G. K. Butterfield: “Let me begin this evening by thanking Mr. Carson for yielding time, and thanking him for his extraordinary leadership…”

“Let me begin this evening by thanking Mr. Carson for yielding time, and thanking him for his extraordinary leadership not only on his committee, but for the great work that he does here in Congress. He is a leader of leaders, and I thank him so very much. I also thank Mr. Barletta for his work. I feel a sense of bipartisanship on this committee, and I want to congratulate both of them for their fine work. Mr. Speaker, tonight I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 3937, which seeks to honor a great American jurist, a great public servant, and a great American, Judge Randy D. Doub of Greenville, North Carolina. Randy was an outstanding jurist and a lifelong North Carolinian who is fondly remembered by many who appeared before his court, and by those in the Pitt County, North Carolina, community he loved so much. Last November, I introduced this legislation, a bill that seeks to name the U.S. courthouse at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the Judge Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse. My good friend and colleague of many, many years, Congressman Walter Jones, as he mentioned just a moment ago, has joined me in spearheading this effort. We have worked on it for a long time. I thank Walter for his tireless work on this bill. We were joined by the entire North Carolina delegation, who signed on as original cosponsors.…”