William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building

WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING -- (House of Representatives - October 18, 2005)

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Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, as a member of the House Committee on Government Reform, I am pleased to join my colleague in consideration of H.R. 3549, legislation naming a postal facility in Warren, Pennsylvania, after William F. Clinger, Jr. This measure, which was introduced by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. English) on July 28, 2005, and unanimously reported by our committee on September 29, 2005, enjoys the support and cosponsorship of the entire Pennsylvania delegation.

A native of Warren County, Pennsylvania, Mr. Clinger graduated from Johns Hopkins University, served in the United States Navy, and obtained a law degree from the University of Virginia before practicing law. He was elected to represent Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District in 1979, serving until 1997. While in Congress, Representative Clinger served as chairman of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, vice chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and ranking member on the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Since retiring from Congress, former Representative Clinger has served on a number of boards and been involved with Johns Hopkins University as a senior fellow with the Political Science Department and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. I commend my colleagues for naming a post office after former Representative William Clinger, and I urge swift passage of this bill.

Madam Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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