we can do to honor them. When local residents visit this Post
Office in Schaumburg, Illinois, hopefully, they will be reminded of all
the sacrifices made by our servicemembers in support of American
freedom, democracy, and national security that we hold so dear here and
around the world.
Mr. Speaker, I support this postal-naming bill, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, in the interest of
time, I associate myself with the comments of my two colleagues.
Chair MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6386, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the ``Veterans of
Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building.''
Our nation's veterans do not sign up for a normal job. They enlist
knowing full well that they may be injured or killed in service to our
country.
Over the last 20 years of conflict, more than 2.3 million Americans
served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of these service members, more than
6,800 were killed and tens of thousands more have suffered the scars
and trauma--both seen and unseen--of serving in combat.
It is our responsibly to remember and honor all of their sacrifices.
This bill will ensure that their service is never forgotten.
I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in honoring the brave men
and women who sacrificed so much over the last two decades serving our
country in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting this important bill.
Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 6386.
I congratulate Mr. Krishnamoorthi on his excellent bill. I am
prepared to close. I have no further speakers, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I am prepared
to close.
Mr. Speaker, I support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my
time.
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of
H.R. 6386, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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, H.R. 6386.
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. CLYDE. 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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