Statement by the Press Secretary: President Signs H.R. 1124, H.R. 2467, H.R. 2587, H.R. 2654, H.R. 2765, H.R. 2778, H.R. 2825, H.R. 3052, and H.R. 3106

On Wednesday, October 24, 2007, the President signed into law:

H.R. 1124, which reauthorizes for 5 years, through FY 2012, two programs that provide tuition assistance for District of Columbia students to attend institutions of higher education outside the District; and requires that any student receiving such assistance be from a family with a taxable annual income of less than $1 million;

H.R. 2467, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building;

H.R. 2587, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Memphis, Tennessee, as the Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office Building;

H.R. 2654, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Woonsocket, South Dakota, as the Eleanor McGovern Post Office Building;

H.R. 2765, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, as the Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas Post Office;

H.R. 2778, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in New Rochelle, New York, as the Robert Merrill Postal Station;

H.R. 2825, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Princeton, Illinois, as the Owen Lovejoy Princeton Post Office Building;

H.R. 3052, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Cambridge, Ohio, as the John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Post Office Building; and

H.R. 3106, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Ferdinand, Indiana, as the Staff Sergeant David L. Nord Post Office.