Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office

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Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 9600) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, as the ``Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office''.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 9600

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. JIMMY AND ROSALYNN CARTER POST OFFICE.

(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the ``Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office''.

(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 ``Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office''.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill which would rename a post office in Plains, Georgia, for Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

Jimmy Carter married Rosalynn Carter in 1946. Jimmy Carter served as the Governor of Georgia until 1974 before serving as President of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

During their time in the White House, Mrs. Carter worked tirelessly to assist refugees escaping Cambodia's genocide and was a strong proponent for mental health.

I might add, Mr. Speaker, I may not have agreed with all of President Carter's policies. From a historical standpoint, I was a very young boy when he was President. I have always been a fan of the Carter family, their great Christianity and their great support for Habitat for Humanity, and I believe that President Carter will go down in history as one of the greatest former Presidents in the United States of America.

Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill to designate a post office for Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, two people who lived a purpose-driven life that is a model for Americans. They have done a lot for the community of Plains, Georgia, as well as all across America and the world for that matter.

Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

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