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ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS'
PRESIDENT, FREDRIC ROLANDO, WHEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
RETURN TO WASHINGTON, THEY NEED TO UNDO THE FINANCIAL DAMAGE THAT
THEY'VE DONE TO THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE...
(ROLANDO):
"IT WAS
CONGRESS THAT CREATED THIS ARTIFICIAL CRISIS, BY IMPOSING A BURDEN ON
THE POSTAL SERVICE THAT NO OTHER PUBLIC-AGENCY OR PRIVATE-COMPANY IN
AMERICA FACES--THE OBLIGATION TO PRE-FUND FUTURE RETIREE-HEALTH
BENEFITS. AND, CONGRESS MADE THIS UNAFFORDABLE, BY REQUIRING THE
POSTAL SERVICE--WHICH DOESN'T RECEIVE A DIME OF TAXPAYER-MONEY--TO
PRE-FUND 75 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. THIS ARTIFICIAL
POLITICAL-CRISIS HAS FOCUSED MANAGEMENT'S ENTIRE ENERGY ON A DESPERATE
ATTEMPT TO PAY BILLS THAT NO-ONE ELSE HAS TO PAY. IT IS THIS
UNIQUE BURDEN THAT THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS RECENTLY 'DEFAULTED ON'.
BUT, IN FACT, CONGRESS CONTINUES TO DEFAULT ON ITS RESPONSIBILITIES, BY
REFUSING TO STEP UP AND DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE MESS THAT IT, AND IT ALONE,
CREATED--AND THAT IT, AND IT ALONE, CAN FIX. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
BILLS IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS DON'T DEAL WITH THE REAL PROBLEM--AND
WOULD ONLY MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE. BOTH HOUSES NEED TO START
OVER--AND GET RID OF THIS UNFAIR OBLIGATION, ONCE AND FOR ALL."
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