Rep. Foster Introduces Bill Designating Ronald Reagan Post Office Building

Bipartisan Legislation to Honor Hometown Hero

Washington, DC – May 13, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Rep. Bill Foster (IL-14) introduced H.R. 5278, legislation to designate a Dixon post office as the Ronald W. Reagan Post Office.

“As the Congressman for the 14th District, I represent Tampico and Dixon – the birthplace and boyhood home of President Reagan,” said Foster.  “With the centennial of Reagan’s birth quickly approaching, now is the perfect time to name his hometown post office after him as a tribute to his achievements and memory.”

The bill would designate the facility of the United States Postal Service, located at 405 West Second Street in Dixon, Illinois as the “President Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building.”

The bill has been co-sponsored by a coalition of 41 Republicans and Democrats from across the political spectrum, including the entire Illinois Congressional delegation; Minority Whip Eric Cantor; and Representatives Michelle Bachmann, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Ron Paul, Walt Minnick, Jeff Flake, Jim Costa, and Dana Rohrabacher, among others.

“This is an example of where being the second most centrist Member of Congress can make it easy for me to gather co-sponsors from my friends on both sides of the aisle,” said Foster.

Foster was recently named the second most centrist Member of Congress by the 2009 Congressional Vote Rankings issue of National Journal.  To learn more, visit http://foster.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=173767 .