[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 94 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H3566-H3567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CHIEF EDWARD B. GARONE POST OFFICE

  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1098) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 50 East Derry Road in East Derry, New Hampshire, as 
the ``Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 1098

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

     SECTION 1. CHIEF EDWARD B. GARONE POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 50 East Derry Road in East Derry, New 
     Hampshire, shall be known and designated as the ``Chief 
     Edward B. Garone 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 ``Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin.


                             General Leave

  Mr. GROTHMAN. 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 this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Wisconsin?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which would name a post 
office in East Derry, New Hampshire, for Chief Edward Garone.
  Mr. Garone served as a law enforcement officer for 58 years, 
beginning in 1964. In 1972, Mr. Garone became chief of the Derry Police 
Department, a position he served until his death in 2022.
  Mr. Garone was also instrumental in the formation of the Southern New 
Hampshire Special Operations Unit and helped lead multiple local 
nonprofit organizations.
  Mr. Speaker, I support naming a post office in memory of Chief Edward 
B. Garone, and I encourage my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in very strong support of H.R. 1098, 
and I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. 
Pappas), for any remarks he may choose to have on this significant 
occasion.
  Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill to name the 
East Derry post office in honor of Chief Edward B. Garone, who served 
with distinction as the chief of police in Derry, New Hampshire, for 50 
years.
  He first answered the call to service as a marine and then as a law 
enforcement officer, first with the Lebanon Police Department and then 
in Derry, where, after 8 years, he was named chief of police in 1972.

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  From that day until 2022, when he retired, the chief worked 
tirelessly to ensure the safety of citizens in his community and also 
the officers that he oversaw.
  Throughout the years, he has worked on projects focused on building a 
better, stronger community in Derry. That includes efforts to combat 
the opioid and addiction epidemic in Derry and throughout the State, as 
well as spearheading the formation of the Southern New Hampshire 
Special Operations Unit, the first regional special operations unit in 
New Hampshire.
  He passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at his home in Derry. I am 
thinking of his friends and family, especially his wife, Blanche, who 
was always by his side, as well as his children and grandchildren, and 
all who served with him and knew him.
  The naming of this post office is one small way that we can continue 
to honor his legacy of leadership, professionalism, and excellence in 
service to the community.
  On behalf of my constituents in New Hampshire's First District, it is 
an honor to introduce this legislation to pay tribute to a man who 
embodied the very best of law enforcement and of the Granite State.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the chair and the ranking member for working 
together to bring this bill to the floor today.
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my House colleagues to support 
this bill honoring a great public servant and a real blessing for New 
Hampshire, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I urge the passage of H.R. 1098, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1098.
  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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