[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 17, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E396]
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  HONORING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE NEVADA-SIERRA PERFORMANCE 
                                CLUSTER

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 17, 2004

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the dedication, hard 
work, and superior productivity achieved by Nevada's postal employees. 
Recently the Nevada-Sierra Performance Cluster was ranked as the number 
one cluster in the country in Overnight Delivery.
  The United States Postal Service (USPS) is comprised of 79 
Performance Clusters that are grouped into 9 geographical areas. The 
Nevada-Sierra Performance Cluster is part of the Pacific area and is 
serviced by two plants in Nevada, one in Las Vegas and one in Reno. 
These two plants process and distribute incoming mail to postal 
facilities throughout Nevada. Currently 96.7 percent of all Overnight 
Delivery mail in Nevada is delivered on time, ranking the Nevada-Sierra 
cluster number one in the country. In addition, as measured by the 
national USPS Breakthrough Productivity Index, the Nevada-Sierra 
Performance cluster ranks number 2 in the Nation in overall 
productivity.
  These honors pay tribute to the work of the 5,217 career employees 
working for the United States Postal Service in Nevada. The 
productivity of Nevada's postal employees benefits all Nevadans who 
utilize the United States Postal Service. Each day the employees of the 
Postal Service reach millions of Nevadans through their work delivering 
the mail.
  I am proud to join with all Nevadans in honoring the employees of the 
USPS Nevada-Sierra Postal Cluster. I wish them continued success and 
thank them for their fine work.

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