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On the recordAugust 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Democrat bill entitled Delivering for America Act. What an irresponsible and dishonest title. Democratic leadership must take the American people as fools. This bill attempts to deceive the American people by manufacturing a crisis that simply does not exist. This bill also distracts this body from actually doing something in this Chamber that matters, like condemning violent mobs terrorizing our communities, like helping hardworking families across this country in this unprecedented time of need. Madam Speaker, here are the facts: The United States Postal Service is a Blockbuster video in a Netflix world. Everyone knows it is a broken business model. It has failed its workers; it has failed its retirees; and it has failed the American taxpayers. Despite the need for long-term reform, the Postal Service currently has $15 billion in cash on hand and $10 billion more from the CARES Act. The independent Postal Service Board and the independent Postmaster General have repeatedly assured the American people that they can handle the increased volume in mail-in voting. Let's be clear. Today's vote is more political theater. It is another scene from the Democrats' one-act play titled Defeat President Trump at All Costs, even if it means peddling a deceitful narrative that undermines the American people's trust in the very institutions of our democratic Republic.…

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