[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20463]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     TRIBUTE TO THE POSTAL SERVICE

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, we know that what America 
wants is to have its Nation secured. We also realize that the heart of 
America is our people. That is why I want to pay tribute to the men and 
women of the U.S. Postal Service and offer my deepest sympathy for 
those we lost over the weekend. The Postal Service, who delivers mail 
through rain or shine or any other difficulty, are the working people 
of America.
  That is why I ask the U.S. Postal Service to give every single postal 
worker gloves and surgical masks as the science dictates, to provide 
free testing and free treatment and free drugs if necessary to treat 
them as it relates to the anthrax scare. These are difficult times and 
America needs to invest in its people. That is why I will vote ``no'' 
for this special interest economic stimulus package that stimulates no 
one but corporate America. And yes, I will vote to help postal workers, 
and I will vote to federalize the airline security system because what 
America wants is a secure Nation for the working people of America and 
all the people of America, not a special interest economic stimulus 
package that serves no absolute purpose.

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