Jeff Duncan: “Mr. Speaker, S. 1590, a bill sponsored by Senator Schumer of New York, names a postal facility in Brooklyn, New York, as…”

“Mr. Speaker, S. 1590, a bill sponsored by Senator Schumer of New York, names a postal facility in Brooklyn, New York, as the James E. Davis Post Office Building. My distinguished colleague on the Committee on Government Reform, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Towns), authored the House version of this postal naming bill, H.R. 3012. I commend both the gentleman from New York (Mr. Towns) and Senator Schumer for their work on this meaningful effort. Mr. Speaker, James E. Davis was a devoted public official who lived and worked in Brooklyn all of his life. The son of a corrections officer himself, Davis became an officer in the New York Police Department in 1983. After nearly 2 decades on the police force, he was elected to the New York City Council in November of 2001. In that capacity Davis was able to utilize his dynamic public speaking ability. He truly had a gift for connecting with audiences and delivering messages that advocated non-violence. Mr. Speaker, defeating crime and eliminating violence in inner-city New York were lifelong missions for James E. Davis both as a law enforcement and elected official.”