Mr. Speaker, before I start on the content of this legislation, I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert), the sponsor of this legislation. I also thank Chairman Comer and Mr. Raskin for working together. Mr. Speaker, that is the only nice thing I am going to say because I am frustrated that we are here. We have the greatest country in the world, and we can't even figure out how to do ZIP Codes. This is something the post office should just do on their own. The fact that we have to do legislation to fix this is frustrating, but I do thank my friends because my friends have refused to let the bureaucracy sit here and stew, leaving these ridiculous conditions in place. They have come in and proposed a solution on a bipartisan basis. Particularly in my district in south Louisiana, the community of Montz, in St. Charles Parish, has a mess of a ZIP Code, so this actually ensures that they are going to have their own ZIP Code. Then, of course, the greatest university in the Nation--I will let it come to mind; that is right, LSU, and I hope you got it right-- Louisiana State University has a broken up, bifurcated ZIP Code system. This bill fixes that, as well. Again, I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert), Mr. Raskin, and Chairman Comer for working together. I thank them for fixing these issues. Mr. Speaker, I will say it again: Post offices should be able to do this on their own. I hate that we have to spend time in Congress doing this.…
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