To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, as the "Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building".

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman. I should note that I am speaking on behalf of myself and my colleague with whom I share the honor of representing the city of Fall River, Mr. McGovern, who is at a doctor's appointment now. But he fully joins in these sentiments.

First, I want to thank the committee. As the gentlewoman noted, this bill was introduced at the request of the city government of Fall River in July of this year, so this is very prompt action by the committee, and I appreciate both sides moving so quickly.

As the gentlewoman reported, Sergeant Barrett was a 20-year-old patriotic American with a 2-year-old daughter and a loving family. I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, because I attended this funeral, as I have tried to attend the funeral of every one of our service people killed in one of our wars, that he was widely respected, admired and in many cases loved by the people of the city of Fall River. There was great sadness in the city when the news came of his death in the service of his country and when the funeral was held. His high school classmates were deeply grieved by the loss of someone they greatly admired.

I was glad to respond when the city very appropriately asked that we name this post office in his honor. It is a central facility. As the address says, it is the Government Center. It is virtually adjacent to the city hall in Fall River. It is at the center of the town, right at the end of one our great bridges, the Braga Bridge, which spans the Taunton River. Anybody who drives from anywhere outside of Massachusetts to Cape Cod will drive along that road and will get to see this post office, and I hope will be reminded of the extraordinary sacrifice that the young father, son and brother made on behalf of this country.

So I want to again express my appreciation to the committee and send again my condolences to Sergeant Barrett's family and friends.

It is a sobering moment, Mr. Speaker. I will say this. I have tried, as I know many Members do, to attend, if it is at all possible, the funeral of those killed in our service. It is sometimes necessary for a Nation to go to war, there is no question about it. There is in the world evil that must be confronted. In Afghanistan, it was an evil that led to the murder of thousands of innocent Americans and hundreds of innocent Africans a few years before at the hands of a murderous thug named Osama bin Laden. But being reminded of the inevitable consequences of going to war, the death of among our best young people and the pain it inflicts on those who survive them, that is a very important part of the education we need to get.

So I will continue. I hope there won't be many more instances, but I will continue whenever I can, if there is a death of someone in the district I represent, to attend, to be reminded that war is both necessary and terrible. We will do it when we have to, but we should always be aware of those consequences.

Again, to those who survive Sergeant Barrett, there is nothing we can do to replace the enormous loss you have suffered with the death of this wonderful young man, but I hope you will know that your country at least understands the depth of that loss and appreciates it.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5758) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, as the ``Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building''.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks.

I now yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5758. This measure designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, as the Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building.

H.R. 5758 was introduced by our colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts, Representative Barney Frank, on July 15, 2010. It was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which ordered it reported favorably by unanimous consent on July 28, 2010, and enjoys the support of the entire Massachusetts delegation to the House.

Sergeant Robert Barrett was a member of the 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment of Fall River. He had served as a commanding officer in his high school's junior ROTC and was head of its honor guard.

After graduating, he enlisted in the Army National Guard. He served in the honor guard for a time, including at the inauguration of President Obama, as a member of the Massachusetts National Honor Guard's volunteer regiment.

Sergeant Barrett was stationed as a part of a 15-member embedded training team training an Afghan battalion. While on patrol south of Kabul International Airport, Sergeant Barrett was killed by a suicide bomber in an attack that also injured eight others in his battalion. He was 20 years old.

Sergeant Barrett is survived by has parents, Paul and Carlene Barrett; his older sister Rebecca; and his 2-year-old daughter Sophie Alexandra.

Mr. Speaker, let us now take time to honor the service of Sergeant Barrett through the passage of H.R. 5758, which will designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, in his name. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the passage of this bill.

I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor of the legislation, my colleague from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank).

Mr. Speaker, I again urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this measure, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed en bloc to the following postal-naming bills, Calendar Nos. 665 through 669, S. 3784, H.R. 5758, H.R. 6118, H.R. 6237, and H.R. 6387.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bills be read a third time and passed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the bills be printed in the Record.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5758 and strongly request support for it.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration.