"As long as we're dependent on those fossil fuels, we're dependent on the Middle East. If we are not victims, we're certainly captives."

"Americans have an expectation that the Postal Service will abide by its well-known, although unofficial, motto - a commitment to deliver."

"Now that this legislation has passed the House, I look forward to the vote in the Senate that will bring us to Conference, where we can resolve any outstanding issues and make this postal reform reality - for the Postal Service and for all Americans."

"Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less personal."