Young Oak Kim: “Mr. Speaker, Senate 2032, as amended, designates the Federal building located in Juneau, Alaska as the ``Hurff A.…”

“Mr. Speaker, Senate 2032, as amended, designates the Federal building located in Juneau, Alaska as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building.'' Hurff Saunders was a resident of Alaska who played an instrumental part in the House and State's history both as a territory and as a State. He originally came from South Dakota to Ketchikan, Alaska prior to World War II where he accepted a civilian position with the United States Coast Guard. During the war, he played a critical role in the ability of the United States Navy and Coast Guard to navigate the North Pacific waters by correctly determining the latitude and longitude of various key aids to navigation that were misidentified on official charts at the time. Following the war, Mr. Saunders returned to a civil engineering position with the Federal Government. In this position, he supervised several public works projects, completing the projects on schedule and within budget. In 1966, just prior to his retirement, Mr. Saunders successfully completed his final federal construction project, the Juneau Federal Building, Post Office and United States Courthouse, which is the building we designate in his honor today. This certainly is a fitting tribute to a dedicated public servant. I support the bill as amended and urge my colleagues to support it.”