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On the recordMarch 17, 2010
The Postal Service, as the chairman has pointed out, is one of our oldest institutions. It is the lynchpin of a $900 billion mailing industry that employs close to 9 million people.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins highlights the Postal Service's importance to the economy and employment.

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