On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
I do need to correct a few things that the gentleman from Oregon just addressed. This is not--support or being against this bill is not an attack on the Postal Service. I mean, there is no one who has invested more time--I can promise you, when I came to Congress, fixing the Postal Service was not on my bucket list. And as we have invested time, and I see my good friend, Mr. Lynch, my good friend, Mr. Connolly, let me just tell you, we have invested days, if not weeks and months, to try to address this. But the gentleman from Oregon is just not correct. This particular bill, while it may be part of a solution, gives them no flexibility. It gives them no additional cash flow. They are still going to go out of business if we do not come together and get something worked out for all of us to make sure that, not only do we have a postal system that works, but one that is not a mere shadow of its former self. I will say this: I want to make sure that my postal unions and all of those that are watching very intently, you have made an impact on this Member from North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, they have let me know exactly how important this is. And yet, at the same time, I am afraid I cannot support this bill because it does not do what we need it to do, and that is, address the problem today. This just kicks the can down the road.…
