On the recordApril 25, 2012
I thank the Chair. I rise in support of this amendment, offered on behalf of myself and my colleagues, Senators Snowe, Stabenow, and Shaheen. We are very concerned that the Postal Service has not looked carefully enough at the impact some of its decisions might have on small businesses that rely on their operations. So all this amendment says--and I understand there is no opposition, so we might be able to take it by voice vote--is that included in the studies the Postal Service is going to do to analyze their way forward, they must consider the impact on small businesses they serve. As you know, in some areas, particularly rural areas, this is an arm of the small business, and we can't have that arm chopped off. So that is the amendment. I don't believe there is any opposition, and if the managers would accept this by voice vote, we could save some time.
