i thank representative connelly and house oversight committee chairman james comer for bringing this necessary legislation to the consideration of the house. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. raskin: thank you kindly. i want to rise in strong support of this legislation introduced by mr. connolly. between 2021 and 2023, trucking drivers contracted by the postal service were involved in at least 68 different traffic accidents and 79 people were killed. on february 27, 2024, the postal service office of the inspector general found the postal service failed to record all mail transport accidents in a essential database, including accidents involving trucker-driving contractors. as a result, the postal service failed to have a complete understanding of traffic accidents and the comprehensive safety performance of its mail transport drivers. with this new information from the i.g., it