Bob Franks: “did you know that it is a crime to use Federal Express or UPS to send most of your mail. That is right, a regulation…”

“did you know that it is a crime to use Federal Express or UPS to send most of your mail. That is right, a regulation adopted by the U.S. Postal Service makes it unlawful to send anything but what they deem urgent material via Federal Express or any other express carrier. In fact, an Atlanta corporation was recently fined $30,000 for using someone other than the Postal Service. Free market principles are turned on their ear when consumers can't choose a private carrier without fear of a stiff penalty from a quasi- Government agency with police powers. If an individual or business is willing to pay much more than the price of a 29-cent stamp, that's their business, not the business of the Postal Service. Mr. Speaker, this regulation is just plain crazy, and I urge my colleagues to join me in repealing it.”