U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

Member: Finance, Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees

 

2300 15th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

 

 

For Immediate Release

March 7, 2007

CONTACT:    Cody Wertz – Comm. Director
303-455-5999


  UPDATE: President Bush Signs Salazar Bill Naming Vail Post Office after President Gerald R. Ford

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, President Bush signed into law H.R. 49, a bill to rename the U.S. Post Office in Vail, Colorado after the late President Gerald R. Ford. The proposal is identical to one introduced earlier this year by United States Senator Ken Salazar after President Ford passed away late last year at the age of 93.

“When Gerald Ford made Colorado his home, he honored our state by sharing his wisdom and experience,” said Senator Salazar. “I am pleased that President Bush signed this small but fitting tribute to a President whose service helped our Nation heal.”

In January 2007, Senators Salazar, along with Senator Wayne Allard, introduced S. 194, to rename the Vail Post Office as the “Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Post Office Building.” It is identical to H.R. 49.

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