May 17, 2011

Postal Service Finances

Witnesses testified on the financial state of the U.S. Postal Service and proposed legislation to change accounting procedures and Postal… read more

Witnesses testified on the financial state of the U.S. Postal Service and proposed legislation to change accounting procedures and Postal Service operating rules. Among the issues addressed were weaknesses in the retirement system for postal employees, inefficiencies in the mail delivery system, and financial losses sustained by the service in recent years. close

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Daniel K. Akaka U.S. Senator [D] Hawaii
Mark Begich U.S. Senator [D] Alaska

Scott Brown U.S. Senator [R] Massachusetts
Tom Carper U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Delaware
Jerry Cerasale Senior Vice President Direct Marketing Association->Government Affairs
Margaret Cigno Director U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission->Accountability and Compliance
Patrick R. Donahoe Postmaster General U.S. Postal Service
Cliff Guffey President American Postal Workers Union
Phillip R. Herr Director Government Accountability Office->Physical Infrastructure Team
Claire McCaskill U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Missouri
Mark Pryor U.S. Senator [D] Arkansas
Mark Strong Postmaster Sun City
David C. Williams Inspector General U.S. Postal Service

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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security

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Program ID:: 299564-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 17, 2011 | 4:54pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: May 23, 2011 | 10:21am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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May 17, 2011 | 4:54pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 17, 2011 | 8:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 18, 2011 | 12:53am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 18, 2011 | 7:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 21, 2011 | 10:03am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 23, 2011 | 10:21am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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