[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 166 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H5951-H5952]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
STAFF SERGEANT ROBB LURA ROLFING POST OFFICE BUILDING
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules
and pass the bill (S. 2143) to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, as the ``Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post Office
Building''.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
S. 2143
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STAFF SERGEANT ROBB LURA ROLFING POST OFFICE
BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, shall be known and designated as the ``Staff Sergeant
Robb Lura Rolfing 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 ``Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post
Office Building''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Louisiana (Mr. Higgins) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin)
each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Louisiana.
General Leave
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. 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
gentleman from Louisiana?
There was no objection.
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I
may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 2143, which names a post office
in South Dakota for Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing who served with
honor.
Mr. Speaker, I urge support on both sides of the aisle, and I reserve
the balance of my time.
Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I am rising in support of S. 2143. Staff Sergeant Robb
Lura Rolfing studied astronomy and physics at Vassar. He enlisted in
the U.S. Army in January of 2023 and was stationed at Fort Campbell in
Kentucky with 101st Airborne Division. He completed his first tour in
Iraq before joining the U.S. Army Special Forces where he
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earned his Green Beret. At the age of 29, on June 20, 2007, Staff
Sergeant Rolfing was killed in action in Iraq.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to honor his life by naming a post
office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after him, and I yield back the
balance of my time.
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I encourage my
House colleagues to support this bill, to honor Staff Sergeant Rolfing,
who paid the ultimate sacrifice in protecting our country, and I yield
back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins) that the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill, S. 2143.
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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