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North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) and the gen- balance of my time asking for support Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I urge all tlewoman from the District of Colum- of this bill. Members to vote for the passage of bia (Ms. NORTON) each will control 20 Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield as H.R. 5540, and I yield back the balance minutes. much time as he may consume to my of my time. The Chair recognizes the gentle- distinguished colleague from the State The SPEAKER pro tempore. The woman from North Carolina. of Texas (Mr. NEUGEBAUER). question is on the motion offered by GENERAL LEAVE Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, I the gentlewoman from North Carolina Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- rise today to urge my colleagues to (Ms. FOXX) that the House suspend the mous consent that all Members may support this legislation, H.R. 5540, to rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5540. have 5 legislative days within which to designate the post office in Dimmitt, The question was taken. revise and extend their remarks and in- Texas, as the Sergeant Jacob Dan The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the clude extraneous material on the bill Dones Post Office. I would like to give opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of under consideration. a special thanks to the distinguished those present have voted in the affirm- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there chairman of the Government Reform ative. objection to the request of the gentle- Committee, the gentleman from Vir- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, on that I de- woman from North Carolina? ginia (Mr. DAVIS) and the distinguished mand the yeas and nays. There was no objection. ranking member of that committee, The yeas and nays were ordered. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- the gentleman from (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- self as much time as I may consume. WAXMAN) for their prompt assistance in ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5540 offered by the marking up this legislation and send- Chair’s prior announcement, further distinguished gentleman from Texas ing it to the floor so quickly. proceedings on this question will be (Mr. NEUGEBAUER) would designate the As we have learned about Sergeant postponed. post office building at 217 Southeast Dones is that he was a leader, he was a 2nd Street in Dimmitt, Texas, as the hero, he served his country with great f Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office distinction, and he gave the ultimate , JR. POST OFFICE Building. All members of the Texas gift that any American can give our BUILDING delegation have cosponsored this legis- country: He gave his life. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I move to lation. As I read about Sergeant Dones, it suspend the rules and pass the bill Sergeant Dones was born in Dimmitt, was interesting to hear what his com- (H.R. 5504) to designate the facility of Texas, in 1984. He was educated in the manders and the people that worked the Postal Service lo- local school district, and graduated with him said. One of the quotes was, cated at 6029 Broadmoor Street in Mis- from Dimmitt High School in 2002. ‘‘I wish we had more men like Sergeant sion, , as the ‘‘Larry Winn, Jr. Upon graduation, Dones enlisted in the Dones to serve this country.’’ He was Post Office Building’’. United States Army and served his awarded many medals for his service, The Clerk read as follows: country valiantly with the armed serv- including the Purple Heart, the Bronze H.R. 5504 ices from 2002 to 2005 in both Operation Star, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi the Global War on Terrorism Medal, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in Freedom. He was a member of the 2nd the Global War on Terrorism Service Congress assembled, Squadron, 11th Calvary Regiment Medal, and the National Defense Serv- SECTION 1. LARRY WINN, JR. POST OFFICE based out of Fort Irwin, California. ice Medal. He also was classified as an BUILDING. While serving in Iraq, Sergeant expert infantry rifleman. Unfortu- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Dones, an expert infantry rifleman, nately, on October 20, 2005, he was United States Postal Service located at 6029 was awarded the Bronze Star, the Pur- killed in the line of duty. Broadmoor Street in Mission, Kansas, shall ple Heart, and a service ribbon for his One of the interesting things is just a be known and designated as the ‘‘Larry efforts in battle. He was also awarded few days before his life was taken, he Winn, Jr. Post Office Building’’. the Global War on Terrorism Expedi- served as an election support team for (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, tionary Medal, the Global War on Ter- the referendum of the Iraqi Constitu- map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility re- rorism Service Medal, and the National tion, something that he was fighting ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to Defense Service Medal. alongside the Iraqis to bring a new gov- be a reference to the ‘‘Larry Winn, Jr. Post Sergeant Dones was killed in the line ernment, a free government to this Office Building’’. of duty on October 25, 2005, while de- country. According to the people that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- fending his fellow soldiers from an on- served alongside him, he was happy, ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from coming attack on their base in Iraq. I and he shouted out to the Iraqi people, North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) and the gen- urge all Members to pay homage to a and I am probably mispronouncing tlewoman from the District of Colum- great patriot and a dedicated member this, but ‘‘Abebe, Abebe.’’ He was say- bia (Ms. NORTON) each will control 20 of the community by passing H.R. 5540. ing to them, ‘‘I love you. I love you.’’ minutes. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of He was known as a great ambassador The Chair recognizes the gentle- my time. for our country, and the Iraqi people woman from North Carolina. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield loved him. Whenever there was a call GENERAL LEAVE myself such time as I may consume. for a volunteer, Jacob was always the As a member of the Government Re- first to volunteer. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- form Committee, I am pleased to join He leaves behind a large extended mous consent that all Members may my colleague in consideration of H.R. family, including his parents Danny have 5 legislative days in which to re- 5540, a measure sponsored by Rep- and Rosa Dones, his daughter Alyssa. vise and extend their remarks and in- resentative RANDY NEUGEBAUER. And I would like to thank his cousin clude extraneous material on the bill H.R. 5540 names the postal facility in Joe Alvarez, who has been extremely under consideration. Dimmitt, Texas, after Sergeant Jacob helpful in making this idea of renam- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Dan Dones. Sergeant Dones was killed ing the post office a reality. objection to the request of the gentle- in Iraq on October 20, 2005. This meas- woman from North Carolina? ure has the support and cosponsorship b 1415 There was no objection. of the entire Texas delegation, and was He was a greatly loved family man, a Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- unanimously reported by the Govern- community leader; and he will be sore- self such time as I may consume. ment Reform Committee on June 8, ly missed. I cannot think of a better Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5504, offered by the 2006. way to show a small token of our ap- distinguished gentleman from Kansas Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- preciation than to rename this post of- (Mr. MOORE), would designate the post quests at this time, and yield back the fice after a brave American. office building at 6029 Broadmoor

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He at- as President of the Home Builders Association ing the first 4 years of his tenure, and bumper tended the public schools in Kansas of Kansas City. stickers proclaiming: ‘‘I visited Congressman City and in 1941 graduated with a bach- In 1962, the incumbent U.S. Representative Larry Winn in Washington’’ were seen fre- elor’s degree from the University of in the Third District, , asked quently across the Kansas City area. Kansas. Winn, who had served as Republican Party Upon announcing his retirement from the Before becoming a Member of Con- chairman in that district, to be his campaign U.S. House in 1984, Representative Winn gress, Winn spent 2 years as a private manager; he fulfilled that role in the 1962 and published a column in the Christian Science home builder and 14 years as director 1964 campaigns. In 1966, when Ellsworth un- Monitor decrying the increase in congressional of the National Association of Home successfully challenged incumbent U.S. Sen- partisan rancor. Twenty two years later, his Builders. ator Jim Pearson in the Republican primary, words are even more relevant: ‘‘It is important He was elected as a Republican to the Winn won election as his successor, defeating now for both Republicans and Democrats in 90th Congress and to the eight suc- Overland Park Mayor Marvin Rainey. In later the House of Representatives to recognize ceeding Congresses. Winn served 18 contests, among eight successful re-elections, that a continuation of this rancor will undercut years on the Space Science and Appli- Winn would defeat Lieutenant Governor the legislative process. Most Americans are cations Subcommittee, 4 years on the James DeCoursey and Dan Watkins, the neither Republicans nor Democrats but are District of Columbia Committee and 14 former chief of staff to Governor John Carlin. independents. This expresses a desire for years on the Foreign Relations Com- Initially appointed to the House Committees pragmatism over ideology. Members of the mittee. on Space and Aeronautics (later renamed House, without abandoning their individual After his retirement from Congress Science and Technology) and the District of philosophical approaches, should also ap- in 1985, Winn continued to serve Prairie Columbia, Winn later was appointed to the Se- proach problems pragmatically.’’ Village, Kansas, as one of the elected lect Committee on Crime, the Veterans’ Affairs Mr. Speaker, Larry Winn, Jr., served the members of the board of directors of Committee, and the International Relations Third District of Kansas as its Representative the Kansas City Life Insurance Com- Committee, which was later renamed the For- with diligence and decency for eighteen years. pany. eign Affairs Committee. Described by Con- It is fitting that we now name a major postal I urge all Members to come together gressional Quarterly’s Politics in America, facility in the Third District after him, and I to honor a man who truly promoted ex- 1982 as a ‘‘quiet, unassuming man,’’ Winn hope the House and the Senate will move cellence in community and government eventually rose to the ranking Republican seat swiftly to approve this measure. by passing H.R. 5504. on the Science and Technology Committee, Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of where he was an active supporter of Amer- strong support of H.R. 5504, which designates my time. ica’s space exploration program. As Politics in the facility of the United States Postal Service Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield America, 1982 noted, he also advocated re- located at 6029 Broadmoor Street in Mission, myself such time as I may consume. search into alternative energy sources such as KS, as the ‘‘Larry Winn, Jr. Post Office Build- I am pleased to join my colleague in gasohol and solar and wind power, and tax ing.’’ consideration of H.R. 5504, a measure credits for energy efficiency and conservation. Edward Lawrence ‘‘Larry’’ Winn, Jr. rep- sponsored by Representative DENNIS Winn was appointed by President Carter resented Kansas’s Third Congressional District MOORE. H.R. 5504 names a postal facil- and confirmed by the Senate to serve as a in the U.S. House of Representatives from ity in Mission, Kansas, after Larry member of the U.S. delegation to the United 1967 to 1985. He was born in Kansas City, Winn, Jr. A native of Kansas City, Mis- Nations in 1979. He also was a member of the MO, on August 22, 1919. He was an Eagle souri, Mr. Winn was elected to the U.S. Canadian Interparliamentary Group and was Scout who attended public schools and grad- House of Representatives and served ranking Republican member of the U.S.-Euro- uated with a B.A. from the University of Kan- from 1967 to 1985. He is currently a resi- pean Interparliamentary Group. Domestically, sas in 1941. dent of Prairie Village, Kansas. Winn was a leading advocate of ‘‘value engi- Before his election to Congress, Winn spent This measure has the support and neering,’’ a cost-saving government manage- 2 years with a radio station in Kansas City, 2 sponsorship of the entire Kansas dele- ment system that was implemented in the years with North American Aviation, and 2 gation and was unanimously reported early 1970s. He also was a leading advocate years as a private home builder. From 1950 to by the Government Reform Committee of a successful proposal maintaining 10 re- 1966 he served as vice president of Winn-Rau on June 8, 2006. I urge Members to sup- gional Federal office centers in the United Corp. Winn also spent 14 years as national di- port this bill. States, which preserved Kansas City as a rector of the National Association of Home Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, joined Federal regional office center, rather than Builders and is a past president of the Home by my Kansas delegation colleagues—Rep- transferring those functions to Denver. Builder’s Association of Kansas City. Winn resentatives TIAHRT, RYUN and MORAN—I re- Winn also is remembered for his advocacy was elected as a Republican to the 90th and cently introduced legislation to designate the of a proposed Tallgrass National Prairie Park to the eight succeeding Congresses (January United States Postal Service facility located at in Kansas; as a result of his initial efforts, the 3, 1967–January 3, 1985) and did not seek re- 6029 Broadmoor Street in Mission, Kansas, as Kansas Flint Hills are now home to the election to the 99th Congress. the ‘‘Larry Winn, Jr. Post Office Building.’’ I am Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, a unit of In Congress, Winn served 18 years on the pleased that the House is considering it today the National Park System managed in partner- Space Science and Applications Sub- and I thank House Government Reform Com- ship with the private National Park Trust dedi- committee and served on the Technology As- mittee Chairman TOM DAVIS and Ranking cated to the rich natural and cultural history of sessment Board of the Office of Technology Democratic Member HENRY WAXMAN and their the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Assessment. He also spent 4 years on the staffs for moving this measure so rapidly In their 1972 analysis of Winn’s career, the District of Columbia Committee and 14 years through their committee. Ralph Nader Congress Project’s Citizens Look on the Foreign Relations Committee. Winn Edward Lawrence ‘‘Larry’’ Winn, Jr., rep- at Congress review of Winn’s activities con- served as a member of the U.S. delegation to resented Kansas’ Third Congressional District cluded that: ‘‘Legislatively, Winn shows a good the United Nations in 1979 and served as in the U.S. House from 1967 to 1985. Born in feel for Third District needs and interests. . . . ranking Republican on the European and Mid- Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919, he was an Although Winn has had considerable experi- dle East Subcommittee. Eagle Scout who attended public schools and ence in public speaking and writing, his style Winn also served as a member of Canadian received a B.A. from the University of Kansas is more folksy than polished.’’ During his ten- Interparliamentary Group and as a member of in 1941. Becoming an announcer for WHB ure, he taped a weekly radio program on cur- U.S.-European Interparliamentary Group. He radio, he later served as public relations direc- rent congressional issues that was distributed was the first congressional spokesman for tor for the local branch of the American Red to local broadcasters, as well as drafting and Value Analysis Engineering and a strong sup- Cross. Returning to Kansas, he established circulating weekly newspaper columns and porter of Peace Corps and Agency for Inter- and became vice president of Winn-Rau Cor- twice-yearly congressional questionnaires that national Development. Winn received the

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The bill was passed, and today The yeas and nays were ordered. of Florida and to serve as president of the park is a reality. He also is a recipient of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the St. Petersburg branch of the the Paul Harris Fellowship Award for Rotary ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the NAACP for 10 years. His gracious com- International. Chair’s prior announcement, further munity involvement also included After retirement from Congress, Winn was proceedings on this question will be serving on the board of directors of the elected to the Board of Directors of Kansas postponed. Pinellas United Way, participating in City Life Insurance Company. He married f the Pinellas Opportunity Council, the Joan Elliott in 1942 and has five children. MORRIS W. MILTON POST OFFICE Pinellas County Urban League and the I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring Bethune-Cookman Alumni Association. Larry Winn and his 18 years of service to the Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I move to I urge all Members to come together Third Congressional District of Kansas by vot- suspend the rules and pass the bill to honor a dedicated community mem- ing for H.R. 5504. (H.R. 5104) to designate the facility of ber and true civil rights pioneer by Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise the United States Postal Service lo- passing H.R. 5104. today to honor the service of a distinguished cated at 1750 16th Street South in St. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Kansan, Edward Lawrence ‘‘Larry’’ Winn, Jr. Petersburg, Florida, as the ‘‘Morris W. my time. Congressman Winn honorably represented the Milton Post Office’’. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield residents of the Third Congressional District of The Clerk read as follows: myself such time as I may consume. Kansas from 1967 until 1985. His career in H.R. 5104 I am pleased to join my colleague in Congress was marked by his care for the Kan- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- consideration of H.R. 5104, a measure sans he represented and accentuated by note- resentatives of the United States of America in sponsored by Representative JIM worthy accomplishments. Congress assembled, DAVIS. H.R. 5104 names a postal facility Kansans are people that know the value of SECTION 1. MORRIS W. MILTON POST OFFICE. in St. Petersburg, Florida, after Morris a hard day’s work—Congressman Winn in- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the W. Milton. Mr. Milton was known as a cluded. During his eighteen years of service in United States Postal Service located at 1750 creative and courageous attorney who Congress, Congressman Winn always worked 16th Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida, fought for the rights of the disen- to ensure taxpayer’s dollars were spent wisely. shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Mor- franchised and disadvantaged in his St. He knew the folks back home had worked ris W. Milton Post Office’’. Petersburg community. hard and expected their taxes to not be wast- (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, The measure has the support and co- ed. The Treasury Department recognized Con- map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility re- sponsorship of the entire Florida dele- gressman Winn’s efforts for fiscal responsi- ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to gation and was unanimously reported bility by awarding him the Golden Bulldog be a reference to the ‘‘Morris W. Milton Post by the Committee on Government Re- Award each year he served. Office’’. Congressman Winn also made sure that form on May 4, 2006. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Kansans were well-informed about what was I urge my colleagues to support this ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from happening in Washington. As a former radio bill. North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) and the gen- broadcaster, Congressman Winn taped a Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, first, I tlewoman from the District of Colum- weekly radio program that was distributed to would like to thank Chairman DAVIS and Rank- bia (Ms. NORTON) each will control 20 local broadcasters in Kansas. His popularity ing Member WAXMAN for bringing this bill to minutes. and reputation for excellence in constituent the floor. Today, I rise in strong support of The Chair recognizes the gentle- H.R. 5104, naming the Morris W. Milton Post service was evident by frequently seeing ‘‘I woman from North Carolina. visited Congressman Larry Winn in Wash- Office in St. Petersburg, FL. ington’’ bumper stickers. GENERAL LEAVE From the moment he became a lawyer until During his service in the House, Congress- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- his untimely death in 1986, at the age of 42, man Winn was a strong supporter of our na- mous consent that all Members may Morris Wilbert Milton, Sr. was one of the most tion’s space program. As a member of the have 5 legislative days within which to courageous and creative attorneys who fought House Committee on Space and Aeronautics, revise and extend their remarks and in- for the rights of the disenfranchised and dis- Congressman Winn’s support for space explo- clude extraneous material on the bill advantaged in Florida and particularly in the ration and scientific discovery, helped give under consideration. St. Petersburg area. NASA the resources it needed to achieve the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. Milton grew up in Welaka, Florida in great accomplishments it did. objection to the request of the gentle- Putnam County. He received his bachelor of I am proud to be a sponsor of legislation to woman from North Carolina? arts degree from Bethune-Cookman College in recognize this fine Kansan. For his dedication There was no objection. Daytona Beach and a doctor of jurisprudence to the people of Kansas and our nation, it is Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- from Howard University School of Law in appropriate that Congress honor Congress- self such time as I may consume. Washington, DC. man Winn by designating the United States Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5104, offered by the One of his greatest contributions to the Post Office at 6029 Broadmoor Street in Mis- distinguished gentleman from Florida community came in his commitment to con- sion, Kansas, as the ‘‘Larry Winn, Jr. Post Of- (Mr. DAVIS), would designate the post vince the Florida Legislature to adopt a plan fice Building.’’ office building at 1750 16th Street for single member legislative districts. In 1982, Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I have no South in St. Petersburg, Florida, as Florida had one of the smallest numbers of further requests for time, and I yield the Morris W. Milton Post Office. black state legislatures, five, in the South. In back the balance of my time. Morris Milton was one of the most 1981, the Florida Legislature had 21 public Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I have no dedicated and courageous attorneys in hearings, and Milton attended many of them. other speakers, and I yield back the St. Petersburg, Florida. He fought tire- Traveling back and forth to Tallahassee, he balance of my time. lessly for the rights of the disadvan- was relentless in his appeal. In 1982, the Leg- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The taged and was responsible for the hir- islature carved the area into smaller districts to question is on the motion offered by ing of more minority teachers and the elect one representative each. As a result, the the gentlewoman from North Carolina promotion of more African Americans House wound up with seven majority African (Ms. FOXX) that the House suspend the to prominent administrative jobs at American House seats and seven majority rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5504. the Pinellas County School Board. He Hispanic seats.

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