[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THREE IMPORTANT BILLS

  (Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share my support 
of three important bills that were considered by the House on 
Wednesday: H.R. 4044, the Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act; 
H.R. 4031, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act; and H.R. 2382, 
the USPS Fairness Act.
  Regrettably, I was unable to cast my votes for this legislation, but 
had I been able to, I would have voted to pass all three.
  I had the pleasure to support Mr. Malinowski's and Mr. Joyce's bills 
in the full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup and 
would have gladly voted for them on the House floor as well.
  I am particularly disappointed to have missed the vote on the USPS 
Fairness Act, offered by Chairman DeFazio, which I cosponsored. 
Importantly, it would repeal the 2006 mandate that the U.S. Postal 
Service prefund future retiree health benefits.
  My mom has had a long civil service career at the U.S. Post Office, 
and so the issue really hits home for me.
  No other industry is so unfairly burdened with prefunding benefits in 
this way, and this bill would help stem the financial losses faced by 
the USPS. What is more, it would have no effect on the Federal budget.
  This legislation is not the end of the discussion for how we protect 
this vital industry and its workers; it is merely the beginning.

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