Washington, May 20 -- Representative Young Kim issued the following press release:

Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability passed H.R. 3350, legislation introduced by Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) to rename the Tustin Post Office after the late Mayor Ursula Ellen Kennedy.

Rep. Kim's bill would designate the U.S. Post Office at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin, California, as the "Ursula Ellen Kennedy Post Office Building." This honors Ursula Kennedy's historic achievements as the first woman elected to the Tustin City Council and the first woman to serve as Mayor of Tustin.

"At a time when few women served in public office, Ursula Kennedy earned the respect of the Tustin community through her intelligence, integrity, and unwav...