[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             POSTAL REFORM

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind this House of the 
far-reaching impact that proposed postal facility closures would have. 
In my Buffalo community, closing the William Street mail processing 
facility would affect 700 jobs. Closures would also adversely impact 
our printing and mailing industry, in addition to nonprofit agencies in 
local municipalities who rely on regular mail service.
  Last week, the Senate took the first step in postal reform by passing 
legislation that would prevent the large-scale closure of postal 
facilities by requiring the postal service to maintain overnight 
delivery for at least 3 years.
  Mr. Speaker, though the Senate bill is not perfect, we must bring it 
to the floor immediately in order to achieve real reform. This bill is 
our best path forward.

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