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Steve Lynch

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Stephen Francis Lynch is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 8th congressional district since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Lynch has focused on issues such as healthcare, labor rights, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for working families and has worked to secure funding for various projects in his district.

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Jun 14, 2011

I think we have 38,000 post offices in the United States today. How many do you think we really need?

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Jun 14, 2011

I have some concerns that the projections of savings, as in other cases, aren't quite what they--well, I think they are overstated, going to 5-day delivery.

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Jun 14, 2011

Change is painful. People hate change. I understand that.

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Jun 14, 2011

I worry about their benefits going away and what they worked for and what they were promised.

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Jun 14, 2011

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, I speak in favor of a measure that will be coming up shortly, offered by my friend Ms. DeLauro, which goes to a major weakness in the underlying bill. The core mission of the Commodity…

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Jun 3, 2011

I thank my friend for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. Madam Speaker, it's a sad irony that at the same time that we're committing our sons and daughters to an armed conflict in Libya in support of democracy and the rule of…

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May 31, 2011

When I came to Congress a few weeks later, there was anthrax in some of the Federal buildings.

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May 31, 2011

So a lot of those union representatives came up to the Hill to talk to Congress.

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May 31, 2011

I think it is disgraceful, I really do. I think we ought to treat our workers better, especially Federal workers.

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May 31, 2011

At the end of the day, I think they made a very courageous decision.

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May 31, 2011

I am, again, mystified how we all agree that Wall Street caused this problem...

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May 11, 2011

I agree with the chairman's suggestion that we need systemic change, there is no doubt about that.

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