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Lobbying republicans before the 2006 vote. it hasn't lobbied since. fed ex is considered a heavy hitter on capitol hill. it spent more than $645,000 on republicans just last year. >> and you know, ed, the bill you cite, bad enough this prepayment thing. but it also proscribes the postal service from getting into any kind of other line of business. >> limit their business. yep. they limit the scope of what they can do to operationally compete. >> that's right. >> and you know who it's going to hurt, congressman, you know this, i know this, tell our audience. it's small businesses in rural ameri...

Delivery and cut jobs. >> i think the american people look at the post office as something they don't use very much, but would like to have it still around. >> really? they don't use it very much. darrell issa acts like the postal service is just a luxury and always has been. americans depend on the postal service to deliver things like medicine, absentee ballots, fed ex and ups. they couldn't get into some of these neighborhoods hit hard by hurricane sandy. u.s. letter carriers delivered. but republicans think the postal service should do even more. >> like any business, ups, fed ex, the post...

Lives in a different world. he is the leading republican in charge to end saturday mail delivery and cut jobs. >> i think the american people look at the post office as something they don't use very much, but would like to have it still around. >> really? they don't use it very much. darrell issa acts like the postal service is just a luxury and always has been. americans depend on the postal service to deliver things like medicine, absentee ballots, fed ex and ups. they couldn't get into some of these neighborhoods hit hard by hurricane sandy. u.s. letter carriers delivered. but republicans t...

That they lost, 11.1 billion is attribute to this onerous prepayment provision. >> that of course is $11 billion that they can't use to be competitive with the private sector. >> that's right. >> to service rural areas in the country and upgrade their infrastructure. and there is some serious money involved in this decision. ups spent more than $123,000 lobbying republicans before the 2006 vote. it hasn't lobbied since. fedex is considered a heavy hitter on capitol hill. it spent more than $645,000 on republicans just last year. >> and you know, ed, the bill you cite, bad enough this prepaymen...

Delivery and cut jobs. >> i think the american people look at the post office as something they don't use very much, but would like to have it still around. >> really? they don't use it very much. darrell issa acts like the postal service is just a luxury and always has been. americans depend on the postal service to deliver things like medicine, absentee ballots, fed ex and ups. they couldn't get into some of these neighborhoods hit hard by hurricane sandy. u.s. letter carriers delivered. but republicans think the postal service should do even more. >> like any business, ups, fed ex, the post...