[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         VERMONT POSTAL SERVICE

  (Mr. WELCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, the Postal Service is a mess. Today, we are 
about to take up a reform proposal that is long overdue.
  Mail delivery in rural Vermont is critical for all our rural 
communities. For our seniors who rely on getting their checks and 
getting their prescriptions, and for Vermont businesses, from local 
papers that provide news in our country stores, it is crucial.
  Mismanagement, underfunding, labor shortages have really created a 
crisis. Last January, my office received eight complaints. This 
January, it was 69 complaints. And some Vermonters are going over a 
week without getting any mail delivery. Our folks are going paycheck to 
paycheck and not getting their paycheck.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill will finally get the United States Postal 
Service on track for our rural communities and all Americans. It is 
overdue, and that is why I hope all of us will support passage today.

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