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James Traficant: “Martha Cherry, a letter carrier for 18 years, has been fired. The Postal Service said, ``Your stride is too short.'' If…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 1997
Martha Cherry, a letter carrier for 18 years, has been fired. The Postal Service said, ``Your stride is too short.'' If that is not enough to put a runner in your pantyhose, check this out. According to the Postal Service, they wrote in the report that the heels of your leading foot did not pass the toe of your trailing foot by more than 1 inch, thus it took you 10 minutes longer to deliver the mail. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Is this the KGB or the Postal Service? The truth is, these postal managers could not deliver their way out of a paper bag. I believe they do not even know their heads from their assets. I say the Congress should join with Martha Cherry and give her a hand in putting her 13-inch goose step right up their gestapo tactics. After all, I admit the Postal Service has a problem, but it is not Martha Cherry's footwork. I yield back the balance of all this chicanery.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the firing of a postal worker due to alleged issues with her walking stride.

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