"So have we not met the standard of the Constitution?"
"I urge my colleagues to accept this amendment and I yield back the balance."
"the withdraw of machines clearly would have an impact on volume of mail being sorted and thus, ultimately, delivered?"
"When the mail doesn't arrive on time, it may well mean the difference between an open or shuttered business."
"Simply put, missing service standards hurts those who rely on the Postal Service and is ultimately a death sentence for the struggling agency."
"When you shut down 30 percent of sorting machines in one state, it really affects all of our workers."
"When mail doesn't arrive on time, it may very well stand in the way of my constituents having food to eat."
"The Postal Service serves every household and business across this Nation every day, or at least it is supposed to."
"Thank you for your leadership on this issue, and hopefully we can all work together to bring that bill, which passed out of our committee on a bipartisan basis, to the floor soon."
"Let's be clear: This issue comes from the top down at the United States Postal Service."
"According to Pew Research, 91 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the Postal Service, making it the most beloved and popular Federal agency."