[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9917]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 THE IMPORTANCE OF 6-DAY MAIL DELIVERY

  (Mr. SIRES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the United States 
Postal Service 6-day mail delivery.
  The most recent proposal offered by the Republican leadership to pay 
for the highway trust fund by reducing mail service is unprecedented 
and irresponsible. The elimination of 6-day mail delivery would have a 
negative effect on the Postal Service and could result in the loss of 
up to 80,000 jobs.
  For decades, the Postal Service has sustained and created American 
jobs in every corner of the country. Eliminating 6-day delivery service 
would not only slow the delivery of mail and harm small businesses 
across America, but it will impose a hardship on the elderly and rural 
citizens who rely most on mail delivery for medical prescriptions and 
critical correspondence.
  The Republican leadership's proposal to eliminate 6-day mail service 
will take 10 years to generate enough money to fund the highway 
spending for just 1 year.
  Proposals like these are illogical, short-term fixes for serious 
problems facing our Nation's transportation infrastructure. Come on, 
guys. Put on your thinking caps, and come up with a better proposal for 
America.

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