Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this long-elusive, bipartisan legislation that has been years in the making. Congratulations to Chairwoman Maloney on her Herculean effort, along with Mr. Comer. In the past 2 years, postal workers faced historic public health challenges to heroically provide a lifeline for all Americans. Just as they always deliver for us, this reform bill will deliver long-overdue reforms to allow our Postal Service to thrive. No other entity, public or private, is required to prefund retiree health benefits for all its employees decades into the future. Only the Postal Service faces that fiscally untenable mandate, and this legislation eradicates that burden. This reform also codifies 6-day mail delivery, which I am proud to have long fought for as an appropriator. This consensus bill increases transparency; allows other services to be offered to its customers; and expands special rates for newspapers, to help these vital community watchdogs thrive. These are all commonsense reforms. As we build on it, the next steps should require that Members be able to conduct oversight at postal facilities without prior notice and allow designation of single ZIP Codes for cities like Hollywood and Cooper City, Florida, in my district, where assigned ZIP Codes overlap jurisdictions. Madam Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on this critical legislation to help the Postal Service better serve the American people.”