[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13260]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING BOBBY E. COLLINS

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2013

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
honor Mr. Bobby E. Collins, the newly appointed Postmaster for the 
Dallas Post Office. In this new position, Mr. Collins will oversee 
1,435 employees across 31 stations, managing more than 540,000 
deliveries throughout Dallas and its suburbs.
  Mr. Collins spent decades refining his career with the U.S. Postal 
Service, which dates as far back as 1980 when he started as a letter 
carrier in Houston, Texas. Throughout his career, Mr. Collins advanced 
quickly within the Postal Service. He served in a number of supervisory 
roles in various parts of the country such as Texas, Arizona, and 
Missouri. Today, after devoting 33 years of service to assist the 
Postal Service with its mission to reliably deliver mail to every 
corner of our Nation, Mr. Collins takes this new responsibility with 
much enthusiasm.
  The United States Postal Service is an important American institution 
that is fortunate to have such dedicated employees on board. Mr. 
Collins has demonstrated his unwavering commitment to the Postal 
Service and his fellow neighbors through decades of service and this 
new position will enable Mr. Collins to achieve even more.
  Mr. Speaker, as we work together to address the various issues that 
the Postal Service currently faces, it is important that we recognize 
the individuals working diligently behind the scenes to keep postal 
operations running smoothly. I am proud to congratulate Mr. Collins for 
achieving this milestone in his career, and I have every confidence 
that he will serve the Dallas area well as Postmaster.

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