dr. cockburn. >> i just have a couple of remaining comments. and i do not want to deliver because i think members are concluding whether votes are on this. one is on the issue of governance i do have a question that i would like to pose to the general counsel for the prc. >> please. >> thank you. >> mr. corcoran. >> they do, mr. corcoran. >> i am the acting general counsel for the postal regulatory commission. >> welcome. >> thank you. i also want to thank you. you responded to an inquiry from center live-in after our last markup. he was kind enough to share that with our entire committee. i appreciate that. i want to know whether the postal regulatory commission has a position on the new carper-k-9 second-degree amendment that we have been discussing right now concerning governments. >> yes, we had a brief, which ended this morning to consider it. the commission. we did not have time to prepare something in writing. >> how many folks serve on the commission today? >> three. >> okay. are there any vacancies? >> there are two. >> i know. >> the

dr. cockburn comment on this, but you mentioned for a moment this is not something that he can support. i cannot support it at this time either. and i would ask you to consider. i ask you to consider withdrawing this amendment at this time and give us a chance to work with you. we will be happy to try to do that. >> i appreciate that. quite frankly, this is a pretty simple issue. it is pretty clear cut. either you is eluate. and i just assume have a vote on it. it goes down it goes down. if it passes, which i hope it does to my can live with that even better. >> with that in mind any other comment on this? raking member, if i could. >> if you suppose we really don't need to hear from them. [laughter] >> mr. chairman, if you go to north dakota and introduce you to those x cost of delivering our mail. >> introduce it to anybody. >> dr. culver, offered the opportunity. ask him if he would consider withdrawing his amendment this time. i did make some good points. he said he would rather move it upper down and he can live with either. even if it goes down, and i think it will. >> we want pos