June 19, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 152, Pt. 9 11739 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 California (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 LARRY WINN, 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 United States 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, Kansas, 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:24 Mar 24, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\BR19JN06.DAT BR19JN06 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 11740 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 152, Pt. 9 June 19, 2006 Street in Mission, Kansas, as the Larry poration, a private home builder. For 14 years, were sent to all in-district postal patrons. He Winn, Jr. Post Office Building. he served as National Director of the National estimated that over 2,000 Third District resi- Larry Winn was born in Kansas City, Association of Home Builders, and also served dents visited his Washington, D.C., office dur- Missouri, on August 22, 1919. 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, Robert Ellsworth, 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.