cummings: i rise in strong support of h.r. 2660, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 122 north holderrieth boulevard in tomball, texas, as the tomball veterans post office. this past friday our nation celebrated and honored the heroic service of all our nation's veterans. continuing that celebration, i urge that we enact h.r. 2660 introduced by congressman michael grimm. this legislation is supported by all members of the texas delegation and was considered and considered favorably by the committee on oversight and government reform on november 3, 2007. according to the department of veterans affairs an estimated 1.7 million of our nation's 22.5 million veterans live in the state of texas. the legislation before us would commemorate the service of the veterans of tomball, texas, by naming their local post office in their honor. such commemoration is but a small token of the debt our nation owes its veterans. at a time when veterans returning from the wars in iraq and afghanistan face higher unemployment rates than the general population and when our veterans urgent

the clerk: h.r. 2079, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 10 main street in east rockaway new york as the john j. cook post office. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. farne holt and the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. farnehold: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. farnltehold: i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on the bill under considerationful the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. farenthold: this bill would redesignate the united states post office located at 10 main street in east rockaway, new york, as the john j. coobling post office. this bill was favorably reported out of the committee on november 3. john j. cook served the community of east rockaway, new york, for 60 years. he went above and beyond to serve his neighborhood and exemplified the professi

the clerk: h.r. 3004, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 260 california drive in yountville, california, as the private first class alejandro r. ruiz post office building. mr. faleomavaega: the question is will the house -- the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and passing h.r. 2660 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: h.r. 2660, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 122 north holderrieth boulevard in tomball, texas, as the tomball veterans post office. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having respo

the clerk: senate 1412, an act to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 462 washington street , woburn, massachusetts, as the officer john maguire post office. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 467 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 92, house resolution 467, resolved that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider the conference report to accompany the bill, h.r. 2112, making appropriations for agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies' programs for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. the conference report shall be considered as read. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the conference report to it