ms. tester. -- hester. >> i would like to take you back to two years ago when the stimulus was introduced. there was a construction site, 42% unemployment in the construction industry. we needed help. right now today, and has helped some products move forward. not a lot of projects have taken the fee deferral. there is -- [unintelligible] to produce a unit which is a tremendous fee. if you were to take the fees deferred and you would pay much more interested -- much more interest on the fees deferred. the city is not losing money on deferral. it stimulates the economy. get back to work on producing housing. the stance today has become punitive. when you go to provide include generic on-site units, you have to provide them in different floors and you have to provide equal size to the other units, there is a debate about parking. if you have units that you are selling without parking, you have to in some cases deducted is on the ground $20,000 of -- of the sales price for parking. the net loss is huge. i think the fee deferral is helping some projects move forward and should be continued fo

ms. tester. -- hester. >> i would like to take you back to two years ago when the stimulus was introduced there was a construction site, 42% unemployment in the construction industry. we needed help. right now today, and has helped some products move forward. not a o

ms. tester. -- hester. >> i would like to take you back to two years ago when the stimulus was introduced there was a construction site, 42% unemployment in the construction industry. we needed help. right now today, and has helped some products move forward. not a lot of projects have taken the fee deferral. there is -- [unintelligible] to produce a unit which is a tremendous fee. if you were to take the fees deferred and you would pay much more interested -- much more interest on the fees deferred. the city is not losing money on deferral. it stimulates the economy. get back to work on producing housing.

ms. collins: mr. president i too, support the amendment offered by senator tester and senator levin. it simply makes clear that the postal regulatory commission may review an appeal of a post office closure if it violates either the overnight delivery service standard or the retail service standard that are created by our bill. so i urge support for the amendment. the presiding officer: question is on amendment 2056, as modified. the senator from connecticut. mr. lieberman: mr. president i ask -- i move the raiment and ask for a voice vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed? the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the amendment as modified, is agreed to. mr. lieberman: mr. president move for reconsideration and lay that motion on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coburn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. coburn: i call up amendment 2060. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the senate will be in order. the clerk: mr. coburn proposes ame