amy morris is the organizer of today's luncheon. this is her first and she's done a fabulous job. thank you for all of that. and she is executive editor and anchor for federal news radio, part of the wtop empire. thurgood marshall jr. is vice chairman of the board of governors for the postal service. he is the incoming chair as well. congratulations. nice to have you here today. and the list of former presidents goes on and on. jerry zremski, former president and also bureau chief of the "buffalo news." shawn riley is a reporter for "the federal times," and mike kazi is senior correspondent for federal news radio. and now please, give them your round of applause. [ applause ] popular lure tells us of the u.s. postal service, neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. but what weather might not prevent a financial storm could. the fact is, the united states postal service has been woven throughout the tapestry of american life. since the birth of this country, it has been part of our community and our