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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE POSTAL SERVICE AND THE DISTRICT... |
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OBSERVE THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS MORE RETAIL OUTLETS IN THE UNITED STATES THEN MCDONALDS, STARBUCKS... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND THANKS FOR AGREEING TO HOLD THIS VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION AND HEAR FROM... |
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I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN HAS RECENTLY ARRIVED AND I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. AND THANKS FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING ON THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF THE POSTAL... |
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THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. CUMMINS FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU MR.... |
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I THANK YOU. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. DAVIS. FOR FIVE... |
| 00:14:38 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. CHAIRMAN AND JUST LET ME ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXPRESSED... |
| 00:16:07 |
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I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS KIND WORDS. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS, THE CUSTOM OF THIS SUBCOMMITTEE... |
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MR. BERNSTOCK COULD YOU PULL THAT MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] CERT,... |
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THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. SHOULD I BEGIN AGAIN? |
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TAKE IT FROM THE TOP. |
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ALRIGHT COME HERE WE GO. SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE MICROPHONE ON. IT MORNING MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS,... |
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THANK YOU. MS. GOLDWAY WELCOME. YOU ARE NOW RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT.... |
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THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN LANGE, RANKING MEMBER CHAFFETZ, CONGRESSMAN DAVIS AND CONLEY. I... |
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THANK YOU. MR. COFFIN WILL COME. YOU ARE NOW RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. THE CHAIRMAN DID EARLIER INTRODUCED ME. I... |
| 00:36:57 |
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MR. COFFIN YOU NEED TO WRAP UP. YOU WERE WAY OF RUNNING TIME. |
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PERHAPS THE BANKERS SOUGHT TO PUT THEIR INNOVATION HATS ON AND TRY TO IMAGINE HOW THEY COULD CAPITALIZE... |
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THANK YOU, SIR. MR. HERR, WELCOME BACK. UNL RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. |
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CHAIRMAN LANGE, RANKING MEMBER CHAFFETZ, I AM PLEASED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE TODAY TO DISCUSS... |
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THANK YOU SIR. MR. REISNER WILL COMMEND YOU ARE NOW RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. COULD WE ASK YOU... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. |
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UP A LITTLE BIT. PERFECT, THANK YOU. |
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HOW WAS THAT? IN MY STATEMENT I BELIEVE I EXPLAINED WHY BELIEVE THE POSTAL SERVICE AND THE MAILING... |
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THANK YOU. I YIELD MYSELF FIVE MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS. MR. BERNSTOCK I DO APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY... |
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COULD YOU -- |
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I WILL MASTERED THIS EVENTUALLY. CHAIRMAN, WE'VE LOOKED AT EVERYTHING. WE'VE LOOKED AT THE FACT WE... |
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I HAVE EXHAUSTED MY TIME SO I'M GOING TO YIELD TO THE RANKING MEMBER FOR FIVE MINUTES. |
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THANK YOU. MR. HERR, HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF ANALYSIS -- OR ANY OF YOU, ACTUALLY. THE ONE AREA... |
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WE'VE NOW DONE THAT IN .... MR. BERNSTOCK MAY HAVE -- |
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THE COMMISSION HAS DONE THE ANALYSIS AND IT IS -- IT PROVIDES -- AND NOT ONLY PROVIDES EVEN BUT IT... |
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I WANT TO HEAR SOME IDEAS. I LIKE THE ONE ABOUT THE -- THE YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK PASSES.... |
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CONGRESSMAN, I AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT AND WE DO HAVE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CREDENTIALIZING AND ENROLLMENT... |
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HOW MANY ARE YOU DOING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL? GETTING A BETTER SENSE OF -- |
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THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS ON A PASSPORT IS ONE HECK DEFICIT. WE FEEL WE COULD PARTNER WITH A WHOLE RANGE... |
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CAN YOU GIVE ME MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT WHICH ONES YOU'RE PURSUING? |
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WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA BUT WE CAN GET IT FOR THE RECORD. SUSPECTED YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? |
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I'M VERY GRATIFIED THE POSTAL SERVICE IS BEGINNING TO LOOK TO THIS AREA BECAUSE IT IS POTENTIALLY... |
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WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR SPECIFICS HERE. |
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AND ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST ENOUGH REVENUE TO CONTINUE TO JUSTIFY... |
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IF YOU HAVE TO COME UP WITH A LIST OF THE REST THREE OR FOUR IDEAS YOU'VE HEARD OF WOULD BE ON THE... |
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THE BIGGEST THING OF ALL, AND I THINK THAT MR. BERNSTOCK JUST TALKED A MINUTE AGO WHAT ABOUT THE CREDENTIALIZING... |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO PUT OUT A CALL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO SAY PLEASE, COME... |
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MR. DAVIS IS NOW RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I TRY TO BE AS OPTIMISTIC AS POSSIBLE AND AS I LISTEN TO THE WITNESSES,... |
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THE COMMISSION HAS A PROCESS MAKING THESE DECISIONS AND IT INVOLVES HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC AND GETTING... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS AND CREATIVE THINKING THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS PUT... |
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THAT'S THE 60 BILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION. LET ME JUST SAY I'M NOT PERHAPS AS BIG AN OPTIMIST AS THE CHAIRMAN... |
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THANK YOU. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, |
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[INAUDIBLE] |
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RECEIPTS TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. |
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I THANK MY COLLEAGUES. LISTENING TO ALL THE HEARINGS WE'VE HAD ON THE SUBJECT WE ARE CLEARLY IN SEARCH... |
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I AGREE. PART OF IT IS WE ARE TRYING TO POSE QUESTIONS FOLKS IN YOUR SITUATION TO BE CONSIDERING AS... |
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I THINK YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION GAO TO LOOK AT THE STATUTORY LIMITATIONS OR EXPECTATIONS WE PUT ON... |
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ON THAT POINT WE HAVE ONGOING WORK LOOKING THE POSTAL SERVICE BUSINESS MODEL AND AS PART OF THAT FACTORING... |
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MR. REISNER, HOW COULD THE POSTAL SERVICE INCORPORATED THE BANKING IDEA MS. GOLD WE TALKED ABOUT WITHOUT... |
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THINK THAT MR. COUGHLIN JUST TALKED ABOUT IT A SECOND AGO THERE HAS TO BE A PROCESS THAT CREATES A... |
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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE ELASTICITY FOR THE PRICE OF STAMPS? I MEAN, IS THE DEMAND IN ELASTIC SO MUCH... |
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WELL, WE HAVE ABOUT 40 YEARS OF FALLING -- |
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I'M SORRY, I CANNOT HEAR YOU. |
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IN THE COMMISSION WE HAVE ABOUT 40 YEARS OF FALLING WHAT WE CALL THE ELASTICITY OF FIRST-CLASS MAIL... |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, MY TIME IS EXPIRED AND I THANK YOU. I DO THINK THAT THE ANSWER UNDERSCORE SKULL AND... |
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AI THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I NOW RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. KUCINICH, FOR |
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THANK YOU. AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP THIS COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO LOOK AT WHAT WE... |
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THANK YOU, CONGRESSMAN KUCINICH. BOTH OF US DID EACH OF A 30 SOME ODD YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE MAYORS... |
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I'M SORRY, |
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FIRST MET WHEN WE WERE MAYORS OF OUR PERSPECTIVE CITIES ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO SO WE SHARE THIS FOCUS... |
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IF I MAY, MY TIME IS EXPIRING AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS OBSERVATION. MR. CHAIRMAN, CONCLUDING,... |
| 01:18:05 |
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I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. BRIEFLY I WANT TO YIELD MYSELF 15 SECONDS. I TAKE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS... |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU FOR CONDUCTING THIS HEARING TODAY. LIKE ALL OF US, I AM DEEPLY... |
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CONGRESSMAN, I THINK THERE IS A BALANCE BETWEEN DRIVING DOWN COSTS AND GROWING REVENUE, AND I THINK... |
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HOW ABOUT HAS THERE BEEN ANY EFFORT TO TO STRENGTHEN THE SERVICES SUCH AS FIRST CLASS MAIL? |
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AT THE CURRENT TIME WE ARE RUNNING A FALL FIRST-CLASS INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND THE IMPACT OF THAT WE... |
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WELL, I GUESS THAT BEGS THE QUESTION THEN HOW CAN THE USPS CARVE OUT THEIR OWN NICHE IN THE POSTAL... |
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WELL, AS MANY OF THE PANELISTS HAVE SAID AND WE HAVE HEARD WE HAVE ENORMOUS NUMBER OF STRENGTHS. OUR... |
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YOU KNOW, YOU CITE EXAMPLES IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AS EVIDENCE THAT USPS SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER SERVICES... |
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WHY WILL COMMENT. I DO LIST IN MY WRITTEN STATEMENT SOME OF THE RESULTS WE'VE HAD. SOME OF THESE POSTS... |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I YELLED BACK. |
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I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I YIELD MYSELF WITH FIVE MINUTES. ONE OF THE THINGS I WORRY ABOUT IS THE OLD... |
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CHAIRMAN LYNCH, I SPEAK FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE, AND WE FULLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WE ARE... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS PRESENTED HYBRID MILL PRODUCTS TO US IN THE PAST AND WE'VE... |
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I'M JUST THINKING OF IT THIS WAY, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE WHAT WAL-MART AND THESE OTHER STOP AND SHOP AND... |
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CHAIRMAN LYNCH, THE GREETING CARD TEST WE ARE RUNNING OUT IS A VERY GOOD INDICATOR OF WHAT WE ARE... |
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I APPRECIATE THAT AND I KNOW THAT CHANGE IS DIFFICULT -- |
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SOME REQUIRE CHANGES IN ALL AND SOME DO NOT. |
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WE WORK WITH POSTAL EMPLOYEES AS WELL TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM... |
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THANK YOU. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T THINK WE WILL LIKE THE ANSWERS THAT WE GET. IT'S KIND... |
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THE HALF. |
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I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN OF MR. CONYERS FOR FIVE MINUTES. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. |
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MR. COUGHLIN, I WONDERED DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE USPS HAS A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND IF NOT, WHY... |
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I THINK IT HAS POCKETS OF INNOVATION -- |
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I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE PLEASE SPEAKING TO THE MICROPHONE. I CANNOT HEAR YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT UP... |
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I BELIEVE THERE ARE POCKETS OF INNOVATION WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SOME... |
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WILL THAT IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE. I SPENT 32 YEARS THERE AND I THINK IT'S THE GREATEST WORK FORCE IN... |
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THANK YOU. |
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MS. GOLDWAY, YOU NOTED THAT THE POST OFFICES OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY AND GIVEN THE ROUTE STRUCTURE... |
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THIS IS AN EVERY NEGATIVE TURN INTO JUST IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AND I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS... |
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150,000 OF THE WHITE THINK THERE MAY BE 140,000 NOTE THESE REDUCED THEM OF IT. |
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ANY IDEA WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE THEM WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES? |
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WELL, I THINK THE THINKING IS, AND I BELIEVE THAT CONGRESSMAN SERRANO IS WORKING ON LEGISLATION TO... |
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MY TIME IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE BUT I WANT TO PICK UP ON YOUR THOUGHT IT SEEMS TO ME, MR. CHAIRMAN, AGAIN... |
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ALL OF US ON THE TABLE WOULD SUPPORT THAT EFFORT AND WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. |
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. |
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I THANK THE GENTLE AND. THIS PANEL HAS SUFFERED ENOUGH. WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT BOATS ON THE FLOOR BUT... |
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