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Important to know the approach were taking here. Are there costs to be cut . Yes. Are the things we can do to become more effective . More efficient . Yes. But i also believe the Postal Service is a vital tool of commerce and a thriving vibrant, productive Postal Service is essential to our economy. We cannot ignore this. Think about the world of the internet, think about the way commerce is moving, the way we communicate, how we send bills and kmoocommunicate as a nation. You have to have a vib...

Mr. Hanna, it strikes me in your response to some of my colleagues on this side of the aisle, comments with your role about Vice President cheney and the agreement or the decision to invade iraq is it was a mistake and you apologize for that in your own way. But we should just move on from that. Is that a misrepresentation of how you view your actions . Its senate more complicated than that. Of course. And too long to explain. That, yes, if the case depended on weapons of mass destruction in ira...

Mail, they face an unprecedented financial crisis. Since 2006, mail volume has declined more than 25 or about 60 billion of pieces of mail annually. Theyve lost money for nine straight years. They face mounting longterm financial challenges. They have 54 billion for retiry health care and has exhausted its statutory debt limit and it lacks the funds it needs for critical infructure investmeinv. And a Delivery Fleet think about all the millions and millions of postal boxes that need somebody to c...

Finishing up here at the National Press club. You can see this on our website cspan. Org. Going to a conversation with World Bank President jim yong kim. Hell be talking about preventing the next pandemic. This is happening at center for strategic and International Studies here in washington. Should start in just a moment. Good morning and welcome to csis. Welcome to those who are joining us online and those who are coming in via cspan and else where. Its an honor to be here today to welcome dr....

Rulemaking have. And so just want to just remind you that i havent forgotten about that. But i want to ask you about s. E. C. Rulemaking and Small Business. As you know, senator heller and i introduced a bipartisan bill that would create an office of Small Business within the Small Business advocate within the s. E. C. Im wondering if you had had a chance to review that legislation, if you have an opinion. Well, first, let me say that i think we have really prioritized the, you know, the interes...

I believe there is an understandable lack of trust in the vas explanation. I urge all my colleagues to support this motion and i yield back. Thank you mr. Coffman. Thank you mr. Chairman, i want to remind my friend and my colleague from colorado that congress and of the morning hours, approved over a billion dollars to augment and there were projects over concerns of minorities that more conditions sort of have been attached and that the funding should have been sunlightbmitted careful. I am eng...

Caller hidden in plain sight what really caused the worlds worst financial crisis and why it could happen again you are a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that was investigating the cause of the 0708 crisis. What did you see that the republican and democratics didnt see . I was looking at the housing situation and fanny may and freddy mack for a while before getting on the commission so i had a background on what happened in the housing sector. I was looking for the commissioner...

Every weekend, booktv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2. And watch any of our past programs online at booktv. Org. Book of continues with after words. This week peter wallisson discusses his book hidden in plain sight. He argues that Government Housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis. He is in conversation with the deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Host peter, you new book is called hidden in plane...

Powerful interests . We are going to be concluded by reading just two sentences from the book. I have explained that historical or geographical burdens are not fate. They are not destiny. They are reasons for action. It is our job to understand how the end of poverty can be achieved and then act to make it happen. Jeff, thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] him booktv continues now with after words. This week Peter Wallison a fellow at the American Enterprise institute discusses his bo...

After words. This week Peter Wallison commit all of the the American Enterprise institute, discusses his book hidden in plain sight. In the book he argues that Government Housing policies cause the 2008 financial crisis. He is in conversation with sudeep reddy deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Host your new book is called hidden in plain sight what really caused the worlds worst financial crisis and why it could ...