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40. Everything goes to the "special handling facility" in MD. 7 days isn't out of line.

Reply to JustFiveMoreMinutes (Reply #15)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:07 PM

Apr 2013

People who "know" someone who works on the Hill get around that whole business by sending stuff to their home address. It's not terribly "legal" but people do it all the time, if you need to get paperwork to someone in a hurry. Otherwise it is a slow process. If you can e-mail stuff, that's the best way to go.

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