[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13110-13111]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RICHARD ALLEN CABLE POST OFFICE

  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 4887) to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, 
as the ``Richard Allen Cable Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4887

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

     SECTION 1. RICHARD ALLEN CABLE POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Richard Allen Cable 
     Post Office''.
       (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 ``Richard Allen Cable Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice) and the gentlewoman from the District of 
Columbia (Ms. Norton) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that all Members may have 5 legislative days in 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. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as 
I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4887, introduced by 
Representative Peter Visclosky, to designate a post office located in 
Shelby, Indiana, as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office.
  Richard Cable served the United States gallantly in Vietnam and was 
awarded a Purple Heart and a Silver Star. He gave his life protecting 
fellow soldiers from deadly crossfire from insurgents.
  I look forward to learning more about Mr. Cable from the sponsor of 
the bill, Representative Visclosky. I urge my colleagues to support 
H.R. 4887.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support H.R. 4887, a bill to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the Richard Allen Cable Post 
Office.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), the author of the bill.

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  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I 
thank the gentleman from Georgia, as well as the gentlewoman, for 
managing this legislation. I also do want to thank the chairs of the 
full committee and subcommittee, as well as the ranking members, for 
allowing this legislation to be brought up today.
  Mr. Speaker, I do wish to remember United States Army Specialist 
Richard ``Dickie'' Allen Cable for his bravery and willingness to 
defend his country.
  Specialist Cable was killed in action while defending his comrades 
during Operation Billings in Vietnam on June 14, 1967. It is my honor 
to sponsor H.R. 4887, a bill to name the post office in Shelby, 
Indiana, after Specialist Cable, a hero who gave his life in service of 
his Nation.
  Dickie is survived by his mother, Grace, and a close-knit community 
of neighbors and friends who continue to honor his memory today through 
their persistent advocacy of this dedication.
  In particular, I would like to thank Mr. Richard Boetler, who first 
approached my office about dedicating the Shelby Post Office to 
Dickie's memory and organized a petition signed by over 700 Shelby 
residents to advocate for this legislation.
  Additionally, I want to thank each of my colleagues in the Indiana 
delegation for cosponsoring this legislation.

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Finally, I want to thank local elected officials for their advocacy, 
including Indiana State Senator Rick Niemeyer, Indiana State 
Representative Michael Aylesworth, Cedar Creek Township Trustee Alice 
Dahl, Lake County Councilman Eldon Strong and, finally, Lake County 
Commissioner Gerry Scheub.
  I ask that my colleagues support H.R. 4887.
  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, 
and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, we certainly should pass this bill to 
remember the incredible courage and selflessness displayed by 
Specialist Dickie Cable as he put the lives of others before his own. I 
strongly support this bill. I urge passage of H.R. 4887.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the 
bill.
  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. Jody B. Hice) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4887.
  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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