To designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the "Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center".

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1092) to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center''.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on H.R. 1092.

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

This bill honors the work and commitment of Mrs. Patricia Clark for her 60 years of Federal service.

Mrs. Clark began working at Boston Center in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1963 when it first opened, and has worked there ever since. In her years at Boston Center, Mrs. Clark has never taken annual or sick leave. According to her colleagues, Mrs. Clark's dedication to her job is as impressive as her length of service to the FAA.

To recognize her dedication, Mrs. Clark's colleagues decided that it was appropriate to celebrate Boston Center's 50th anniversary by renaming it in her honor. The dedication and hard work of Federal employees like Mrs. Clark should not be overlooked. I voice my support and encourage my colleagues to support this bill, which recognizes the work of an exemplary Federal employee.

I want to clarify that, while honoring Mrs. Clark, this bill does not require any funding for the renaming of the Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center.

With that, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize and thank my colleague, the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster), for introducing this piece of legislation.

I reserve the balance of my time.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to personally thank Mrs. Clark for all her years of dedicated service. This is truly an honor--benefiting a Federal employee of her high caliber. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this important piece of legislation.

I yield back the balance of my time.

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

Thank you, Mrs. Bustos, for yielding.

I rise today in support of H.R. 1092, which is a bill that I introduced with Congresswoman Shea-Porter, to rename the air route traffic control center in Nashua, New Hampshire, after Patricia Clark, an exemplary Federal employee.

I want to thank Senator Shaheen and Senator Ayotte for leading this legislation and ensuring its swift passage through the other body. I also thank Chairman Shuster, Ranking Member Rahall and their hardworking staffs for passing this bill through the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and bringing it to the floor today.

The Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center was built 50 years ago as part of a network of 20 centers that guide commercial air traffic in our Nation. The center is staffed by a dedicated team, which ensures the safety of our skies and of the aircraft that travel through them; but while much has changed in the 50 years since the center was opened, one thing has remained constant--Patty Clark.

Patty started work at the Boston Center the day after it opened, and since that time she has been the gold standard for Federal employees. Patty does administrative work, including payroll, travel arrangements, and manning the phones, and as you've heard today, over these past 50 years, she has never once taken a sick day.

Patty is beloved by her colleagues for her dedication and her positive attitude. To quote one of her colleagues, she is simply the ``cream of the crop.'' So, as the 50th anniversary of the Boston Center approached earlier this year, management and workers got together at the center and decided that the only way to appropriately mark this extraordinary milestone was to honor the woman who had been through it all.

This is no cost, bipartisan legislation that will recognize the dedication of an incredible woman who has served our Nation for 50 years. I urge my colleagues to join me and the entire New Hampshire congressional delegation in honoring Patty Clark by supporting H.R. 1092.

Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained in my district and missed the votes on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 and Wednesday, June 26, 2013.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 287, H.R. 2383--To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and southwestern Illinois as the ``Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge'';

``Yea'' on rollcall No. 288, H.R. 1092--To designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center'';

``No'' on rollcall No. 289, Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1613, H.R. 2231, and H.R. 2410--Democrats are urged to vote no on the Previous Question so that Mr. Hastings of Florida can offer his amendment to the Rule, which allows for Mr. Courtney of Connecticut's bill, H.R. 1595--Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, to be considered under an open Rule. H.R. 1595 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, extending the freeze on subsidized student loan interest rates for two years, which would prevent rates from doubling from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1. Immediate action is necessary to protect college students and families, given the short time remaining before rates double. Republicans should not allow the House to go into its 8th full week of recess this year without addressing this critical issue with a bipartisan solution that can become law; and

``No'' on rollcall No. 290, H. Res. 274--Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1613--Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act, H.R. 2231--Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, and H.R. 2410--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.

Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably absent during the week of June 24, 2013. If I were present, I would have voted on the following.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013:

Rollcall No. 287: Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 2383, ``yea.''

Rollcall No. 288: Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 1092, ``yea.''

Wednesday, June 26, 2013:

Rollcall No. 289: Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule for H.R. 1613, H.R. 2231, and H.R. 2410, ``nay.''

Rollcall No. 290: Motion on Agreeing to the Resolution on the Rule H.R. 1613, H.R. 2231, and H.R. 2410, ``nay.''

Thursday, June 27, 2013:

Rollcall No. 291: Grayson of Florida Part A Amendment No. 1, as Modified, ``yea.''

Rollcall No. 292: Motion to Recommit with Instructions for H.R. 1613, ``yea.''

Rollcall No. 293: Final Passage of H.R. 1613--Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act, ``no.''

Rollcall No. 294: Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 1864, ``yea.''

Rollcall No. 295: Hastings of Florida Part B Amendment No. 2, ``aye.''

Rollcall No. 296: Flores of Texas Part B Amendment No. 4, ``no.''

Rollcall No. 297: Cassidy of Louisiana Part B Amendment No. 5, as Modified, ``no.''

Rollcall No. 298: Rigell of Virginia Part B Amendment No. 7, ``no.''

Friday, June 28, 2013:

Rollcall No. 299: DeFazio of Oregon Part B Amendment No. 8, ``aye.''

Rollcall No. 300: Broun of Georgia Part B Amendment No. 9, ``no.''

Rollcall No. 301: Grayson of Florida Part B Amendment No. 10, as Modified, ``aye.''

Rollcall No. 302: Capps of California Part B Amendment No. 11, ``aye.''

Rollcall No. 303: Motion to Recommit with Instructions for H.R. 2231, ``aye.''

Rollcall No. 304: Final Passage of H.R. 2231--Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, ``no.''

Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, June 25; Wednesday, June 26; Thursday, June 27; and Friday, June 28, I was unable to be present for recorded votes. Had I been present, I would have voted:

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 287 (on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2383);

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 288 (on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1092);

``no'' on rollcall vote No. 289 (on ordering the previous question on H.Res. 274);

``no'' on rollcall vote No. 290 (on agreeing to H.Res. 274);

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 291 (on agreeing to the Grayson Amendment to H.R. 1613);

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 292 (on the motion to recommit H.R. 1613 with instructions);

``no'' on rollcall vote No. 293 (on passage of H.R. 1613);

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 294 (on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1864);

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 295 (on agreeing to the Hastings of Florida Amendment to H.R. 2231);

``no'' on rollcall vote No. 296 (on agreeing to the Flores Amendment to H.R. 2231);

``no'' on rollcall vote No. 297 (on agreeing to the Cassidy Amendment to H.R. 2231);

``no'' on rollcall vote No. 298 (on agreeing to the Rigell Amendment to H.R. 2231);

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 299 (on agreeing to the DeFazio Amendment to H.R. 2231);

``no'' on rollcall vote No. 300 (on agreeing to the Broun Amendment to H.R. 2231);

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 301 (on agreeing to the Grayson Amendment to H.R. 2231);

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 302 (on agreeing to the Capps Amendment to H.R. 2231);

``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 303 (on the motion to recommit H.R. 2231 with instructions); and

``no'' on rollcall vote No. 304 (on passage of H.R. 2231).