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On the recordJanuary 27, 2009
It is absolutely unacceptable for you to come to Congress and say that you need relief from financial obligations, and then we hear from the GAO and from the Commission, from our own experience, that you are going backwards when it comes to transparency.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins criticizes the Postal Service for lacking transparency while seeking financial relief.

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