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Joe Lieberman: very briefly, I join my colleague in saying that if this point of order by our friend from Alabama is sustained and this…

On the recordApril 24, 2012
very briefly, I join my colleague in saying that if this point of order by our friend from Alabama is sustained and this bipartisan bill therefore is not able to be brought up, the effect will be that the Postal Service will continue to run ever-greater losses to a point where they, in fact, will have to turn to the Treasury, which they are not doing now, to bail them out. This is a responsible answer to a problem and a bipartisan one. I urge my colleagues to vote to support the motion to waive the Senator's point of order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut
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Apr 24, 2012

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