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On the recordAugust 13, 2020
The postal service, an all-American institution. I heard you earlier talk about what it means in terms of connecting family. We're talking here about how it delivers medicine. And again, at the time of a pandemic, how necessary it is for us to have the mail so that the people don't have to choose between their health and their vote. They can vote absentee.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Nancy Pelosi emphasizes the importance of the postal service during the pandemic and its role in facilitating voting.

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