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"WASHINGTON JOURNAL" CONTINUES. |
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GAMBLERS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION. -- DAN BLAIR IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POSTAL... |
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GOOD MORNING, GRETA. IT IS FACING ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL FINANCIAL CRISES SINCE IT WAS CREATED IN... |
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WHAT NEEDS TO COME NEXT? |
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THE COMMISSION IS COMPOSED OF FIVE PRESIDENTIALLY APPOINTED MEMBERS. WHEN CONGRESS CREATED US IN ... |
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WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION? |
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THE COMMISSION UNDERTOOK A VERY SERIOUS STUDY LAST YEAR LOOKING AT THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION... |
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IF IT REDUCES DELIVERY TO FIVE DAYS A WEEK? |
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THAT IS CORRECT. THERE MIGHT BE SOME MAILERS THAT DO NOT MAIL AS MUCH AND WE NEED MORE INFORMATION... |
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THERE STILL COULD BE A $6 BILLION DEFICIT IN 2010 FOR THE POSTAL AGENCY. BEYOND REDUCING ITS DELIVERY... |
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YOU IDENTIFY A VERY CRITICAL JUNCTURE THAT WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW. THE POSTAL SERVICE LAST WEEK TESTIFIED... |
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CURRENTLY, THE POST OFFICE DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY AID TO THE GOVERNMENT. |
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VERY LIMITED, JUST FOR THE BLIND OR OVERSEAS VOTING BALLOTS. |
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FIRST PHONE CALL HERE FOR DAN BLAIR, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POSTER REGULATORY COMMISSION. ALBANY, NEW... |
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THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION AND I APPRECIATE THE CALL. MORNEAU, THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS BEEN TRYING TO... |
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NEXT CALL, WASHINGTON. CALLER: YOU ARE THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE. NEW HAVE PROVIDED SERVICES FOR... |
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IF THE POSTAL SERVICE WERE TO RECEIVE AN OPERATION FROM CONGRESS, HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING? |
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WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE UP THE SHORTFALL. |
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WHICH IS HOW MUCH? |
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IF THEY CAN -- CAN BORROW UP TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE BY LAW, $3 BILLION, THEY NEED THE COST SAVINGS... |
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SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: I GET APPROXIMATELY 150 PIECES OF MAIL PER MONTH.... |
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THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION THAT WE GET QUITE A BIT. THE ADVERTISING THAT YOU SEE PAYS ITS WAY. ADVERTISING... |
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HOW DO THEY MAKE THAT CONTRIBUTION? |
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THROUGH THE FEES THAT THEY PAY. THE GUNMAN JUST REFERRED TO THE FACT THAT THEY PAY A LOWER RATE, ... |
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WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT ON THE POSTAL SERVICE IN THE DECLINE OF ADVERTISING THAT HAS GONE OUT IN... |
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THEY DEPEND QUITE HEAVILY ON THE FINANCIAL SECTOR FOR THOSE SOLICITATIONS OF THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF... |
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OFFICIALS SAY THE RECESSION HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A MAIL VOLUME DROP OF 5.2 BILLION PIECES COMPARED TO... |
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I DO NOT KNOW WHY HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED, BUT PERIODICALS ARE STILL AN IMPORTANT THING THAT THE POST... |
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KANSAS CITY, INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: I WONDER IF MR. DILLER COULD INFORM US ABOUT THE EFFICIENCY... |
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I WAS IN ONE OVER THE WEEKEND HERE IN WASHINGTON D.C. 9, BUT I THINK YOU BRING OF A GOOD POINT. THE... |
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HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE FEW LAID OFF AND ARE THERE LAID OFF -- LAYOFFS TO COME? |
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WE HAVE OFFERED EARLY RETIREMENT TO AN ADDITIONAL 150,000 EMPLOYEES. THE COMMISSION DOES NOT HAVE... |
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WE HAVE A COUPLE RELATED E-MAILS. PLEASE ASK MR. BLAIR ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE AND MANY MOVEMENT EXPENSES... |
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TO THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE AND THE POSTAL SERVICE CONNECTED AND OVERSIGHT... |
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WHAT WAS HIS RESPONSE? |
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I WOULD NOT WANT TO PARAPHRASE HIS RESPONSE, BUT AS I RECALL FROM THE HEARING, THEY WERE EVALUATING... |
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WHAT IS YOUR BUDGET AND HOW MUCH YOU RECEIVE IN SAO REECE? |
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WE ARE FEDERER -- COME MUCH TO YOU RECEIVE IN THE SALARIES? |
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WITH OUR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. -- WE ARE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 70 EMPLOYEES ON BOARD... |
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TROUBLE TO YOU ABOUT THE POST OFFICE STRUCTURE. IT IS HOLDING -- I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE POST OFFICE... |
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EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMMISSION, WHICH YOU CHAIR, AND THE POSTAL SERVICE. |
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THE COMMISSION REGULATES AND OVERSEES THE POSTAL SERVICE. WITH REGARD TO POST A PRICING, POSTAL PRODUCTS,... |
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WHY ARE BONUSES GIVEN OUT EACH YEAR? |
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ACTUALLY, THEY ARE NOT. THE POSTAL SERVICE PROVIDES 70 PER -- 72% OF THE HEALTH PREMIUM AND THE ENTIRE... |
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PHILADELPHIA, DEMOCRATS LINE. CALLER: MY QUESTION TO MR. BLAIR IS, TO THOSE COMPANIES TRYING TO CUT... |
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IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE POSTAL SERVICE IS DOING IS OFFERING EARLY RETIREMENT TO ABOUT 150,000... |
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MEMPHIS, REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: FROM AN OPERATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, HOW DOES THE POSTAL SERVICE... |
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THOSE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND I WILL TRY TO ANSWER SOME OF THEM. YOUR LAST ONE FIRST. LABOR UNIONS,... |
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TWO LAST QUESTIONS FOR YOU, WILL BE THE PRICE OF THE STAMP IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS? AND IF... |
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REGARDING STAMP PRICES, ON MAY 11, THE POSTAL SERVICE SAID IT WILL INCREASE THE PRICE FROM 42 CENTS... |
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DAN BLATTER IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POSTAL BOARD TO -- BEGAN BLAIR IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POSTAQL SERVICEL... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
