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On the recordMay 20, 2015
One of the things we have to do it seems to me in Congress if we're going to unlock some capital is to get rid of the onerous prepayment burden that Congress back in 2006 put on the Postal Service.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Welch calls for Congress to eliminate the financial burdens on the Postal Service.

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