[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14117-14118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 VETERANS MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2819) to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, as 
the ``Veterans Memorial Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 2819

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

     SECTION 1. VETERANS MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``Veterans Memorial 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 ``Veterans Memorial Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from

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Georgia (Mr. Collins) and the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Horsford) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend 
their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, at this point, I yield as much 
time as he may consume to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Johnson).
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to have introduced H.R. 2819, legislation 
that would name the post office at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, 
the Veterans Memorial Post Office.
  I want to thank all of my colleagues in the Ohio delegation for their 
support of this legislation.
  In my view, veterans are the one segment of our society that most 
deserves our sincere gratitude and assistance. I am eternally grateful 
to the brave men and women who have served our country in the past and 
for those who still serve her today. While this represents a small 
recognition of our veterans, dedicating the Marietta Post Office pays 
tribute to America's heroes and serves as a reminder of their great 
sacrifices in defense of our freedoms.
  In addition to a debt of gratitude, our veterans and their families 
deserve the care and the benefits and the services they were promised 
and have earned. It is particularly important that we keep our veterans 
at the forefront of our minds as so many return home from combat, some 
returning home with wounds that just a few short years ago they might 
not have survived. We have a responsibility to ensure that all veterans 
are receiving the very best of care from the VA, as well as all the 
assistance necessary for a successful transition back to civilian life.
  I thank you for the time, Madam Speaker, to speak on this important 
measure, and I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
  Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I am also pleased to join my colleagues in the 
consideration of H.R. 2819, a bill to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 275 Front Street in Marietta, 
Ohio, as the Veterans Memorial Post Office Building. This legislation 
recognizes the service of the many men and women from Marietta, Ohio, 
who have so courageously dedicated their lives to protecting this 
country.
  Every day members of our Nation's military risk their lives to defend 
the many freedoms Americans enjoy. We must never forget the sacrifices 
made by these servicemembers and their families. Madam Speaker, we 
should pass this bill to honor the brave veterans who have given so 
much to this great country.
  I yield back the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1430

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, again, what has been said is 
true. What has been said about veterans and the naming of this post 
office at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, could ring true on any 
day and any time, especially now as we look around the world and we 
know the things that are going on and the things that may occur, but 
also looking back on those who currently save our Nation here and 
abroad, it is a fitting tribute to have the Veterans Memorial Post 
Office Building in Marietta, Ohio, voted on by this House, supported by 
this House. Just as those who serve our country deserve that support, 
this is a visible reminder of that support.
  With that, I would urge all Members to support passage of H.R. 2819.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 2819.
  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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