[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR POSTAL WORKERS

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, day in and day out, our 
dedicated letter carriers and postal workers deliver to America for 
America, but processing and delivering the mail should never leave 
these workers stranded, threatened, or at risk of losing their lives.
  However, that is what appears to have happened during a massive 
winter storm that hit Buffalo and western New York in December. After 
numerous personal accounts of unsafe conditions for postal employees, 
we are calling on the Office of Inspector General in coordination with 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate.
  Weather emergencies happen, especially in Buffalo in the wintertime. 
We need a clear process to protect America's postal workers when they 
do.

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