Political Quotes

“we're honoring workers today, and it's appropriate, among those workers, that we single out letter carriers. As a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I'm pleased to join my colleagues in support of H. Res. 49, which seeks to commemorate our Nation's postal carriers for their dedication and hard work. By consistently delivering the mail in a timely and congenial fashion for over hundreds of years, mail carriers have become an irreplaceable component, not only to the economy of America, but to the culture and livelihood of our country. I believe we have a tendency to forget how important the every day service is. Yet, if we were to go 1 day without the United States Postal Service, over 2,300 pieces of mail per carrier would go undelivered. It is our mail carriers who help preserve the concept of universal service that is so integral to the work of the United States Postal Service. I reserve the balance of my time.”