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What result is and, clearly, what were looking at is something that is the an tistithesis of what you can see would truly exist within a competitive environment. I think its time, thank you. And this is a complicated issue. I think its time to open it up to the audience. Yes, sir . Right here. Theres a microphone . Yes, there is a microphone. The thing i learned about running an Organization Even though it was a notforprofit i was the ceo oval,f, we needed revenue. The revenue seems to be the he...

Take your seats. Thank you. Cspan3 live today. Just waiting for the American Public Transportation Association conference to begin. Theyre in washington d. C. For their annual legislative summit. Take a look at some of the work recently in the house on transportation. Cq role call reporting recently on the first transportation bill of the new congress. They worked on that last week. The Passenger Rail reform and investment act approved by Committee Last month by unanimous vote and the Congressio...

But just think about the example of delivering a package at the same time youre delivering the mail. The incremental cost of delivering that package given that you already have these enormous economies of scale and scope based on the monopoly product. We would be very uncomfortable if we said that the military could provide could have a private business for private security forces. I dont see any difference. Frankly. Second you know, the kirby. The activities of this Government Agency in the pri...

The full ten years of experience and assess improvements, changes, how that might operate. The idea was on the competitive side, the competitive marketplace would be that limit. If you go back to 2006 when this law was being finalized after 12 years of effort and a lot of if was focused on the prices shs the products, the flexibility for the Postal Service, there was an issue that got bubbled up toward the back end, which was this idea of prefunding future health benefits. A huge liability. At t...

They were lean, i would certainly give the u. S. Postal service pretty good grades for that. They have undertaken an enormous effort to become smaller and more lean. Smart, efficient, the Postal Service is embarking down that road. The third is they are entrepreneurial and they are diversified, which the u. S. Postal service is not. They are saying those are the three key essential ingredients to survive in todays world as a Postal Service. I think one of the keys to staying out of trouble, if w...

Private competitors cost to pick up and deliver a package exceeds the Postal Services incremental cost to pick up and deliver the same package along with its normal service. At the same time the monopoly is the main reason the Postal Service needs subsidies. Think of it this way. In the absence of any legal monopoly the Postal Service would face full competition from private companies and be forced to undertake the strategies and investments necessary to match the productivity of the private sec...

This congress has taken in Foreign Affairs and matters of Foreign Policy. We have lines for those who think congress is too involved, 202 7488000. Align for those who think congress is not involved enough, 202 7488001. And align for those who think the level of involvement a line for those who think the level of involvement is just right 202 7488002. You can also catch us on social media. Good monday morning to you. Iran, iraq syria, arming the ukraine. Overhanging congress right now is the deba...

President obama, wrapping up at the National League of cities conference. Coverage continues this afternoon with jay johnson and sally jewell, the featured speakers. We will also included transportation discussion with anthony foxx and we will hear from epa Administrator Gina Mccarthy in that panel. It all starts live at 3 30. Also today, we will get remarks from Bernie Sanders the luncheon speaker at the National Press club, he is expected to talk about his priorities and floor debate for the b...

Preview on this weekss action in the senate. We turn to neil, a frequent guest at the washington journal joining us. Good morning to you. John i want to talk about the iran deal that is going on and the bill that was expected to be on the floor this week in the senate and then got pulled. What is going on there . Niels what has happened with the floor schedule was we had anticipated that on tuesday, the senate would attempt to hold a vote on picking up a measure sponsored by the Foreign Relation...

Suddenly, their rates would skyrocket. You would have a domino effect. Everyone else in the individual market in that stage would suddenly be jeopardized. Some private Insurance Companies would see their portfolios in grave jeopardy, pretty quickly. I would say, having been there for not only all the debate and testimony, all the hearings, that led the implementations there was never a conversation suggesting testimony amendments, during the passage of the bill or certainly any regulation that w...