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On the recordSeptember 5, 2011
He says that the Postal Service is on the brink of default, a year from now will not be able to meet its payroll and carry out its operations.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins highlights the urgency of the Postal Service's financial crisis.

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