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Congress votes to rename post office for former Minnesota Rep Jim Ramstad
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A bill was introduced Dec. 7 in Congress to rename the Wayzata Post Office for the late Minnesota Congressman Jim Ramstad.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Dean Phillips introduced the legislation for the renaming in honor of Ramstad, who served Minnesotaâs 3rd Congressional District for nine terms beginning in 1991. The Republican lawmaker retired from Congress in 2009. Prior to that, he served 10 years as a member of the Minnesota Senate.
Ramstad died Nov. 5 at his home in Wayzata. He was 74 and had Parkinsonâs disease.
Ramstad was known for his work as a legislative advocate for mental health issues and people in recovery after his own battle with alcoholism. He was a lead sponsor of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which was passed in 2008 after 12 years of advocacy and was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The legislation requires insurance companies to pay equally for mental and physical health benefits, incl