[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 24050-24051]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  POSTAL WORKERS PROVE DETERMINATION TO GET JOB DONE IS SECOND TO NONE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Hill) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, ``Neither snow, nor rain, no heat, nor gloom 
of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their 
appointed rounds.''
  These words ring truer now than ever before. In recent weeks, our 
country's postal workers have once again proven that their 
determination to get the job done is second to none.
  Thankfully, the anthrax scare that recently gripped the Nation has 
subsided. This does not mean that we should be less diligent when it 
comes to looking for lessons to draw from these acts of terrorism. Even 
now, it is clear that commerce in this country is inextricably linked 
to confidence in our mail system. Maintaining confidence in the system 
requires that we

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do whatever is necessary to ensure the mail's safety.
  I was reminded of this a few weeks ago as I toured postal facilities 
in southern Indiana. Simply, I got an earful. Foremost in the minds of 
these dedicated Hoosiers was the question of when would the mail 
facilities receive the help needed to purchase and install anti-
biological irradiation equipment.
  I hope the answer to that particular question is sooner rather than 
later. The Postal Service needs our help. In the meantime, I have no 
doubt that Postal Service employees will continue to brave the elements 
and the unknown and deliver the mail.

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