PLAINS, Ga. — A bill renaming the Plains, Ga. post office after the city’s most famed and beloved residents passed the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. It is now on the way to President Joe Biden’s desk for him to sign into law.
The legislation was a push to rename the post office in Plains after former President Jimmy Carter and the late First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
“Renaming the post office in Plains, Georgia, in honor of President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter is a tribute to their lifelong service,” Sen. Jon Ossoff said in a statement. “The Carters have left an indelible mark on our nation and the world. A Post Office named in their honor of Plains is a small but fitting tribute to their legacy.”
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Ossoff and U.S. Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock introduced the bill in the Senate, while Congressman Sanford Bishop introduced it in the U.S. House alongside the entire Georgia congressional delegation.
“Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter led exemplary lives while serving Georgians and our nation and were fiercely committed to uplifting the lives of all Americans,” Warnock said. ”Renaming the Plains post office after both of these Georgia icons is a small nod to their triumphant legacy in the Peach State.”
The bill passed in the House back in late November.
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“President Jimmy Carter and the late First Lady Rosalynn Carter dedicated their lives in service to their community, their country, and the world. From the Plains Peanut Festival to the Governor’s Mansion, to the White House – and to communities around the globe – they remained grounded and humble, and Plains always remained home in their hearts,” Bishop said previously. “That is why I am proud to be the lead sponsor of H.R. 9600. Designating the Plains postal facility as the ‘Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office’ would be a small, but meaningful gesture to honor and thank two dedicated servant leaders who spent their lives working to improve the lives of others.”
Going forward, should Biden sign the bill into law, the U.S. Post Office on Main Street in Plains would be called the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office.
“Plains holds a special place in the heart of President Carter as the place he and First Lady Rosalynn Carter called home for most of their lives, so it is especially fitting to name the Post Office in their honor,” Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center, said in a previous statement. “We appreciate the Senators and House members from Georgia who introduced this legislation as a tribute to the Carters’ legacy in their hometown.”
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