2782 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE March 7, 2006 National Association of Postal Super- involved in his community serving as a mem- Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- visors and a postmaster representative, ber of the Massapequa Chamber of Com- port of H.R. 4054, offered by the distin- he also served as a member of the merce, the Sons of Italy, the Columbia Asso- guished gentleman from Massapequa Chamber of Commerce, the ciation, and American Legion Post 1066. In (Mr. SULLIVAN). This bill would des- Sons of Italy, the Columbia Associa- 2001 Jerry was selected as Massapequa’s ignate the post office in Tulsa, Okla- tion, American Legion Post 1066, and Man of the Year. homa, as the Dewey F. Bartlett Post the Republican Club. In addition, he Jerry was also a devoted husband to his Office Building. was named Massapequa’s Man of the wife, Carol, and loving father to his two chil- Dewey Bartlett was born in Marietta, Year in 2001. dren, Michael and Jessica. He is truly missed Ohio, on March 28, 1919. He was edu- Mr. Speaker, I ask all Members to by so many on Long Island. cated in the Marietta public school sys- join me in recognizing this beloved and I urge the House of Representatives to pass tem and later went on to attend respected member of the Massapequa H.R. 3934 to honor Jerry Fiorenza, a public Princeton University. While in college, community by passing H.R. 3934. servant and community leader. he returned home during his summers Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Mr. DAVIS of . Mr. Speaker, I to work in the Oklahoma oil fields. In my time. have no further requests for time, and 1945, after serving in the military dur- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I I yield back the balance of my time. ing World War II, he moved to Tulsa to yield myself such time as I may con- Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I have no assume a managing role in his family’s sume. further requests for time, and I yield business. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my back the balance of my time. Dewey Bartlett’s political career colleague in consideration of H.R. 3934, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The started in 1963, when he became an legislation naming the postal facility question is on the motion offered by Oklahoma State senator. He then ran in Massapequa, New York, after Gerard the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. successfully for A. Fiorenza. This measure was spon- DENT) that the House suspend the rules and served in this capacity for 5 years. sored by Representative Peter King on and pass the bill, H.R. 3934. Finally, in 1972, he was elected to the September 28, 2005, and unanimously The question was taken; and (two- Senate, where he served reported by our committee on Novem- thirds having voted in favor thereof) until 1979. ber 16, 2005. The bill has the support the rules were suspended and the bill During his service in government, and cosponsorship of the entire New was passed. Bartlett was dedicated to a strong na- York delegation. A motion to reconsider was laid on tional defense. He also fought for a Gerard Fiorenza, a native of New the table. lean government, with limited layers York, was born in Brooklyn, attended f of bureaucracy, which he felt was im- St. Anthony of Padua Elementary DEWEY F. BARTLETT POST portant to protect the constitutional School, graduated from Brooklyn OFFICE guarantees of individual liberty, free- Academy, and attended Queens Com- dom, and justice. munity College. Later, he moved his Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I move to Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to family to Massapequa and began his ca- suspend the rules and pass the bill come together to honor a man who pro- reer with the U.S. Postal Service as a (H.R. 4054) to designate the facility of moted excellence in government by postal assistant. He was promoted to the United States Postal Service lo- passing H.R. 4054. station manager and then officer in cated at 6110 East 51st Place in Tulsa, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of charge before attaining the rank of Oklahoma, as the ‘‘Dewey F. Bartlett my time. postmaster of the Massapequa Post Of- Post Office’’. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I fice. The Clerk read as follows: yield myself such time as I may con- A respected member of his commu- H.R. 4054 sume. nity, Postmaster Fiorenza was active Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Gov- in postal management organizations resentatives of the United States of America in ernment Reform Committee, I am such as the National Association of Congress assembled, pleased to join my colleague in consid- Postal Supervisors, NAPS; the Na- SECTION 1. DEWEY F. BARTLETT POST OFFICE. eration of H.R. 4054, legislation naming tional Association of Postmasters of (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the a postal facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the United States; and local organiza- United States Postal Service located at 6110 after Dewey F. Bartlett. This measure East 51st Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, shall be tions such as the Chamber of Com- known and designated as the ‘‘Dewey F. was sponsored by Representative JOHN merce, United Way, and Toys for Tots. Bartlett Post Office’’. SULLIVAN of Oklahoma on October 7, Sadly, he passed away, following a (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 2005, and unanimously reported by our battle with cancer, on December 7, map, regulation, document, paper, or other committee on February 1, 2006. The bill 2001. Mr. Speaker, I commend my col- record of the United States to the facility re- has the support and cosponsorship of league for seeking to honor the legacy ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to the entire Oklahoma delegation. of Postmaster Gerard Fiorenza and be a reference to the ‘‘Dewey F. Bartlett Dewey Bartlett was born and raised urge swift passage of this bill. Post Office’’. in Marietta, Ohio. He later attended Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, today The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Lawrenceville Preparatory School in I rise in support of H.R. 3934, legislation that ant to the rule, the gentleman from New Jersey and graduated from Prince- would designate the United States Postal Pennsylvania (Mr. DENT) and the gen- ton University. During World War II, Service facility located at 80 Killian Road in tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each he served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Massapequa, New York, as the ‘‘Gerard A. will control 20 minutes. dive-bomber pilot in the South Pacific. Fiorenza Post Office Building.’’ The Chair recognizes the gentleman After the war, Dewey Bartlett moved I cannot think of a more fitting tribute to from Pennsylvania. to Oklahoma, working as a farmer, Jerry Fiorenza than to name the post office in GENERAL LEAVE rancher, and independent oil producer. Massapequa where he worked in honor of Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- Politics called and Mr. Bartlett was him. I am proud to have introduced this legis- mous consent that all Members may elected to the State senate in 1962. lation and to have the support of the entire have 5 legislative days within which to Four years later, he made a successful New York delegation. Jerry, a native of Brook- revise and extend their remarks and in- run for Governor. He was recognized lyn, worked for the Postal Service for nearly clude extraneous material on the bill for his efforts in economic develop- 30 years starting as a postal assistant and ris- under consideration. ment, which benefited all Oklahomans, ing to serve as postmaster in Hewlett, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and for working in a bipartisan man- Massapequa Park, and Massapequa. He also objection to the request of the gen- ner. served as president of the National Associa- tleman from Pennsylvania? In 1972, Governor Bartlett was elect- tion of Post Masters, NAPUS, and was deeply There was no objection. ed to the U.S. Senate, where he served

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Mr. Speaker, I urge all ing a postal facility in his hometown, war, he began to serve the State. He was first Members to support passage of H.R. and I urge swift passage of this bill. a member of the Oklahoma Senate, then 4054, and I yield back the balance of my Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- Oklahoma’s 19th Governor, and finally a time. quests for time, and I yield back the United States Senator. It is no exaggeration to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. balance of my time. say that he is one of the most consequential PUTNAM). The question is on the mo- Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I yield such public figures in Oklahoma history. tion offered by the gentleman from time as he may consume to my distin- During his term as Governor, his goal was Pennsylvania (Mr. DENT) that the guished colleague from the State of to meet his campaign promises, the first of House suspend the rules and pass the Oklahoma (Mr. SULLIVAN). which was to strengthen the State’s economy. bill, H.R. 4054. Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise The numbers during the Bartlett administration The question was taken. today in proud support of my bill, H.R. are impressive. Two years into his term, Okla- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the 4054, which will designate the 6110 East homans spent $148 million building new in- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of 51st Place post office in Tulsa, Okla- dustries or improving existing capital. In 1969, those present have voted in the affirm- homa, as the Dewey F. Bartlett Post the State had 1 million jobs for the first time ative. Office. in its history. He journeyed widely to bring out- Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, on that I de- Dewey F. Bartlett was a strong advo- side businesses into the State. In 1968 alone, mand the yeas and nays. cate for conservative values. A war vet- he traveled 100,000 miles on behalf of the The yeas and nays were ordered. eran and public servant for Oklahoma State, some of it at his own expense. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and the Nation, he served as the second Bartlett’s time in the Senate was equally re- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Republican Governor of Oklahoma and markable. He wrote about NATO and the So- Chair’s prior announcement, further is a distinguished alumnus of the viet Union and collaborated with Senators proceedings on this question will be . across the aisle. Whether visiting chambers of postponed. b 1430 commerce or the , Oklahoma’s f military installations or villages in Somalia, He was a true representative of Okla- HIRAM L. FONG POST OFFICE Senator Bartlett held the conviction that Okla- homa values, leadership and drive. I am BUILDING pleased that we are able to honor him homans and Americans were special and in this way. could contribute something to the rest of the Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I move to After graduating from Princeton Uni- world. suspend the rules and pass the Senate versity in 1942, Dewey Bartlett served Mr. Speaker, Governor Dewey Bartlett was bill (S. 2089) to designate the facility of in the Marine Corps as a combat dive- rightfully important to us Oklahomans, and, I the United States Postal Service lo- bomber during World War II. As a re- believe, his example can say something im- cated at 1271 North King Street in Hon- sult of his courageous efforts in the portant to the rest of the country today. Par- olulu, Oahu, Hawaii, as the ‘‘Hiram L. South Pacific theater, he was awarded tisanship was strong during the Bartlett admin- Fong Post Office Building’’. the Air Medal. istration, not unlike partisanship that develops The Clerk read as follows: After the war, he moved to Tulsa, when the clash of ideas is strong. During his S. 2089 Oklahoma, and became a farmer, watch in the late 1960s, there were questions Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- rancher and oil man. He was a partner about State funding authority and disputes resentatives of the United States of America in in Keener Oil Company, one of the old- over sex education policy. Some of his actions Congress assembled, est independent oil companies. In 1963, to address student unrest at the University of SECTION 1. HIRAM L. FONG POST OFFICE BUILD- Bartlett began his career in public Oklahoma were unpopular. And though he ING. service by joining the State senate, and was the first Governor of Oklahoma eligible to (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1271 in 1967 he became Oklahoma’s 19th be reelected, he lost in an election that was so North King Street in Honolulu, Oahu, Ha- Governor. One of his priorities while in close that the National Guard had to be de- waii, shall be known and designated as the office was increasing industry in Okla- ployed to protect ballot boxes. ‘‘Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building’’. homa. As Governor, the results of his Mr. Speaker, despite the acrimony, Bartlett (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, hard work helped to produce a record was optimistic. He opened his final State of map, regulation, document, paper, or other $148.4 million in new industries or im- the State Address with these words: ‘‘Most of record of the United States to the facility re- provements on existing facilities and you looked for solutions to State problems ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to create an additional 7,500 jobs for Okla- through a Democratic point of view; I from a be a reference to the ‘‘Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building’’. homans. Republican viewpoint.’’ But, he continued, From 1972 to 1978, Bartlett served as ‘‘this competitive difference, I believe, brought The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- a Member of the United States Senate. out the best in each of us.’’ Differences of ant to the rule, the gentleman from During his tenure, this proud Oklaho- opinion, in short, were not reasons to con- Pennsylvania (Mr. DENT) and the gen- man maintained a strong and con- demn or deride one another. Rather, they tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each sistent stance of limiting government were the building blocks upon which the future will control 20 minutes. bureaucracy, reducing burdensome of the State depended. The Chair recognizes the gentleman taxes, and maintaining fiscal responsi- Granted, the party meant something to Bart- from Pennsylvania. bility. I am proud to share Dewey Bart- lett, but the State was more important. Even in GENERAL LEAVE lett’s vision of conservatism, and work the end, just a few months before he died, Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- daily towards the goal of promoting Senator Bartlett retired early so that his suc- mous consent that all Members may commonsense Oklahoma values in Con- cessor, David Boren, could have additional se- have 5 legislative days within which to gress. niority to benefit Oklahoma. This country, and revise and extend their remarks and in- I encourage my colleagues to join me this Congress, would do well to build upon clude extraneous material on the bill in support of this legislation. By desig- Bartlett’s legacy in this regard. under consideration. nating the Dewey F. Bartlett Post Of- Mr. Speaker, Dewey Bartlett believed in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there fice in Tulsa, we are commemorating serving his country and his community, and so objection to the request of the gen- an exceptional citizen who embodied it is fitting that we name a post office after him tleman from Pennsylvania? the Oklahoma spirit. in his hometown, Tulsa. For him, Oklahoma There was no objection.

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