Max Baucus: “Simply, Mr. President, this is already in the law. A person may already appeal a decision to close a post office. The…”

“Simply, Mr. President, this is already in the law. A person may already appeal a decision to close a post office. The Commission then decides whether that is reviewable. We are not changing that. That is in the law today. Any person can appeal the decision made by the Postal Service to close a post office. That is in the law today. We are saying, at least give the community notice that they are going to close. If that is done, then fewer people are going to appeal. That is all this is. I just urge Senators to vote for something which is just common sense and reasonable. It is not going to be an excessive burden on the Postal Service. It is just asking for people up front to have an opportunity to be in on the process.”