Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building

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Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5650) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, as the ``Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building''.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5650

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DR. C.T. WRIGHT POST OFFICE BUILDING.

(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, shall be known and designated as the ``Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building''.

(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building''.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5650, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, as the ``Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building.''

Dr. C.T. Wright was raised in a family of sharecroppers as a native of Social Circle, Georgia. He went on to graduate from Fort Valley University before earning his master of science from Clark Atlanta University and his Ph.D from Boston University.

He was a teacher and administrator, devoting much of his time to education and working for many historically Black colleges and universities, including Morris Brown College and Talladega College. In 1982, he became the president of Cheney University, the first HBCU.

Dr. Wright also focused his efforts on community service, founding the Light of Hope Institute that promotes human rights around the world.

For the last 21 years of his life, he lived in Arizona, serving as a community leader. He was chair of the Arizona Board of Clemency, president of the Fountain Hills Kiwanis Club, and president of the Arizona African Society. In addition, Dr. Wright served as a delegate for the Electoral College and met six Presidents.

I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of Dr. C.T. Wright by supporting H.R. 5650.
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Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 5650, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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