Mr. President, I thank all our colleagues. We have made good bipartisan progress on a bipartisan bill that I think will go a long way toward solving the current crisis situation in our U.S. Postal Service. We have several amendments remaining, approximately nine rollcall votes--hopefully fewer as this goes on--and a number of other amendments that we hope will be considered by a voice vote and perhaps even, in the wisdom of the sponsor, withdrawn. At least I look at the occupant of the chair, and I know he is a man who is very wise, and I thank him. Mr. President, in the normal order, Senator Manchin of West Virginia is next up. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia is recognized. Amendment No. 2079
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