[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16853-16854]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WINSTON E. ARNOW FEDERAL BUILDING

  Mr. SCHAUER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4387) to designate the Federal building located at 100 North 
Palafox Street in Pensacola, Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal 
Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4387

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

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The Federal building located at 100 North Palafox Street in 
     Pensacola, Florida, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
     or other record of the United States to the Federal building 
     referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Schauer) and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mario Diaz-
Balart) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan.


                             General Leave

  Mr. SCHAUER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 4387.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Michigan?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SCHAUER. Mr. Speaker I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I would urge the adoption of this resolution, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to thank 
Congressman Miller of Florida for his leadership and hard work on this 
bill to correct the designation of this building, which was named after 
Judge Arnow.
  Now, we could say so much about the judge, but Mr. Speaker, I would 
just like to highlight one part of his career, which is something I try 
to do whenever possible whenever anybody serves in the Armed Forces of 
the United States of America. I think, as much as his record is 
meritorious, it is something I always like to highlight.
  Judge Arnow was in the private practice of law, but he also served as 
a U.S. Army major in the JAG Corps during World War II and served as a 
municipal judge in Gainesville, Florida. Again, I could go on and on, 
but I always try to highlight when someone has a military career in 
order to make sure that it is something we will never forget.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4387, a bill 
to designate the Federal building located at 100 North Palafox Street 
in Pensacola, Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building''.

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  Winston Eugene Arnow was an American lawyer and judge of the United 
States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He 
practiced civil rights law in Gainesville before he was appointed to 
the Federal bench by President Johnson. His name is now synonymous with 
the momentous civil rights period from 1969 to 1978 in Northwest 
Florida when he followed the U.S. Supreme Court mandates to ensure the 
election of African Americans, public school desegregation, and 
improved prison conditions in the Escambia County jail.
  Judge Arnow served as the chief judge of the Northern District of 
Florida, stretching from Pensacola to Gainesville, from 1969 until 
1981. In 1969, Arnow ordered the Escambia County School District 
desegregated. In 1972, he presided over the trial of the Gainesville 
Eight, a group of anti-Vietnam War activists who were indicted on 
charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National 
Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. All eight were acquitted.
  Judicial authorities and officials viewed Judge Arnow as ``all 
integrity,'' ignoring criticism by doing what he thought was the right 
and proper thing to do to protect civil liberties. He believed firmly 
in the U.S. Constitution and followed the statutes and higher court 
decisions to the letter. Judge Arnow was a man of strong moral 
character, and conducted his court proceedings based on fairness and 
courtesy. He was a courageous trial judge and dedicated public servant. 
It is both fitting and proper that we honor his public service with 
this designation.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 4387.
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. SCHAUER. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Schauer) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 4387.
  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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