23618 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE October 25, 2005 and being the floor manager for this erybody whose application is accepted, lows: job well done; let’s look to the fu- important bill. and normally there are 1,000 to 2,000 ap- ture; let’s continue to build a better Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be the plications filed that are winnowed America. primary sponsor of H. Con. Res. 269, a down by the staff of the White House Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I urge resolution to recognize the 40th anni- Fellows to about 500 or 600. Those then all Members to support the adoption of versary of the White House Fellows are read over several weekends by House Concurrent Resolution 269. program. As has already been pointed former White House Fellows and that Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance out, this is a program that was estab- application pool is winnowed down to of my time. lished first by President Lyndon John- approximately 150. If you are one of the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. son to be a leadership forum for young 150 what are called regional semifi- PETRI). The question is on the motion Americans of all walks of life, of all po- nalists, you are invited to a regional offered by the gentlewoman from Ohio litical persuasions, all ideological phi- interview over a 2-day period where (Mrs. SCHMIDT) that the House suspend losophies, to give them a window on you sit down face to face with a panel the rules and agree to the concurrent Washington for a year and then encour- of leaders in your local area and are resolution, H. Con. Res. 269. The question was taken. age them to go and be leaders in build- asked all kinds of questions. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the ing America. Since its inception in Each region picks three finalists to opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of 1964, over 600 Americans have served as go to the national finals. There are 33 those present have voted in the affirm- White House Fellows. I was privileged national finalists. You come to Wash- ative. to be a part of the class of 1981 and 1982 ington for a weekend where the na- Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, on that where I served in the Department of tional panel interviews you. From that Energy. I demand the yeas and nays. group of 33, they pick the class that is The yeas and nays were ordered. The best thing about the Fellows pro- anywhere from 10 to 15 Fellows. I think gram are the Fellows. You get to meet The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the largest class has been 19. You then ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the the most amazing people. In my class, spend the next year, if you are picked, we had the police captain from Oak- Chair’s prior announcement, further working as an assistant in one of the land, California; we had an Indian chief proceedings on this motion will be Federal agencies, up and including the from Oklahoma; we had a law professor postponed. White House; but every week you meet from Utah; we had a Navy captain from f with your class and you meet world the Navy; an Air Force officer from the leaders, local leaders. My year we met CONGRESSMAN JAMES GROVE Air Force; a tank commander, an in- with Tom Foley who was the majority FULTON MEMORIAL POST OF- fantry battalion commander from the leader, I believe, in the House. We met FICE BUILDING Army; and you had somebody like me, with Tip O’Neill. We met with the ma- Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I move JOE BARTON, from Crockett, Texas, jority leader in the Senate. We met plant manager. to suspend the rules and pass the bill There have been, as I said, over 600 with the President. We met with the (H.R. 3256) to designate the facility of Americans serve in the program. Some Vice President. We also met with cor- the United States Postal Service lo- of them are names that we now know poration leaders. We met with commu- cated at 3038 West Liberty Avenue in as household words. Colin Powell, who nity service leaders. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Con- was Secretary of State and Chairman And you get to go on several trips. gressman James Grove Fulton Memo- of the Joint Chiefs, was a White House We had two domestic trips where we rial Post Office Building’’. Fellow. Elaine Chao, Secretary of the went to Chicago where we studied the The Clerk read as follows: Department of Labor, is a former architecture of Chicago. We went to H.R. 3256 White House Fellow. Wesley Clark, who the west coast where we went out and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- was former Allied supreme commander studied agriculture in California. I got resentatives of the United States of America in in Europe, is a former White House Fel- to take my class to Texas and we Congress assembled, low. In my class, David Karnes was a showed them Houston, TX, where we SECTION 1. CONGRESSMAN JAMES GROVE FUL- met with leaders of the oil industry; TON MEMORIAL POST OFFICE Senator from Nebraska. Paul Apple- BUILDING. garth was a senior officer at the World and then we went to Austin, TX, where (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Bank. Mike Ullman is currently presi- we met with State leaders. We also United States Postal Service located at 3038 dent and CEO of JCPenney Corpora- went on one international trip. My West Liberty in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, tion. Members who have served in Con- class went to Europe where we studied shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Con- gress or in the Senate since they were NATO issues. gressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building’’. Fellows include Tom Campbell; SAM This is a wonderful program. You make lifelong friends, but it also helps (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, BROWNBACK, who is currently the Sen- map, regulation, document, paper, or other ator from Kansas; former Senator Tim facilitate that ephemeral quality record of the United States to the facility re- Wirth, who started out as a Congress- called leadership. The goal of the pro- ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to man from Colorado and then became gram as established by President John- be a reference to the ‘‘Congressman James Senator from Colorado; and of course son back in the 1960s was to give young Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Build- myself, who is currently serving in the Americans who had shown potential in ing’’. House of Representatives. their early career the opportunity to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- As has been pointed out, this is a have a window on Washington and then ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from nonpartisan program. You are asked to go out, whether they go back to their Ohio (Mrs. SCHMIDT) and the gentleman fill out an application that is about 30 community, whether they stay in from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each will con- pages long. It is the most extensive ap- Washington, whether they change ca- trol 20 minutes. plication I have ever had to fill out. reer paths, to hopefully be a positive The Chair recognizes the gentle- You are asked what your life’s ambi- force for change for America. I can woman from Ohio (Mrs. SCHMIDT). tions are, what you consider your nota- honestly say after 600 Fellows, after 40 GENERAL LEAVE ble achievements, what you hope to years, that the program has delivered Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I ask achieve, and you are even asked to give beyond the wildest expectations of unanimous consent that all Members a policy recommendation to the Presi- President Johnson. may have 5 legislative days within dent of the United States. Pretty It is with a great deal of pride that I which to revise and extend their re- heady stuff when you are a young plant am allowed to be the primary sponsor marks and include extraneous material manager in Crockett, Texas, like I was for this resolution. I think Senator on the bill under consideration. back in 1981. BROWNBACK is the sponsor in the Sen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The interview process is extensive. ate. I say to the past 600 Fellows, the objection to the request of the gentle- You start out at the regional level. Ev- current 15 Fellows and to future Fel- woman from Ohio?

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This bill would designate the Former Representative Fulton will ranking member of the House Com- post office in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- be remembered for his work with the mittee on Science and Astronautics. vania, as the James Grove Fulton Me- United Nations where he served as an Sadly, he died in office on October 6, morial Post Office Building. James adviser on space and delegate on trade 1971, at the age of 68. But among his ac- Grove Fulton was born in Allegheny and employment. complishments is something that is County, Pennsylvania, on March 1, Mr. Speaker, I would urge swift pas- still remembered today in our region. 1903. He attended the public schools in sage of this bill. He worked tirelessly in dealing with South Hills and the fine arts depart- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance some of the many flood control issues ment of the Carnegie Institute of Tech- of my time. in the hilly areas of southwest Penn- nology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I yield sylvania. Still today when we are be- 1928 he was admitted to the bar after such time as he may consume to the leaguered by huge storms in our area, graduating from Harvard Law School gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. people note that it was his work on and began to practice law in Pitts- MURPHY). flood control projects which to this day burgh. Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank have a lasting legacy of saving many He served the Commonwealth of the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. homes in the region. Pennsylvania in many capacities. He SCHMIDT) for yielding me time and for In the years following his death in was a member of the Allegheny County her work and the work of the Com- 1972, the James G. Fulton Fellows Pro- board of law examiners from 1934 to mittee on Government Reform on this gram was established as a living me- 1942, he served in the State Senate bill. morial to Congressman Fulton. This from 1939 to 1940, he served as solicitor We are here to remember and con- program remains today open to under- for Dormont Borough in 1942, and fi- sider a Congressman beloved in the graduate students who permanently re- nally as the publisher of the Mount hearts of those in southwestern Penn- side in Allegheny County who want to Lebanon, Pennsylvania News. Mr. Ful- sylvania, James G. Fulton. Now, there work for a Pennsylvania Member of ton was also a member of the United were two things you were not allowed Congress. The program reflects the fact States Naval Reserve after enlisting in to say in the congressional office of that Congressman Fulton mentored 1942. He served in the South Pacific as James Fulton. The first was, ‘‘I can’t,’’ more than 100 college students during a lieutenant until 1945 when he was dis- and the second was, ‘‘I don’t know,’’ his tenure in Congress. charged. James Grove Fulton, while this according to Congressman Ful- Mr. Speaker, last but not least, I still serving in the Navy, was elected ton’s long-time aide Richard Beeman, thank my good friends from the Com- to the 79th Congress. Mr. Fulton was a who wrote these words in the eulogy mittee on Government Reform, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. DAVIS), 14-term Member whose time in Con- that were included in the CONGRES- the gentleman from California (Mr. gress spanned nearly 30 years. This re- SIONAL RECORD on October 21, 1971. spected Member of Congress will be re- Consistent with these simple mottos, WAXMAN), for helping me to honor such membered for his passion for science as warm-hearted, thoughtful, plain-spo- an esteemed former Member of this a member of the Science and Aero- ken James Fulton represented the body as Congressman Fulton. nautics Committee as well as a dele- Pittsburgh area in Congress with great I also want to recognize Sara D’Orsie gate to the United Nations as an ad- charm and distinction and a vibrant on the committee’s majority staff and viser on space from 1960 to 1969. can-do spirit for 27 years. Denise Wilson of the staff of the gen- James Grove Fulton served the Com- James Fulton was born in Dormont tleman from California (Mr. WAXMAN) monwealth of Pennsylvania his entire Borough in Allegheny County in March for their important efforts. Mr. Speaker, with enactment of this life at all levels of government. Mr. of 1903, and it was the elected officials legislation, this post office building Speaker, I urge support of H.R. 3256, in Dormont who recommended that we will stand as a prominent tribute to and I salute the sponsor, the gentleman consider him for naming this post of- the public service career of a Pitts- from Pennsylvania, for his work on fice. He graduated from Pennsylvania burgh icon, Congressman James Ful- this measure. State College, now known as Penn ton. I urge my colleagues to join me in Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of State University, and later from Har- support of this measure. my time. vard Law School. Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I urge Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I He pursued many diverse interests in all Members to support the passage of yield myself such time as I may con- his young adulthood; went on to pri- H.R. 3256. sume. vate practice in Pittsburgh; as it was Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Mr. Speaker, as a member of the noted before, became the publisher of of my time. House Government Reform Committee, the Mount Lebanon News; earned a The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. I am pleased to join my colleague in seat on the Allegheny County Board of PETRI). The question is on the motion the consideration of H.R. 3256, legisla- Law Examiners; and then served 2 offered by the gentlewoman from Ohio tion naming a postal facility in Pitts- years in the Pennsylvania State senate (Mrs. SCHMIDT) that the House suspend burgh, Pennsylvania, after Congress- in 1939 and 1940. the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3256. man James Grove Fulton. This meas- At the relatively advanced age of 39, The question was taken. ure, which was sponsored by the gen- he enlisted in the United States Naval The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. MUR- Reserve in 1942, and heroically served opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of PHY), was introduced on July 12, 2005, in the South Pacific as a lieutenant. those present have voted in the affirm- and unanimously reported by our com- What is perhaps most remarkable ative. mittee on October 20, 2005. about Fulton’s service was that he ac- Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, on that James Grove Fulton was a native of tually ran for Congress while still I demand the yeas and nays. Pennsylvania and practiced law in fighting the war abroad. The yeas and nays were ordered. Pittsburgh before serving in the State Indeed, in November 1944, while still The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- senate in 1939 and 1940. Prior to enlist- in the service, Fulton was elected as a ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the ing in the U.S. Naval Reserve, Mr. Ful- Republican to the 79th Congress to rep- Chair’s prior announcement, further ton published the Mount Lebanon News resent the Pittsburgh area. When he proceedings on this motion will be and other newspapers. was honorably discharged in early 1945, postponed.

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We need to (H.R. 3368) to designate the facility of What these veterans have done for all think of the pain and loss felt by those the United States Postal Service lo- of us here in America enjoying the left behind. cated at 6483 Lincoln Street in freedoms that these soldiers have pro- Theodore Roosevelt wrote the fol- vided is truly immeasurable, which is lowing upon the death of his son Quen- Gagetown, Michigan, as the ‘‘Gagetown why it is only right to honor these cou- tin during World War I. He wrote, ‘‘He Veterans Memorial Post Office’’. The Clerk read as follows: rageous soldiers. had his crowded hour, he died at the I urge all Members to come together crest of his life, in the glory of the H.R. 3368 and honor the efforts of the dedicated dawn.’’ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- veterans in Gagetown, Michigan. Mr. Speaker, millions of Americans resentatives of the United States of America in Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of died at the crest of their lives because Congress assembled, my time. they believed in the absolute of Amer- SECTION 1. GAGETOWN VETERANS MEMORIAL Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I POST OFFICE. ica’s promise. We can properly honor (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the yield such time as he may consume to the memory of our fallen by assuring United States Postal Service located at 6483 the author of this legislation, the gen- our Nation lives up to its obligation to Lincoln Street in Gagetown, Michigan, shall tleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE). its veterans. be known and designated as the ‘‘Gagetown Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank If I could request my Government to Veterans Memorial Post Office’’. the gentleman for yielding. do one thing, if I could ask my fellow (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support citizens to do one thing, it would be to map, regulation, document, paper, or other of my bill, H.R. 3368, to designate the grant our veterans the care, respect record of the United States to the facility re- facility of the United States Postal ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to and recognition that they so richly de- Service located at 6483 Lincoln Street serve. be a reference to the ‘‘Gagetown Veterans in Gagetown, Michigan, as the Memorial Post Office’’. Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Of- please join me in supporting H.R. 3368, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- fice. ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from to honor all of our veterans. It is an honor to recognize all of our Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I Ohio (Mrs. SCHMIDT) and the gentleman Nation’s veterans in this visible man- yield myself such time as I may con- from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each will con- ner. Mr. Pablo Lopez brought this idea trol 20 minutes. sume. to my attention, and the village of As a member of the Committee on The Chair recognizes the gentle- Gagetown overwhelmingly passed a Government Reform, I am pleased to woman from Ohio (Mrs. SCHMIDT). resolution in support of designating join with my colleagues in consider- GENERAL LEAVE the post office to honor our veterans. I ation of H.R. 3368, the legislation nam- Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I ask am also pleased that the entire Michi- ing a postal facility in honor of unanimous consent that all Members gan delegation has joined me as co- Gagetown veterans. This measure, may have 5 legislative days within sponsors of this legislation. which was sponsored by the gentleman which to revise and extend their re- Mr. Speaker, I believe we owe all of from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE), was intro- marks and include extraneous material our veterans a debt of gratitude for duced on July 20, 2005, and unani- their service. In my years of public on the bill under consideration. mously reported by our committee on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there service, there are few people I have met October 20, 2005. objection to the request of the gentle- who deserve the word ‘‘heroic’’ as do Mr. Speaker, veterans from the woman from Ohio? those who have served in our Armed Gagetown community have fought val- There was no objection. Forces. We can honor that heroism iantly in all conflicts. Veterans from Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I yield here today to show the respect and the village of Gagetown have fought in myself such time as I may consume. gratitude due to those who have served World War II, the Korean War, the Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. in all of our forces. Vietnam War and, most recently, in 3368, introduced by the distinguished Mr. Speaker, when I was a school- Iraq. gentlemen from Michigan (Mr. KIL- teacher in Flint, Michigan, I took a I am pleased to note that the village DEE). This bill would designate the post year off to travel around the world. I council of Gagetown, Michigan, fully office in Gagetown, Michigan, as the traveled through many countries and supports naming the Gagetown Post Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Of- saw many wonderful sights and met Office in honor and memory of fice. many wonderful people, but the one Gagetown veterans. The entire Michigan delegation has sight that always gave me a feeling of Mr. Speaker, I commend my col- cosponsored this legislation. Although security, integrity and decency was the league for seeking to honor the sac- the town of Gagetown, Michigan, is a American flag as I approached an rifice of Gagetown veterans in this small community of only 337 people, American Embassy. That flag still flies manner. And on behalf of my col- the 38 veterans that reside there have proudly, because of the sacrifices made leagues, let me say that we all sin- made a big contribution to the Amer- by our veterans. cerely appreciate your heroic service ican way of life. Every member of our Today we are a Nation whose free- to the Nation. armed services has contributed to the dom has been guaranteed by our vet- Mr. Speaker, I urge swift passage of preservation of the goals and ideals of erans, all of our veterans, and each de- this bill. this country. serves our pledge of justice, equity and Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- Those who have served and are cur- care. Throughout my years in public quests for time, and I yield back the rently serving our country are fighting office, I have always supported vet- balance of my time. for the basic rights that we enjoy here erans programs because I know that Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I urge in our free Nation, here in this very each vote on veterans issues directly all Members to support the passage of room. From the American Revolution touches the lives of nearly one out of H.R. 3368. to the current war on terrorism, there three Americans, the veteran them- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance are numerous untold stories of bravery selves, and the fathers, the mothers, of my time. and courage, and so many unsung he- the sons, the daughters, the brothers The SPEAKER pro tempore. The roes that live among us. and sisters whose sacrifice deserve our question is on the motion offered by The 38 veterans of Gagetown, Michi- undying gratitude. the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. gan, have been involved in World War My heart guides my hand on each SCHMIDT) that the House suspend the II, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq. The des- vote I cast for veterans. Those votes rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3368.

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