so we have 15 minutes trekkie. >> i am chariness cerasale -- i am jerry cerasale. our members represent 85% of postal service revenues. the postal service is an important occasion channel for our members and those of magazine publishers. it is in financial crisis. we agree with what you have done on pensions. the pension obligations for every hour worked in the postal service has been fully funded by postage we have paid. we have paid between 50 bay dollars and $75 billion in obligations for hours worked before the postal service was ever created ticket that is they tax. we have also overpaid in furs payments. we ask that these overpayments be used to offset the retiree health payments that are currently harming the cash flow position of the postal service. we think legislation to require the governor's the use any pension overpayment refund for retiree health benefits until those legacy costs' are completely funded. concerning facilities, we agree to give the postal service more flexibility and support the use of kiosks to give retail services to the american publ

finally, we have jerry cerasale for the direct marketing association. mr. cerasale has a long history working on postal issues including stints at the house committee on post office civil service and the legal staff of the postal service and postal regulatory commission. it's great to see you. thanks for coming today. full testimony will be part of the record. please, proceed. >> good morning chairman carper, remember brown and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to to present the views of the u.s. postal service financial crisis. mr. chairman regrets being able to testify personally today. she is presented comments. i ask that the chairman's comments be made a part of the official hearing record. >> without objection. >> the united states postal service will include its year and will not have sufficient cash or authority to pay all of its bills. the commission analysis review of the postal service request for the rate increase from the postal service cash flow problem is related to an overly ambitious requirement for the postal servi

finally, we have jerry cerasale for the direct marketing association. mr. cerasale has a long history working on postal issues including stints at the house committee on post office civil service and the legal staff of the postal service and postal regulatory commission. it's great to see you. thanks for coming today. full testimony will be part of the record. please, proceed. >> good morning chairman carper, remember brown and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to to present the views of the u.s. postal service financial crisis. mr. chairman regrets being able to testify personally today. she is presented comments. i ask that the chairman's comments be made a part of the official hearing record. >> without objection. >> the united states postal service will include its year and will not have sufficient cash or authority to pay all of its bills. the commission analysis review of the postal service request for the rate increase from the postal service cash flow problem is related to an overly ambitious requirement for the postal servi

finally, we have jerry cerasale for the direct marketing association. mr. cerasale has a long history working on postal issues including stints at the house committee on post office civil service and the legal staff of the postal service and postal regulatory commission. it's great to see you. thanks for coming today. full testimony will be part of the record. please, proceed. >> good morning chairman carper, remember brown and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to to present the views of the u.s. postal service financial crisis. mr. chairman regrets being able to testify personally today. she is presented comments. i ask that the chairman's comments be made a part of the official hearing record. >> without objection. >> the united states postal service will include its year and will not have sufficient cash or authority to pay all of its bills. the commission analysis review of the postal service request for the rate increase from the postal service cash flow problem is related to an overly ambitious requirement for the postal servi