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Good morning, everybody. So we will shift gears now building on the remarks from representative pose and representative crowly. We want to do three things. First we vpt to a conversation about what the pba accomplished and what was left undone. That is the purpose of this conversation. We will get indepth into it with really great speakers into what happened in the ten years since the tpa was passed, what it means for retirement in america, and what more needs to be done and hopefully that will tee up the next of the day. Followed by keynote remarks at 11 30 from edmond murphy, ceo of power re...

In those days from saudi arabia to china is very long distance. Not just jump into airbus [inaudible] show the importance of thirst for knowledge. So what this meant maybe im not holding brief for them was the way leaders decided to run the country. And thats people should come and find out what this is all about. How did they become violent. What im here to tell you is that more muslims have died. Before they were nonviolent for so many years. They were dealing with government at all levels. They are getting what they wanted to get. But when did they become violent and started killing people....

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 vibrant, thriving Postal Service to achieve that. Thats why i think so many people are here today and r...

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 come deliver the mail to them. It is a miraculous thing that for less than 50 cents, you can put a st...

Thank you. I think its time for the Postal Service to act as a private business has to act in similar situations of constantly losing money without relying upon the taxpayer. At some point weve got to change. Mr. Chairman, i thank you for your indulgence. Thank the gentleman. Will recognize the gentleman from california for five minutes. Postmaster brennan, last october the u. S. Postal Inspection Service issued a release about mail theft. And it said that these crimes are increasing and that mail theft from collection boxes and customers mailboxes is a big problem. It also says most cases of ...