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On the recordSeptember 5, 2011
the discussion we have here today will jump-start the process of developing a bipartisan, bicameral consensus around the reforms necessary to restructure the Postal Service's finances.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper hopes the hearing will initiate bipartisan reforms for the Postal Service.

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