[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12921]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CLARENCE D. LUMPKIN POST OFFICE

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
concur in the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 4840) to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1979 
Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Clarence D. Lumpkin Post 
Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the Senate amendments is as follows:

       Senate amendments:
       On page 2, line 3, strike ``1979'' and insert ``1981''.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to designate the 
     facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1981 
     Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, as the `Clarence D. 
     Lumpkin Post Office'.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Davis) and the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois.


                             General Leave

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their 
remarks.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Illinois?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the House Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, I rise in support of H.R. 4840, a bill designating 
the United States postal facility located at 1981 Cleveland Avenue in 
Columbus, Ohio, as the Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office.
  H.R. 4840 was introduced by my colleague, the gentleman from Ohio, 
Representative Patrick Tiberi, on March 12, 2010. It was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which reported it by 
unanimous consent on March 18, 2010.

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  The measure passed the Senate with an amendment correcting the 
address by unanimous consent on May 25, 2010. It has bipartisan support 
from 17 members of the Ohio delegation.
  Mr. Clarence Lumpkin was born in 1925 and spent years as a community 
activist in Columbus, Ohio. He is also affectionately referred to as 
the ``Mayor of Linden,'' a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the 
city.
  Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Lumpkin has helped the Community 
Development Block Grant Task Force, persuaded the city to separate 
storm and sanitation sewers to stop basement flooding, led antidrug 
marches throughout Columbus, made Linden the first inner-city community 
with lights on every residential street, and improved the Linden area 
by including the Point of Pride concept that was first shared by city 
leaders in a speech given in 1974.
  Before moving to Linden, Mr. Lumpkin served in the United States Army 
and is a veteran of World War II.
  Mr. Speaker, Clarence Lumpkin has spent his life serving his 
community and his country doing everything he could to improve the 
lives of his fellow citizens. I urge my colleagues to join me in 
honoring this great American by supporting this resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4840, designating the 
United States Postal Service located at 1981 Cleveland Avenue in 
Columbus, Ohio, as the Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4840 was passed by this body on March 21, 2010, by 
a vote of 420-0. The bill was originally passed with an incorrect 
street number in the address. With the address now accurate and the 
correction being made, I fully support the passage of H.R. 4840. I urge 
all Members to join me in supporting this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. 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 Illinois (Mr. Davis) that the House suspend the rules 
and concur in the Senate amendments to the bill, H.R. 4840.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the Senate amendments were concurred in.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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