Diane Watson: “I am proud to be one of the 47 cosponsors of this resolution honoring our Nation's postal workers. I would like to thank…”

“I am proud to be one of the 47 cosponsors of this resolution honoring our Nation's postal workers. I would like to thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) for drafting this resolution, as well as the gentleman from New York (Mr. McHugh) for his support. I grew up in the post office. My mother worked for the Postal Service in Los Angeles at the Old Terminal Annex for 3 decades. And as a working parent, one could say that she raised my sisters, my brother and myself there. I myself worked there for seven Christmas seasons, sorting the Christmas mail. My mother worked hard for the post office, as do all the other postal workers who each day labor to keep millions of letters, checks, cards, packages, and even bills moving around our country. These hard-working Americans provide a vital link for each and every community across our country, across our world, no matter how remote. One irony of the Information Age is that it has made us more dependent on the mail.”