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On the recordApril 24, 2012
the difference is you are going to pay $25,000 to people to retire. The Postmaster General has already said he needs to have 120,000 fewer employees. That will grow over a period of time. We are setting a precedent with the buyout, one. We are setting a precedent that has never before been done in the Federal Government. No. 2, and probably more important, is the fact that---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time is expired.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Apr 24, 2012

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