2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Designate A Postal Office In Oxnard,
California As The "John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building." In July
2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for a
resolution, which would "designate the postal facility located at 1961
North C St. in Oxnard, Calif., as the 'John R. Hatcher III Post Office
Building.'" The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote
348-63, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate passed the
bill, sent it to President Biden, and ultimately became law. [House
Vote 358, 7/14/22;
Congressional Quarterly,
7/14/22; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
5659]
Civil Rights Leader, Hatcher, Led The Ventura County NAACP For
Nearly 40 Years. According to Ventura County Star, "Five years
after the death of Ventura County civil rights leader John R.
Hatcher III, Congress has named an Oxnard federal building in his
honor. President Joe Biden signed a bill Tuesday designating the
U.S. Postal Service facility at 1961 N. C St. as the John R. Hatcher
III Post Office Building. U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Westlake
Village, introduced the bill last year to honor Hatcher, who led the
Ventura County NAACP for nearly four decades and rose to national
prominence within the organization." [Ventura County Star,
12/29/22]
Hatcher Fought To Remove A Confederate Flag Near Ventura Road,
Advocated For The Oxnard School To Be Named After Thurgood Marshall,
And Helped Create The Ventura County African-American Chamber Of
Commerce And The Tri-County Sentry Newspaper. According to Ventura
County Star, "Hatcher fought for the removal of a Confederate flag
near Ventura Road and pleaded for calm when the KKK came to Oxnard
in the late 1970s. He advocated naming an Oxnard school after
Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice to sit on the U.S.
Supreme Court. He also helped establish the Ventura County
African-American Chamber of Commerce and the Tri-County Sentry
newspaper." [Ventura County Star,
12/29/22]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Name A Postal Office In Petaluma,
California After Former Congresswoman Lynn C. Woolsey. In May 2022,
according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for a bill that
would "designate the postal facility located at 120 4th Street in
Petaluma, Calif., as the 'Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building.'" The
vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 230-190,
thus the bill was sent to the President. [House Vote 212,
5/18/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/18/22;
Congressional Actions, S.
2938]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Name A Postal Office In Petaluma,
California After Former Congresswoman Lynn C. Woolsey. In February
2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for a bill
that would "designate the postal facility located at 120 4th Street in
Petaluma, Calif., as the 'Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building.'" The
vote was on passage. The House lacked a 2/3 majority and rejected the
bill by a vote of 245-167. [House Vote 45,
2/9/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 2/9/22; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
2842]
Republicans Prevented The Passage Of A Bill That Would Name A
Californian Post Office After Former Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, Who
Served In The House From 1993 To 2013 And Co-Chaired The
Congressional Progressive Caucus. According to The Hill, "The
House on Wednesday failed to pass a bill that would name a
California post office after one of its own former members after
most Republicans prevented it from advancing under a fast-track
process. The bill's failure is yet another example of the ever more
partisan environment in the House, given that bills to name post
offices typically pass handily, either by voice vote or nearly
unanimously. The legislation would rename a post office in Petaluma,
Calif., after former Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), who served in the
House for two decades from 1993 to 2013 and was a co-chair of the
Congressional Progressive Caucus." [The Hill,
2/9/22]
Congressman Matt Rosendale (R) Led Efforts To Oppose The Bill By
Citing Woolsey's Vote Against Certifying The 2004 President Election
Results In Ohio And Her Use Of Congressional Stationery To Seek A
Lenient Sentence For A Convicted Rapist Who Was The Son Of One Of
Her Employees. According to The Hill, "Rep. Matt Rosendale
(R-Mont.) spearheaded the GOP opposition to the bill after taking
objection to two particular events in Woolsey's record. The first
was that Woolsey was one of 31 Democrats who voted against
certifying the 2004 presidential election results in Ohio, which
former President George W. Bush won by 118,457 votes. A recount of
Ohio's election results found that Bush won the state by about 300
fewer votes than initially recorded. Republicans have pointed to
Democrats' past objections to GOP presidential victories as
justification for their own challenges to states that President
Biden won in 2020 leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the
Capitol by a mob of former President Trump's supporters. The second
was that Woolsey sought a lenient sentence --- using congressional
stationery --- for a convicted rapist who was the son of one of her
staffers. Woolsey later apologized for 'making a horrible situation
worse.'" [The Hill,
2/9/22]
Congressman Jared Huffman (D) Praised Woolsey As A "One-Of-A-Kind,
Barrier-Breaking Trailblazer And A Lifelong Aviate For Women And
Working Families." According to The Hill, "Huffman called his
predecessor a 'one-of-a-kind, barrier-breaking trailblazer and a
lifelong advocate for women and working families' during his House
floor remarks. He cited Woolsey's background as a single mother who
turned to public assistance to support her three children and her
advocacy in opposition to the Iraq War. 'Her work in Congress was
all about fighting for children and families, and nothing made her
prouder than her own children and family,' Huffman said." [The
Hill,
2/9/22]
2024: Fitzpatrick Voted To Designate A Virginia Post Office The
"Secretary Of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building." In May
2024, Fitzpatrick voted for , according to Congressional Quarterly, the
"motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would designate the
postal facility located in Purcellville, Va., as the 'Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright Post Office Building.'" The vote was on passage. The
House passed the bill by a vote of 371 to 28. [House Vote 179,
5/7/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/7/24;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3354]