[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8636]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               REPLACE POSTMASTER GENERAL PATRICK DONAHOE

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, in the past year, the United States Postal 
Service has attempted to close thousands of its facilities across the 
Nation. Though many, including the mail processing facility in Buffalo, 
have been spared, the process gives me no confidence that the current 
postal leadership should lead this organization during this challenging 
time.
  Regarding the proposed closures, postal executives discourage public 
engagement, refuse to provide information on how they reach their often 
contradictory conclusions, and dismiss the idea that they were 
accountable to this body or to the public. That is why I'm calling on 
the Postal Board of Governors to proceed with immediate action to 
replace Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe.
  Mr. Speaker, I don't take this action lightly, but I believe that we 
are left with no choice. We must protect the institution of the Postal 
Service and the people and businesses it serves.

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