Jan 26, 2021
Maybe Fred Korematsu Needs a Post Office
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Maybe Fred Korematsu Needs a Post Office
...we are very much on the same page with continuing to do the work on getting Andrew Jackson’s name removed. We are working with internal contacts on that and will keep you in the loop whenever there’s additional progress. As you noted, this is a very unique situation of naming/renaming a post office. We learned in this process last year that it’s against the law to “rename” a post office if it has already been named by Congress previously – we were able to get around that because, in this situation, it was President Johnson who designated the Rolando Post Office as the Andrew Jackson Post Office. I am hopeful, in the same regard, that we may be able to find additional loopholes to ultimately get Andrew Jackson’s name removed from the exterior of the newly named Susan A. Davis Post Office.
Amy Kuhn, Chief of Staff, Rep. Sara Jacobs, June 13, 2023
Regarding the naming – we have been in close contact with the USPS about the process for removing Andrew Jackson’s name from the building, and have done additional outreach to the White House and the Postmaster General himself. We, as employees of the legislative branch, aren’t permitted to be involved in the removal itself, but we have contacted the Postal Service a number of times and continue to do so regarding next steps.
-Amy Kuhn, Chief of Staff, Rep. Sara Jacobs, July 12, 2023
The post office was previously named for President Andrew Jackson, whose treatment of Indigenous people was some of the most brutal in U.S.
No paywall.
Andrew Jackson's name is still on the building and five times the size of Susan Davis' plaque. The website is still not updated either. This is good progress, though.
We renamed a post office together
Mr. Speaker, I also rise in support of legislation, H.R. 9308, honoring a legendary leader in Congress, Susan Davis, my dear colleague from San Diego. Susan Davis began her career in public service in her beloved San Diego: First in social work, then on the historic school board, then the State Assembly; and now, the Armed Services Committee, Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker, I urge a strong bipartisan ‘‘yes’’ for this bill honoring Susan Davis.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi on H.R. 9308
Congressional Record, November 29, 2022 - Issue: Vol. 168, No. 183 — Daily Edition, p38
November 29, 2022 - Issue: Vol. 168, No. 183 — Daily Edition
I like the part where Steny Hoyer says: “In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it. “