[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14248]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ROBERT P. HAMMER POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Governmental Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 1625, and that the Senate then proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 1625) to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1114 Main Avenue in Clifton, 
     New Jersey, as the ``Robert P. Hammer Post Office Building.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I am delighted that the Senate is 
poised to pass H.R. 1625, a bill to designate the United States Post 
Office located at 1114 Main Avenue in Clifton, NJ, as the ``Robert P. 
Hammer Post Office Building.''
  Robert Hammer was a dedicated public official, working as City 
Manager of Clifton, NJ, for 7 years before his death last December at 
the age of 54. Among the many accomplishments during his tenure, Bob 
Hammer oversaw a nationally recognized recycling program and helped 
improve town parks and playgrounds.
  It is particularly gratifying that the Senate will pass this measure 
in time for the facility's dedication ceremony this Saturday, June 14. 
It will mean so much to Bob's family to have this bill passed in time 
for the dedication.
  I also thank Senator Collins and Senator Lieberman for their help in 
getting this measure passed so expeditiously.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table; that any statements relating thereto be printed in the 
Record, without intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 1625) was read the third time and passed.

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