postmasters are great salesman. we need to continue to get them into the field and sell the products we have and get them the time away from the desk to get that done. i think we can, i think we have the people to do with and the product lines to continue to grow and be a vital part of america and work at that. >> i'm going to run over there and vote. about five minutes to go so i'm going to go. thank you so much for joining us today and for the preparation and hard work you do every day to help make sure that we have a strong and vital postal service. i would like to quote who said adversity lies opportunity, and i think there's plenty of adversity for the postal service but there is also opportunity and it's incumbent on each and every one of us to find that opportunity and work together thinking outside of the box to come up with opportunities we never thought of before and when i see my neighbor is getting of those netflix and my wife being delighted to receive a mother's day card from the other side of the worl

postmasters are great salesman. we need to continue to get them into the field and sell the products we have and get them the time away from the desk to get that done. i think we can, i think we have the people to do with and the product lines to continue to grow and be a vital part of america and work at that. >> i'm going to run over there and vote. about five minutes to go so i'm going to go. thank you so much for joining us today and for the preparation and hard work you do every day to help make sure that we have a strong and vital postal service. i would like to quote who said adversity lies opportunity, and i think there's plenty of adversity for the postal service but there is also opportunity and it's incumbent on each and every one of us to find that opportunity and work together thinking outside of the box to come up with opportunities we never thought of before and when i see my neighbor is getting of those netflix and my wife being delighted to receive a mother's day card from the other side of the worl

strong is postmaster in sun city, arizona. we could use some sound around the state, maybe a couple they'd. finally, we have jerry cerasale. he has a long history working on postal issues. great to see you. thanks for coming today. your full testimony will become a part of the record. >> good morning, chairman carper. i thank you for the opportunity to present to you the commission in addressing the financial crisis. the chairman regrets been unable to testify today. she has prepared written comments. i ask that these comments be made part of the official hearing record. >> without objection. >> in four months the usps will conclude its fiscal year and will not have sufficient borrowing authority to pay its bills. analysis for rate increase is related to a requirement to fund its health benefit premium. the postal service has paid $21.9 billion to fund these benefits through it all other things equal, without the requirement, the postal service would have achieved a net, the -- a net profit of that type instead it has accumula

he is summoned retired as the postmaster at the telecommunications bureau after 33 years of service and moved to san francisco in 1992 to be with this family. from 1992 to 2002, he worked as a garment factory worker in san francisco while living at 152 jasper place with his wife, a building that holds many elderly, monolingual and long- term residents, and there were even action notices sent. this is for the chinatown community development center, and after months of rallying and committed to organizing, the landlord rescinded this, and the tenants were able to remain in their homes. i should note that the case at jasper place was one of the parts of what i passed last year to place restrictions on the development of garages that replaced tenants and units. so with that, the board of supervisors, we want to extend our highest commendation and gratitude to you for leading these rights for them and all sit franciscans. congratulations. [applause] >> [speaking foreign language] [applause] [speaking foreign language] [applause] [speaking foreign language] >> good afternoon. i am glad to be

postmasters are great salesman. we need to continue to get them into the field and sell the products we have and get them the time away from the desk to get that done. i think we can, i think we have the people to do with and the product lines to continue to grow and be a vital part of america and work at that. >> i'm going to run over there and vote. about five minutes to go so i'm going to go. thank you so much for joining us today and for the preparation and hard work you do every day to help make sure that we have a strong and vital postal service. i would like to quote who said adversity lies opportunity, and i think there's plenty of adversity for the postal service but there is also opportunity and it's incumbent on each and every one of us to find that opportunity and work together thinking outside of the box to come up with opportunities we never thought of before and when i see my neighbor is getting of those netflix and my wife being delighted to receive a mother's day card from the other side of the worl

first time this postmaster general. for assuming the position mr. donnie is served as deputy postmaster general and chief operating officer at the postal service. mr. donahue spent his entire career at the postal service as a clerk in his hometown of pittsburgh. next we have the lip herr at the government accountability office. mr. herr has been the gao since 1980 and has a broad range of issues including postal issues. we look forward to your testimony here today. both of your statements will be admitted in their entirety for the record. if you exceed five minutes, i will say much. if you exceed seven or eight minutes, i'll say something. so please proceed. mr. postmaster general. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning, mr. chairman, members of the subcommittee. i appreciate the opportunity to testify in behalf of the u.s. postal service. thank you for the invitation and thank you a mr. chairman for calling this hearing. the postal service plays a vital role in american society and the american economy. postal service will deliver more than 165 b

going to bar the seven years from taking their slaves into the territories and appoint republican postmasters in the south and there was another one in the south like the customs inspectors so from these other prospective they would be squeezed economically and the increasing minority in the government and then you have to from each day as more three states came favor of increasing minority. that is the dilemma of our system of government, is it not? you hear majority rule. that is the essence of democracy but it is much tougher to protect minority rights. had you protect minority rights in me had society with majority rule? but as a minority there lies the respective. the small state of south carolina had disproportionate influence on the south. >> you are absolutely right. south carolina was a relatively small state it was the wealthiest day. south carolina have the highest per capita income of the world. the kuwait, abu dhabi of the mid 19th century. you don't have to be bit but money talks. there were very influential in that respect. they energized younger political leaders from other st

there were five johnson operatives at the chicago convention including postmaster general and chief political guy. johnson's plan was to announce a soviet summit, fly to chicago, give a speech and think maybe he could shake those delegates lose. at an end his people said this is not going to work. if he did that without robert kennedy as a potential nominee you have to imagine or i have to imagine, the reason johnson didn't do this was the soviet union mated czechoslovakia, no way to announce the summit. there is a lot that place through but in talking about what is in this book as fiction grounded in what i think israel, there is a scene here that really pivots the nomination and basically kennedy, robert kennedy looking at grand park sees the demonstrators and he says i want to talk to them and the secret service is not happy about this but he does it. that is what he always did. he did it in japan with radical nationalism, did it in poland, did it in chile, did it in san francisco during the campaign when he confronted a group of radical citizens and it was a real give and take is a polite

german citizens would pick them up, pick up the mailbag, figured it was lost and give it to a german postmaster and deliver all the mail. stanley lovell even concocted one idea, or concocted a hormone that if they could ever get to hitler's vegetables, they would inject the hormone into his vegetables and to make his mustache fall off and who have a falsetto voice, which would clearly be a bummer for the fÜhrer. [laughter] donovan also turned out, be a horrible manager. during his four years commanding the oss he probably violated every rule they teach in harvard business school or public administration school. totally disorganized. in fact, and at one point a circle of his and eight, a half dozen of them, staged what was called or tried to stage the palace revolt. which was they tried to oust him. they tried to see if they could move up and out, kind abroad oversee as the the organization. and donovan -- don evans aid would run the day-to-day intelligence. donovan, who by then had lunch in of tuesday's no one on his own, had squashed the palace revolt like a bug. even so he was a charismatic l

the postmaster reported a $2.2 billion loss during the first quarter of this year.gress does not allow more borrowing the postal service may default on some of its federal loan payments. mail delivery will likely continue on schedule, but future retiree's health benefits could now be on the line. >> oh, boy. >>> move to some good economic news. general motors is now putting $2 billion back into production. the automaker is creating thousands of jobs and that means that many laid off employees could be going back to work. linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: the idea that general motors is on its way back to running on all cylinders means preston is about to be, too. he's been laid off by the auto giant three times and he's hoping any day now to get his third letter to come back to work. >> when you get that letter you get a sense of ease where you know you're going back to a place that's -- that can really provide for your family. >> reporter: according to the experts, gm's move could create a ripple effect of 28,000 additional jobs. >> what we are about in recl

that the german citizens would pick up the mail bag, figure it was lost, and give it to a german postmaster and deliver all the mail. stanley level even concocted a here moan that if they could ever get to hitler's vegetables, they would invice president-elect the hormone in the vegetables, and it would make his mustache fall off and have a different vice, an upset for the murh. he was a horrible manager, and p while commanding the oss, he violated every rule they teach you in harlowgilesunger.com vade business school or administration schools. totally disorganized. in fact, at one point, a circle of his inner aids, a half dozen of them staged or tried to stage the palace revolt which was, they tried to oust him. they tried to see if they could move him up and out as a broad overseer of the organization, and donovan, or donovan's aids would run the day-to-day intelligence. donovan, # who by then launched enough cues to smell one on his own, squashed the revolt like a bug. even so, he was a charismatic leader, and that's really what, you know, built the oss, and really defined his tenure ove

labor going to appoint republican postmasters in the south. they were going to the a point republican officials in the south like customs house inspectors and the people who took the revenue. so, from the seven prospective they would be squeezed economically, and they were an increase in minority in the government because in the house of representatives it runs on population, and increasing minority. in the senate you had to from each state. the south was an increasing minority. this was the dilemma. you have heard this phrase before, majority rule. you know, the essence of democracy. it is much tougher to protect -- protect minority rights. how do we protect minority rights in a society that is governed by majority rule? that is really the big question. republicans felt -- excuse me, southerners felt that as a minority their rights would not be respected. >> let me ask you about south carolina. a small state like south carolina had a disproportionate influence on the south. >> you're absolutely right. south carolina was a relatively small sta

as postmaster would testify to