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On the recordJanuary 27, 2009
The 78 or 80 percent of costs that are represented by personnel, I am not going to ask how that compares with other service industries, but let me just ask: Is that a stable number?
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware
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Editor's note · Context

Senator Carper inquires about the stability of personnel cost percentages in the Postal Service.

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