[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 110 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CLOSURE OF QUARTZ HILL POST OFFICE

  (Mr. WHITESIDES asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WHITESIDES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sound the alarm on the 
impending closure of the Quartz Hill Post Office and who knows how many 
other contract postal units across the country.
  On June 1, Stan Boylan, a veteran and the owner of the Quartz Hill 
Post Office, received a written termination notice informing him that 
his post office was scheduled to close.
  My family loves the Quartz Hill Post Office. My wife was devastated 
to hear this news. We are not alone. It has been a staple of our 
community for over 70 years and services tens of thousands of my 
constituents.
  I say we do not know the scale of closures because, even after I 
submitted an inquiry to the Acting Postmaster General, we have not yet 
been given a straight answer. What we do know is that the White House 
has been trying to absorb this historically independent agency and has 
given DOGE the green light to cut USPS staff and gut services.
  Let me be clear. The United States Postal Service does not use 
taxpayers dollars for operating costs. Reducing post office locations 
will lead to slower service, longer wait times, and delays in receiving 
packages, medications, and other necessary deliveries.
  I urge the Postmaster General to reverse the decision to terminate 
the Quartz Hill Post Office contract.

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