The Senate passed a bill that changes the name of the principal port of entry of the DR to honor the late politician, mayor of Santo Domingo and leader of the PRD, José Francisco Peña Gómez. The Senate earlier had modified an original bill to the effect to annex the name of the politician to the present Las Americas International Airport name. But when it was sent to the Chamber of Deputies, the later chose to totally change the name to that of Peña Gómez. The PRD is majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The passing of the bill is one of the first of the new Senate that has distinguished itself for not passing a single important bill. The bill received 17 favorable votes of a possible 30. The bill will now need to be promulgated by President Leonel Fernández and published prior to it becoming law.
