The U.S. Postal Service has experienced the largest drop-off in mail volume in its 234-year history.

To this date, it is still very disappointing that the Democrats have chosen not to bring up this bill to the floor with such broad bipartisan support.

Thank you Madam Chairwoman and Ranking Member McClintock for holding this hearing on H.R. 2265, The Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009.

I do appreciate it, and I appreciate the work that you've put into this effort.

I, like most people in this country, am in favor of preserving traditional marriage.

I would like to ask unanimous consent to offer two documents for the record.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for holding this hearing today.

Today we will revisit some of those issues discussed in those hearings to see what sort of progress has been made.

I know the challenge, but we need a little bit more than Homer Simpson to get us out of the challenges we are facing.

What happens if it does pass? What happens if it doesn't pass? We have to deal with both realities.

Thank you, Chairman Lynch, for holding this important hearing on 'Protecting the Protectors: An Assessment of Frontline Federal Workers in Response to the Swine Flu (H1N1) Outbreak.'