November 5, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10385 FRANCIS X. MCCLOSKEY POST member of the Committee on the Budg- years well spent in service to his coun- OFFICE BUILDING et. try. Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I move to (Mr. SPRATT asked and was given While he left here more than 8 years suspend the rules and pass the bill permission to revise and extend his re- ago, I believe his example still shines (H.R. 3379) to designate the facility of marks.) among us, as the passage of this resolu- the United States Postal Service lo- Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, I thank tion will demonstrate. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, cated at 3210 East 10th Street in the gentleman for yielding me the it is my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to Bloomington, Indiana, as the ‘‘Francis time. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. HILL), X. McCloskey Post Office Building.’’ the sponsor of this legislation. The Clerk read as follows: an old friend and dear colleague. Frank McCloskey and I came to Congress to- (Mr. HILL asked and was given per- H.R. 3379 gether in 1983, and for all the time that mission to revise and extend his re- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- he served here, we sat beside each marks.) resentatives of the United States of America in other on the Committee on Armed Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Congress assembled, gentleman for yielding such time to SECTION 1. FRANCIS X. MCCLOSKEY POST OF- Services. I enjoyed him as a person. He became a good friend. I admired him as me. FICE BUILDING. Mr. Speaker, this past Sunday we (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the a colleague. I learned a lot from him. United States Postal Service located at 3210 Frank was plain and unpretentious, lost in Indiana another man by the East 10th Street in Bloomington, Indiana, but beneath a serious and even stu- name of Frank. A couple of months ago shall be known and designated as the dious sort of demeanor, he was pas- we lost our Governor, Frank O’Bannon, ‘‘Francis X. McCloskey Post Office Build- sionate about the things that he be- and this past Sunday, we have lost ing’’. lieved in and dogged in their pursuit. Frank McCloskey. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, Frank was born on June 12, 1939, in He stayed on top of the issues. We get map, regulation, document, paper, or other Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grad- confronted continually with issue of all record of the United States to the facility re- uated from Bishop Kendrick High sorts. ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to School in Norristown, Pennsylvania in be a reference to the Francis X. McCloskey I will never forget the morning after 1957, and got his undergraduate degree Post Office Building. Reagan made his SDI speech, March at Indiana University in 1968, his law The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- 1983. Frank was the one member of the degree at Indiana University in 1971. He ant to the rule, the gentleman from committee then who was probing the served in the United States Air Force Connecticut (Mr. SHAYS) and the gen- Defense Department witnesses about from 1957 until 1961. He was a news- strategic defense. He was skeptical but tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each paper reporter from 1961 to 1968. Admit- he was always, always informed and will control 20 minutes. ted to the Indiana bar in 1971. The Chair recognizes the gentleman diligent and fair-minded as a critic. He became mayor of the great city of from Connecticut (Mr. SHAYS). Long before Srebrenica, he was trou- Bloomington, Indiana for 10 years, GENERAL LEAVE bled, deeply, personally conflicted from 1972 until 1982. He was elected at Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- about the war and current issues in the the ripe old age of 32 years of age. He imous consent that all Members may Balkans, and he was an early advocate was in the U.S. Congress from the 8th have 5 legislative days within which to and lone supporter of our intervention District from 1983 until 1995. revise and extend their remarks on the there. There were those who said it was He was an attorney, he was a good bill under consideration. not feasible, it was not possible or it guy, and we are going to miss him. We The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there was not desirable, but in the long run are losing too many Franks in Indiana. objection to the request of the gen- Frank McCloskey’s position was vindi- Frank was a special guy. I like what tleman from Connecticut? cated. the gentleman from South Carolina There was no objection. Frank McCloskey was not glib. He (Mr. SPRATT) had to say about Frank. Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- was not flashy. He was not smooth. He He was a good and decent fellow, mel- self such time as I may consume. was not, in Sam Rayburn’s famous low, mild, dedicated, especially to the H.R. 3379 designates the facility of analogy, a show horse, but he was a cause in Bosnia and made many trips the United States Postal Service lo- workhorse. He took his job seriously over there. He was a good Congress- cated at 3210 East 10th Street, Bloom- and never himself. He was never one to man. ington, Indiana, as the Francis X. preen or pontificate. There was no con- He created some controversy in this McCloskey Post Office Building. Con- ceit about him. He was a plain spoken House on an election one time, and I gressman Frank McCloskey, a six-term Hoosier who worked hard in the House, think some Members still remember Representative from Indiana, sadly worked hard for his constituents, and that, but the House has always been passed away at age 64 on Sunday, No- every election ran hard to hold on to full of controversy, and we look beyond vember 2, 2003. his seat. that in these kind of special things Mr. Speaker, I want to join with the Frank was gone from the House be- that happen to people in their lives. gentleman from Indiana (Mr. HILL) in fore we really knew it, and now he is It is the right thing for us to do offering the deepest sympathies to the gone altogether. Naming this post of- today to honor Frank McCloskey by family of Frank McCloskey and to say fice after him is completely appro- naming this post office after him. to the Chair and to the other Members priate, though it seems a small ges- I spoke with Frank last week in the of this House, Frank was an extraor- ture. This does give us, however, at hospital, and he told me he did not dinarily caring individual, tremen- least the chance to say to an old col- want to go. He was still fighting, want- dously hardworking, a gentle man and league whom we greatly respected, well ed to fight to live, but he actually told a very effective Member of Congress. done. Well done for all the years you me that he thought that he was not Mr. Speaker, he was a devoted Member served here. Well done in all your going to win this fight, but he went of this body, with whom many of us friendships you have given to us, and down swinging. served, and we are all saddened to hear also to say to Frank and his family, we We have always respected that ele- the news that he had passed away on have never forgotten you, and this bill ment in Frank McCloskey. He was a Sunday and are grateful for the oppor- proves it. fighter for the things that he believed tunity to remember him here today. I hope this post office will also give in, to the last day that he died. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. his constituents, whom he served so My heart and my prayers go out to 3379. well, cause to remember him and all Roberta, his wife; his daughter, Helen; Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of that he did for them. Our hearts go out and his son, Mark, and to the people of my time. to his family. We understand their Bloomington, Indiana who loved Frank Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I grief. We share their loss, but we hope McCloskey. They will miss him, I rise in support of H.R. 3379, and I yield that they will take solace in hearing know, but we honor him here today by 3 minutes to the gentleman from South his old colleagues here in the House naming this post office in the city that Carolina (Mr. SPRATT), the ranking say that the years he spent here were he loved, in Bloomington, Indiana.

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:54 Nov 06, 2003 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K05NO7.074 H05PT1 H10386 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 5, 2003 Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Member here, and he was very inform- humanitarian intervention; and he con- it is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to ative because in the 1993 time period he tinued that work throughout his life. the gentlewoman from Indianapolis, In- was very eager to teach a new Presi- In 2002, Frank was named director of diana (Ms. CARSON). dent at that time about the plights in the Kosovo Programs for the National Ms. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speak- Bosnia, at a time where our country Democratic Institute for International er, I would commend my colleague the wanted to turn more inward, and he Affairs, where he taught other leaders gentleman from Indiana (Mr. HILL) who wanted to focus us more outward. from around the globe how to govern represents the district that the Honor- As I look back on that, a lot of things democratically. I would close by again able Frank McCloskey represented so that Frank spoke of came to pass, and reflecting on Mr. McCloskey’s courage, well, and certainly appreciate very for that reason, for his public service, courage of his convictions, of his life, much the fact that he has expedited not only as the mayor of Bloomington and of his commitment to everyone. this measure to the floor today on be- but also what he helped do for our Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I half of a great man. country in a very difficult time in the yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman Congressman Frank McCloskey world, this is an honor fitting of the from California (Ms. PELOSI), the passed away Sunday after a long battle gentleman, and for that, I urge my col- Democratic leader. with cancer, and as my colleagues al- leagues to join me in support of this Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank ready know, the Honorable Frank bill. the gentleman for yielding me this McCloskey served more than 10 years time, and I thank the gentleman from b 1415 as mayor of Bloomington and was an Indiana (Mr. HILL) for making this res- elected Member of Congress for 6 years. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I olution possible this afternoon. What I think, Mr. Speaker, that I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Mr. Speaker, it is with great personal would emphasize today is that this Indiana (Mr. VISCLOSKY), the pride of sadness that I rise to pay tribute to country has produced great scientists. northeastern Indiana, and my neighbor Frank McCloskey, who passed away on When I fly back and forth from Indian- and friend across the water. Sunday surrounded by family and friends, and that is exactly how he apolis on a weekly basis, I think about (Mr. VISCLOSKY asked and was lived, surrounded by family and the incredible brilliance of the Wright given permission to revise and extend friends. Frank was a respected col- brothers who taught us how to annihi- his remarks.) league in this body, a dear friend and a late space and circumscribe time, and I Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, I faithful public servant. He was the am wondering when and where and how want to join my colleagues in asking mayor of Bloomington for 10 years. He we will be able to amass that same all of the House to support this resolu- was just out of law school when he was kind of talent to eradicate this deadly, tion on behalf of a great American, a elected mayor of Bloomington, and he deadly disease called cancer. true Hoosier, and an outstanding pub- was always in touch with his district. Frank McCloskey was a very strong lic servant, that is, the former Indiana He was so proud to represent Indiana in man who brought to the ears and eyes Congressman, Frank McCloskey. Frank the Congress, and those of us who of America the problems with ethnic devoted his life to serving people, served with him learned from him cleansing among the Balkans in Bos- whether it was in the military service every single day about the wonders of nia, a very courageous and decent indi- of our country, whether it was as a Indiana and about the prospects for our vidual, and I know that his wife Ro- mayor, whether it was as a Member of Congress, or subsequently as a private great country. berta is full of pain, even though she Frank was a fighter, a gentleman, a citizen. He was a man of great passion would not want to see him in pain any diplomat, a lovely and gracious man, over those things that mattered to him longer. His congressional career, the but a fighter. He believed in causes and those things that mattered to peo- leadership that he exhibited, the fact greater than himself, and he worked ple who could least defend and protect that he worked at the local bases and tirelessly to achieve them. Anyone who themselves. was just an ordinary person, a reporter served in Congress with Frank knew Frank McCloskey was a noble man for the Star and the Herald-Telephone once he grabbed hold of an idea, he did engaged in noble work, and he was a in Bloomington, and the City News Bu- not let go. In his work on the Com- man of courage. The gentleman from reau in Chicago, named director of the mittee on Armed Services and Com- Kosovo programs for the Democratic Indiana (Mr. HILL) mentioned he was mittee on Foreign Affairs, he knew National Institute for International Af- courageous to the last breath that he that our highest priority as Members fairs, where he was teaching leaders took. He was always courageous in the of Congress was to provide for the com- how to govern democratically. words he spoke and in the actions he mon defense. He honored that commit- I am pleased to support this effort by took in the House of Representatives. ment and became an expert on national the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. HILL) Frank did come to Congress in 1983, defense policy. He was passionate and on H.R. 3379 designating the Frank X. and he served his district with distinc- eloquent in his support for the people McCloskey Post Office in memory of tion for 12 years. He was passionate of Bosnia and a leader in stopping the the former Frank McCloskey, to the about helping working families, their genocide there. What a source of pride citizens of Bloomington and, yes, to children and their parents. that must have been for him. The gen- the entire State of Indiana, and I urge It is also said, and it is certainly tleman from Connecticut (Mr. SHAYS) all of my colleagues to support this true, that Frank was as much at home is nodding his head and acknowledging legislation and keep Frank and his in the coal mines of southern Indiana that Mr. McCloskey was such a cham- family very near and dear in our as he was in the halls of Congress. pion for human rights and respecting thoughts and prayers. Frank authored legislation for children the dignity and worth of every person. Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to make sure that companies could not He cared deeply for the people of Bos- such time as he may consume to the send free samples of drugs or cleaning nia and refused to believe that the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. BUYER). products through the mail without United States could not stop the atroc- Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in child safety caps. In 1990, he authored ities occurring there. On that issue, support of H.R. 3379, a bill to designate other legislation against deceptive Frank was ahead of his time, as he was the Bloomington, Indiana, post office practices. on so many issues. in honor of the late Congressman But subsequent to his public service I thank the gentleman from Indiana FRANK McCloskey. in the United States Congress, he acted (Mr. HILL) for his work to designate Indiana has lost one of its more dedi- most nobly when he took great interest the Francis X. McCloskey Post Office cated and valued public servants. in humanitarian issues worldwide. He Building. Frank served on the post of- Frank McCloskey, his sincerity, his was one of the first U.S. public serv- fice and civil service subcommittee, compassion for people not only here in ants to visit Bosnia when it was em- and I know it would be a source of America but around the world, was broiled in warfare and ethnic cleansing. great pride to have a post office named very profound. He successfully brought the suffering in his honor. I served with him on the Committee to the attention of the American peo- Our thoughts and prayers are with on Armed Services when I was a new ple, our government, and championed Roberta and their two children. I had

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:54 Nov 06, 2003 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K05NO7.078 H05PT1 November 5, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10387 the pleasure of being in their company votes. But in spite of the fact that he and I worked to lift the arms embargo against on a number of occasions and spoke to won six congressional races in one of Bosnia. And he was not shy about criticizing Frank as recently as last week. He was the most competitive districts in the Clinton administration when he disagreed still a fighter and was fighting to get America, political calculation did not with its handling of the conflict. through this rough patch. But he knew crowd out the humanity in Frank Mr. Speaker, political expediency practically that he had wonderful things in store, McCloskey’s heart. He was commanded demanded that Frank McCloskey focus on but they might not be with us here on by conscience to do what he believed shoring up his position in the Eighth Congres- Earth. We hope it is a comfort to Ro- was right. sional District. As is well know, he won his first berta and Frank’s children that so Frank McCloskey lived a full life attempt at re-election to this body in 1984 by many people share their loss. We miss serving in the Air Force, working as a four—yes, four—votes. Frank not only as a colleague, but as a newspaper reporter, and serving as But in spite of the fact that he won six con- precious and dear friend. He was a lead- Bloomington’s mayor for 10 years be- gressional races in one of the most competi- er. People who never met him benefited fore he was elected to this Congress. tive districts in America, political calculation from his great service in this Congress Let me close, Mr. Speaker, by did not crowd out the humanity in Frank of the United States. Again our sym- quoting John Kennedy who inspired McCloskey’s heart. He was commanded by pathies go out to his family, to his con- Frank and inspired many of us in this conscience to do what he believed was right— stituents whom he cared so much body. Kennedy said: ‘‘I believe in for his constituents, for his nation, and for hu- about, and I thank again the gen- human dignity as the source of na- manity, too. tleman from Indiana (Mr. HILL) for tional purpose, human liberty as the Mr. Speaker, Frank McCloskey crowded an making this tribute to Frank possible. source of national action, the human enormous amount of living into his 64 years. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I heart as the source of national compas- He served our Nation for 4 years in the Air yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from sion, and in the human mind as the Force; graduated from Indiana University with Maryland (Mr. HOYER), the Democratic source of our invention and our ideas.’’ bachelor’s and law degrees; worked as a whip. Mr. Speaker, those were words that newspaper reporter in Chicago, Bloomington (Mr. HOYER asked and was given Frank McCloskey lived by. We mourn and Indianapolis; and served as Bloomington’s permission to revise and extend his re- his loss and offer our condolences to mayor for 10 years before being elected to marks.) Roberta, his wife of 30 years, and his Congress. Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank two children, Helen and Mark, as well Still, though his contributions were many, the gentleman for yielding me this as his family and many friends. Frank one cannot help but think that they would time. McCloskey made this a better body. He have been even greater had he been given Mr. Speaker, Dr. Martin Luther made this country better. We mourn the gift of more time in his life. King, Jr., once remarked, ‘‘An indi- his loss. Let me close by quoting John F. Kennedy, vidual has not started living until he Mr. Speaker, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who inspired Frank McCloskey, as well as my- can rise above the narrow confines of once remarked that: ‘‘An individual has not self: ‘‘I believe in human dignity as the source his individualistic concerns to the started living until he can rise above the nar- of national purpose,’’ said President Kennedy, broader concerns of all humanity.’’ row confines of his individualistic concerns to ‘‘Human liberty as the source of national ac- Today as we note the untimely pass- the broader concerns of all humanity.’’ tion, the human heart as the source of na- ing on Sunday afternoon of our friend Today, as we note the untimely passing on tional compassion, and in the human mind as and former colleague, Indiana Con- Sunday afternoon of our friend and former col- the source of our invention and our ideas.’’ gressman Frank McCloskey, who lost a league, Indiana Congressman Frank McClos- Mr. Speaker, those were words that Frank year-long battle with cancer, let it key—who lost a year-long battle with cancer— McCloskey lived by. long be remembered that this Hoosier let it long be remembered that this Hoosier We are all the beneficiaries of his tireless embraced not only the important con- embraced not only the important concerns of efforts on behalf of human rights and basic cerns of his constituents in southwest his constituents in southwest Indiana but also dignity. Indiana, but also the broader concerns the broader concerns of all humanity. As we mourn his loss and honor him by of all humanity. In the early 1990s, I worked very closely naming this post office in his honor, I want to In the early 1990s, I worked very with Congressman McCloskey and others to express my sincere condolences to his wife of closely with Congressman McCloskey call attention to the atrocities and ethnic 30 years, Roberta, and his two children, Helen and others to call attention to the cleansing perpetrated by Slobodan Milosevic and Mark, as well as his family and many atrocities and ethnic cleansing per- and his henchmen in Bosnia. friends. petrated by Slobodan Milosevic and his Recall that as the former Yugoslavia disinte- Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I yield henchmen in Bosnia. Many in the grated and Milosevic trained his fury on Bos- such time as he may consume to the international community, indeed many nia, millions were displaced, hundreds of thou- gentleman from Virginia (Mr. WOLF). in this country, looked away. Frank sands were killed, and tens of thousands were Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I want to McCloskey did not. raped and tortured. second what the gentleman from Mary- A fact-finding trip to Bosnia in 1991 Many in the international community—in- land (Mr. HOYER) said. Because of stirred and galvanized Frank’s passion. deed many in this country—looked away. Frank McCloskey’s life, there are a lot As a member of the Committee on Frank McCloskey did not. of people alive in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Armed Services and Committee on For- A fact-finding trip to Bosnia in 1991 stirred Croatia, Serbia, and Kosovo. He, along eign Affairs, Congressman McCloskey and galvanized Frank’s passion, which, as the with several other Members, did more was among the first in Congress to call Indianapolis Star said on Monday, dominated to sensitize this Congress, which was for air strikes against Serbian posi- both the twilight of his life and his political ca- not very interested at that time in tions in Bosnia-Herzegovina from reer. At the time of his death, he was the Di- those areas. Neither the Clinton ad- which Bosnians were being shelled and rector of Kosovo Programs for the National ministration nor the Congress, quite murdered. Frank urged that Slobodan Democratic Institute for International Affairs, frankly, wanted to do anything with Milosevic be tried as a war criminal, where he taught leaders how to govern demo- regard to what took place. Frank which now is happening. He and I cratically. McCloskey went over there and be- worked to lift the arms embargo Back in the 1990s, as a member of the cause of his actions did a lot of good against Bosnia, and he was not shy in Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Commit- and saved a lot of lives. criticizing the Clinton administration tees, Congressman McCloskey was among Also, as many people know, even when he disagreed with its handling of the first in Congress to call for air strikes after Congressman McCloskey left this that conflict. against Serbian positions in Bosnia- Congress, he continued his work. He Mr. Speaker, political expediency Herzegovina. He believed such strikes were did not let this cause go. I want to rise practically demanded that Frank needed to prevent hostilities from spilling over to salute Congressman McCloskey; and McCloskey focus on shoring up his po- to Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and other on behalf of all of the people that are sition in the 8th Congressional Dis- provinces. alive in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, trict. As is well known, he won his first Frank urged that Milosevic be tried as a war Slovenia, Serbia and Kosovo, who may election to this body in 1984 by four criminal, which now in fact is happening. He not even know the reason why, I thank

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Mr. Speaker, I When Frank McCloskey breathed his mitted to what he believed in even if, yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman last this Sunday, Indiana lost a leader, at the time, there was not the full level from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR). but as we have heard again and again of support that one often looks for. I Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank from colleagues who served with him commend the gentleman from Indiana the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. and those who simply admired his work (Mr. HILL) for introducing this resolu- DAVIS) for yielding me this time and from afar, the world community most tion. I commend all of the members of compliment the gentleman from Indi- certainly lost a champion of justice. the Indiana delegation, all of those who ana (Mr. HILL) for bringing forward Congressman Frank McCloskey was a are supportive of this measure. I urge this resolution, along with the gen- man of courage, courage he dem- its swift passage. tleman from Connecticut (Mr. SHAYS). onstrated very recently in his struggle Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance All of us cared very deeply for our be- with cancer, staying positive and opti- of my time. loved colleague, Frank McCloskey. To mistic even to the very end in all of his Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- his wife, Roberta, to his children, fam- public statements to family and friends self such time as I may consume. ily and friends, to the citizens of Indi- and neighbors. I join with the gentleman from Illi- ana, you sent America a beautiful man But he was also, as we have heard nois (Mr. DAVIS) in thanking the gen- to serve here in this Congress. today, a man of genuine courage in tleman from Indiana (Mr. HILL) for in- I can remember when Frank first ar- public service. In addition to his tenac- troducing this resolution and thanking rived. We were both babies of the 1980s ity in representing the people of south- our colleagues for coming to the floor here. The economy was not so good. He western Indiana during six terms in the of the House and reminding us of what Mr. McCloskey has done, just some of being from the Hoosier State, and I U.S. House of Representatives, Frank what he has done, and to again urge from the neighboring Buckeye State, McCloskey will long be remembered for passage of this resolution. were fighting to try to restore some his courage in challenging the United Mr. BURTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in economic sanity to the country so peo- States to confront the genocidal aims honor and recognition of my former colleague ple could have decent jobs at good of President Slobodan Milosevic in the and fellow Hoosier, Congressman Frank X. wages and we could manage our ac- Balkans. McCloskey, upon his untimely death after a counts in a way that would be respon- As a member of the House Committee on International Relations, I had the year-long battle with bladder cancer. I strongly sible for future generations. He was a support the ‘‘Francis X. McCloskey Post Office occasion to speak to former Congress- part of that great struggle of the 1980s. Building Designation Act’’ (H.R. 3379), renam- man Frank McCloskey on several occa- I remember how in the 1990s after his ing the United states Post Office located in sions about his efforts to confront the trip to the Balkans, he would come up downtown Bloomington, Indiana, after former evils of ethnic cleansing and what was to us on the floor and say we cannot Congressman McCloskey. tolerate this genocide. I remember his without exaggeration, Mr. Speaker, his Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1939, very straight, erect figure becoming a foresight and his vision. Long before McCloskey attended high school in Norris- bit bent as the weight of that affected the world community and long before town, PA, and entered the Air Force imme- him. I could see it in his face. The the United States, certainly, came to diately after graduation. After honorably serv- young Congressman who had come here recognize the threat to peace and the ing his country, McCloskey attended Indiana was taking on a cause that was global deep injustice that was taking place in University, where the received both his under- in proportion. He truly made a dif- the Balkans, Indiana’s Frank McClos- graduate degree and a Doctorate of Jurispru- ference. Millions and millions of chil- key came to this floor and spoke with dence. He then settled down in Bloomington dren will grow up in a different and passion. and began his service to both the state of Indi- better world because of the life that he It is accurate to say as we remember ana and our Nation in a most distinguished lived. him here and we commemorate him in manner, beginning with his ten-year term as He was beyond reproach in terms of a building in his beloved home State, mayor of the city of Bloomington. McCloskey his honor and his devotion to public that also the name of Frank McClos- had the highest of aspirations, and was even- service. He always had a good word for key will be remembered by generations tually elected to the U.S.House of Representa- us. He was such a pleasant gentleman of Bosnians. In fact, there are thor- tives in 1982, serving a 6-term career as U.S. here. He added to the comity. Partisan- oughfares in that nascent nation this Representative from the 8th Congressional ship was not the main aspect that day that bear his name. Generations of District of Indiana. drove Frank. Bosnians will remember the name of During his tenure in the House of Rep- When we look up on the wall of Con- Frank McCloskey of Indiana on a short resentatives, Frank McCloskey became highly gress, there is a saying by Daniel Web- list of leaders who, across the globe, involved in the Balkan crisis, introducing sev- ster which talks about performing had the vision to confront the evil aims eral pieces of legislation seeking to avert a hu- something in your time and generation of the Serbian dictator who beset manitarian disaster in the former Yugoslav re- worthy to be remembered. Surely, Con- them. publics. In the years following his Congres- gressman Frank McCloskey of Indiana It has been said long ago that a man sional service, Frank drew upon those experi- fits that level of achievement as a who has done nothing for mankind ences in foreign relations and human rights by Member of this precious body of the should fear to die. I speak with con- pursuing formal training in Balkan studies and Congress of the United States, and we fidence and humility when I say I am serving as a mediator in negotiations over ter- send deepest condolences to his family. sure Frank McCloskey did not fear to ritorial disputes in Bosnia. As a result of his He made a difference. die given his extraordinary contribu- dedication and tireless efforts, McCloskey was tions to life and liberty in the Balkans. awarded by being named Director of Kosovo b 1430 We mourn his loss with his friends, his Programs for the National Democratic Institute Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I yield colleagues, most especially his wife, for International Affairs. such time as he may consume to the his family and his children. We strong- Mr. Speaker and my esteemed colleagues, gentleman from Indiana (Mr. PENCE). ly support this resolution and this please join me in honoring and recognizing (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- measure to recognize this true Indiana the service and commitment that Congress- mission to revise and extend his re- leader. man Frank McCloskey gave to his fellow Hoo- marks.) Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I siers, the American people, and the inter- Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to yield myself such time as I may con- national community. It is only fitting that we mourn with those who mourn, and sume. dedicate a last memorial by renaming the Post grieve with those who grieve, with In closing for our side, I did not have Office in downtown Bloomington, Indiana, after gratitude for my colleague the gen- the opportunity to serve with Rep- a man who helped change the course of his- tleman from Indiana (Mr. HILL) for his resentative McCloskey, but from lis- tory and served the public with distinction.

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:54 Nov 06, 2003 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K05NO7.083 H05PT1 November 5, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10389 Please join me in supporting the ‘‘Francis X. The Chair recognizes the gentleman proaches. We preserve the most critical McCloskey Post Office Building Designation from Michigan (Mr. KNOLLENBERG). overseas requirements for the services, Act.’’ Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I but brought the balance of the funding Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in yield myself such time as I may con- for other overseas projects back to the support of H.R. 3379, a bill to designate the sume. United States to fund critical infra- Bloomington, Indiana Post Office in honor of Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to structure here. While the House aggres- the late Congressman Frank McCloskey. Indi- present to the House the conference re- sively supported the President’s re- ana has lost one of its most dedicated and port on H.R. 2559, the fiscal year 2004 quest and the priorities of the combat- military construction appropriations valued public servants. Frank McCloskey’s ant commanders in this conference re- conference report. This legislation pro- sincerity and compassion for people, not only port, we share the concern of the other vides funds for all types of construc- here in America, but around the world, was body about funding overseas projects in tion projects on military installations profound. My thoughts and prayers are with light of the ongoing review of our over- his family during this time. I urge my col- here in the United States and abroad. seas footprint. The review currently leagues to join me in support of this bill. These projects include family housing, Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I yield barracks, training ranges, runways, being conducted by the Department of back the balance of my time. aircraft hangars and fitness facilities. Defense will determine our long-term The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. I would in particular like to thank overseas basing strategy and will thus TERRY). The question is on the motion my ranking member, the gentleman help us set funding requirements to offered by the gentleman from Con- from Texas (Mr. EDWARDS), for all the support our forces abroad. It will be ab- necticut (Mr. SHAYS) that the House great work that he has worked with me solutely essential for both military suspend the rules and pass the bill, on, all the great activity. I also wanted construction subcommittees to have H.R. 3379. to thank all members of the com- the completed plan prior to moving The question was taken; and (two- mittee. Let me thank, in addition, the forward with the military construction thirds having voted in favor thereof) committee staff, including, and I am appropriation for fiscal year 2005. We the rules were suspended and the bill going to run down the list, Valerie look forward to receiving this plan in was passed. Baldwin, Brian Potts, Kim Reath, the very near future. A motion to reconsider was laid on Mary Arnold, Tom Forhan, John Con- Though this conference report is the table. ger, Jeff Onizuk and Lieutenant Com- below the fiscal year 2003 enacted lev- f mander Scott Gray for their support in els, we are fully supporting the mili- GENERAL LEAVE producing this report. I would also like tary’s mission critical infrastructure to sincerely thank Chairman YOUNG needs and quality-of-life initiatives. We Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I and the chief clerk Jim Dyer for their ask unanimous consent that all Mem- are able to do so in large part because assistance in bringing this negotiation we are getting far more ‘‘bang for the bers may have 5 legislative days in with the other body to a close. Further, buck’’ through innovative programs which to revise and extend their re- I would like to acknowledge the advice such as the Military Housing Privatiza- marks on the conference report to ac- and counsel provided by the House tion Initiative, barracks privatization company H.R. 2559, and that I may in- Committee on Armed Services. The bill and utilities privatization. These pro- clude tabular and extraneous material. is the culmination of a joint effort with The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. grams are enabling the services to rap- subcommittee chairman HEFLEY and SHAYS). Is there objection to the re- idly replace family housing and infra- full committee chairman HUNTER. quest of the gentleman from Michigan? The conference report today totals structure at a cost that is dramatically There was no objection. some $9.316 billion which complies with lower than what we could ever have af- f the 302(b) allocation for budget author- forded through traditional military CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2559, ity and outlays. This recommendation construction appropriations. Our MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AP- is $199 million more than the Presi- motto is to let the military do what PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004 dent’s request. These additional funds they do best, which is defending Amer- ica. Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, address critical infrastructure and pursuant to House Resolution 429, I quality-of-life requirements above and In short, we are doing it smarter, not call up the conference report on the beyond that request. Excluding funds harder, and the beneficiaries are single bill (H.R. 2559) making appropriations provided for the global war on ter- soldiers, military families, men and for military construction, family hous- rorism and the Iraq/Afghanistan women serving our country around the ing, and base realignment and closure supplementals, the conference report is world and the U.S. taxpayers. We have for the Department of Defense for the nearly $1.4 billion, or nearly 13 percent and will continue to support sweeping fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, below fiscal year 2003 enacted levels. quality of life improvements for those and for other purposes. This year there were significant dif- in the military. The Clerk read the title of the bill. ferences between the House’s military The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. construction bill and that of the other This conference report was forged through the compromise of both bodies SHAYS). Pursuant to House Resolution body. While we sought to preserve 429, the conference report is considered funding for military construction in of this Congress. This report directly as having been read. Europe and Korea and to support the supports the men and women in uni- (For conference report and state- quality of life and operational readi- form, fully funds projects vital to our ment, see proceedings of the House of ness of our forces abroad, the other national security, provides critical in- November 4, 2003, at page H10253.) body chose to significantly reduce frastructure support to ongoing oper- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- overseas funding to support projects ations worldwide, and fully funds our tleman from Michigan (Mr. KNOLLEN- here in the United States. efforts to improve the quality of life of BERG) and the gentleman from Texas I am pleased to inform my colleagues our military personnel and their fami- (Mr. EDWARDS) each will control 30 that this conference report strikes a lies. It is a fair report. I encourage my minutes. balance between both these ap- colleagues to support it.

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