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On the recordApril 18, 2023
Mr. Speaker, day in and day out, our dedicated letter carriers and postal workers deliver to America for America, but processing and delivering the mail should never leave these workers stranded, threatened, or at risk of losing their lives. However, that is what appears to have happened during a massive winter storm that hit Buffalo and western New York in December. After numerous personal accounts of unsafe conditions for postal employees, we are calling on the Office of Inspector General in coordination with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate. Weather emergencies happen, especially in Buffalo in the wintertime. We need a clear process to protect America's postal workers when they do. ____________________
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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