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Gary Peters: “It makes no sense. And yet it put this incredible financial burden on the Postal Service and it needed to be fixed.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2022
It makes no sense. And yet it put this incredible financial burden on the Postal Service and it needed to be fixed.
Said by
Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the financial burden placed on the Postal Service due to pension pre-funding requirements.

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