Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, in closing, let me just ask all of my colleagues and all Americans to remember those postal workers and others still suffering from inhalation of anthrax. As I understand it, we still have a postal worker who is hospitalized. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them, their families friends and coworkers. Madam Speaker, I also want to thank the Postmaster General for agreeing to work with us as we try and get a handle on how to most effectively and safely carry out the work of our Postal Service. Again, I want to thank my ranking member, the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman) and the gentleman from Indiana (Chairman Burton), who have indicated that they will be working with the National Academy of Sciences and the Postal Service as they convene a conference with a panel of experts to discuss and evaluate how to respond to threats in the mail. The conference, being held all day tomorrow, will focus the expertise of the Nation's top scientists on the biological threats confronting the Postal Service.”