Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, my colleague may very well have captured the real spirit and essence of where the sense of this House might be. I would be the first to agree that the Postal Service has been operating with a level of efficiency, a level of effectiveness, and has, indeed, been turning a profit, which is what we would like to see all businesses do. By no stretch of the imagination would I want to suggest that I or any of my colleagues would be seeking an increase, as a matter of fact, especially when we talk about not-for-profits who are hard-pressed and hard hurt, even especially when we are talking about some of our businesses and commercial interests that also must, in fact, thrive as well as survive. I agree with my colleague that setting the rates is a very complex matter. I would have been pleased to hear the dialogue, the discussion. I would have been pleased to hear from the Board of Governors if they were to make such a decision, or from the Rate Commission, their rationale for even making such a proposal.”