[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6360]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     POSTAL SERVICE PROTECTION ACT

  (Mr. DeFAZIO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DeFAZIO. The clock is ticking. Six days from today, an 
incompetent, ideological Board of Governors in the United States Postal 
Service intends to close thousands of post offices and processing 
centers, degrading service and denying access for millions of 
individual Americans, especially seniors, veterans, small business 
owners, and others. And what's the reaction of the Republican 
leadership in the House? Nothing. Silence.
  We were in session until 1 o'clock in the morning voting on imaginary 
amendments to a bill that's not going anywhere, but they can't bestir 
themselves to bring forward a bill to save this critical institution. 
The Senate has acted. Their bill is not perfect, but it's better than 
inaction in face of the wrecking crew that is governing our postal 
services.
  I urge my colleagues to support my bill, cosponsor my bill, H.R. 
3591, put the postal service on a sustainable path toward a 21st 
century postal service, modernized and self-sufficient. But inaction 
and indifference will destroy this critical institution.

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