[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 DR. EZRA S. PARKE POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7519) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 2050 South Boulevard in 
Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the ``Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office 
Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 7519

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

     SECTION 1. DR. EZRA S. PARKE POST OFFICE BUILDING.

         (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States 
     Postal Service located at 2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield 
     Township, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Dr. Ezra S. Parke 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 ``Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office 
     Building''.

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


                             General Leave

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. 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 
gentlewoman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7519, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2050 South 
Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the ``Dr. Ezra S. Parke 
Post Office Building.''
  Dr. Ezra S. Parke was an early resident of Bloomfield Township in 
1822.
  He quickly became deeply involved in the community, becoming 
Bloomfield's first postmaster from 1824 to 1836. In this role, he 
introduced the services of the U.S. Postal Service to the growing 
community of Bloomfield Township.
  While working as postmaster, Dr. Parke also became Bloomfield 
Township's first clerk and served from 1827 to 1844.
  I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring Dr. Parke by naming 
a post office in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, after him.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Levin), vice chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' 
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation.
  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I thank Chairwoman Maloney for 
shepherding this bill and for all of her incredible leadership today 
and over the years.
  I rise in support of H.R. 7519, my bill designating the post office 
at 2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the Dr. 
Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building.
  Dr. Parke and his family moved to Bloomfield Township in 1822. Madam 
Speaker, that was 15 years before Michigan became a State. He was a 
dedicated public servant who established the first post office in the 
area and helped lay the foundation for effective local government.
  Dr. Parke served as Bloomfield Township's very first postmaster, from 
1824 to 1836, and as township clerk from 1827 to 1844. He was widely 
respected and wore many hats, including husband, father, physician, 
teacher, and spiritual leader.
  I am proud to honor Dr. Ezra Parke, who embodies the role of the U.S. 
Postal Service in the development of my own township and of our entire 
Nation and the centrality of the post office in the life of its 
citizens from before Michigan's founding to this very day.
  I thank Bloomfield Township Supervisor Dani Walsh and the Bloomfield 
Historical Society for collaborating with me to choose Dr. Parke for 
this much-deserved honor.
  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7519, which honors Dr. 
Ezra S. Parke, the former postmaster of Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
  Dr. Parke was an early resident of Bloomfield Township, moving there 
in 1822, and serving as the area's first local postmaster, from 1824 
until 1836. Simultaneously, he served as Bloomfield Township's first 
clerk, a position he maintained until 1844.
  It is fitting that a post office be named for Dr. Parke, a dedicated 
local public servant. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill.
  Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 7519, 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. 7519.
  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.

                          ____________________