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Postmaster General joins President Bush for signing of new postal legislation into law.
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INTRO:
Today the U.S. Postal Service will deliver more than 900 million pieces of mail, making it the busiest delivery day of the year. Congress and President Bush also have been busy, creating and signing into law a bill that will allow the Postal Service to be more competitive in the market place while providing more predictable price increases for its consumers. Postmaster General John Potter joined the President today for the bill signing ceremony in Washington.
POTTER SOUNDBITE:
THIS NEW LAW IS ALL ABOUT THE FUTURE. WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT DECADE RIGHT NOW. TODAY, THE POSTAL SERVICE IS OPERATING IN THE BLACK. PRODUCTIVITY IS HIGH. OUR SERVICE AND CUSTOMER SATSIFACTION SCORES ARE AT RECORD LEVELS. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD ON THIS SOLID FOUNDATION AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR PERFORMANCE WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
CLOSE:
The Postal Service is the only company that delivers to every residential and business address in America, handling more than 213 billion pieces of mail every year.