The Senate approved the bill on August 4 and Obama signed it until law two weeks later. "Through all of Geraldine’s many successes in life, the Queens residents she represented remember her as their Congressmember – a tenacious fighter who never backed down when it came time to stand up for them and their interests. She never forgot where she came from, and they have never forgotten her ... Like another pillar of the federal government, the U.S. Postal Service, Geraldine Ferraro consistently delivered for the people she so faithfully and effectively served, making this tribute entirely appropriate." Full Article at The Queens Courier