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Rep. Arrington: USPS Manufactured Crisis is "Intellectually Dishonest and Predatory"
Washington,
August 22, 2020
“Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Democrat bill entitled, “Delivering for America Act.” What an irresponsible and dishonest title. Democrat Leadership must take the American people as fools. “This bill attempts to deceive the American people by manufacturing a crisis that simply does not exist. This bill also distracts this body from actually doing something in this Chamber that matters – like condemning violent mobs terrorizing our communities, like helping hardworking families in this unprecedented time of need. “Here are the facts Madam Speaker: The United States Postal Service is a Blockbuster video in a Netflix world – everyone knows it’s a broken business model and it’s failed its workers, it’s failed its retirees, and it’s failed the American taxpayers. And despite the need for long-term reform, the Postal Service currently has nearly 15 billion dollars in cash-on-hand, and another 10 billion more from the CARES Act. The independent Postal Service board and the independent Postmaster General have repeatedly assured the American people that they can handle the increase volume from mail-in voting. “Let’s be clear: today’s vote is more political theatre. Another scene from the Democrats’ one-act play, entitled “Defeat President Trump At All Costs” Even if it means peddling a deceitful narrative that undermines the American people’s trust in the very institutions of our democratic republic. To say the Postal Service is all of a sudden incapacitated, unable to provide a secure mail-in process is not only intellectually dishonest, it’s downright predatory. Democrats who falsely call into question the security of our elections to justify a 25 billion dollar bail-out is a scam and a political pay-off to their government union bosses. “I urge my Democratic colleagues: stand up to your Leadership, stop this shameful charade, and see the grave danger in manipulating the American people to score cheap political points. Let’s get back to work, Madam Speaker. I yield back.” |