Postmaster general louis dejoy, and the chairman of the postal board of governors Robert Duncan to this oversight hearing, and i thank you all for being here. In all of our districts we are hearing from constituents about significant delays in the delivery of mail, medicines, food, and other supplies. These delays are especially concerning and potentially lifethreatening during the Coronavirus Crisis. These are not isolated complaints. They are widespread. Our offices have been receiving thousands of calls and emails about the detrimental effects these delays are having on our veterans, seniors, Small Businesses, and families across the country. When we asked postal leaders about these delays they downplayed them. They dismissed them as temporary. They discounted them as a minor, unintended consequences of reforms being put in place. But then we saw National Headlines describing these delays in much more detail. I have a document here that headlines from almost every state in the count
[inaudible conversations] welcome, everybody, todays hybrid hearing. Pursuant house rules some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely via webex. Since some members are appearing in person let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members appearing in person. You will see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when youre speaking in what is known in webex as active speaker view. At time is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appearing remotely i know you are all familiar with webex by now but let me remind everyone of a few points. First you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing. Whether they are in person or remote, as long as you have your webex set to
Hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members appearing in person. You will see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when youre speaking in what is known in webex as active speaker view. At time is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appearing remotely i know you are all familiar with webex by now but let me remind everyone of a few points. First you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing. Whether they are in person or remote, as long as you have your webex set to active speaker view. If you have any questions about this please Contact Committee staff immediately. Second, we have a timer that should be visible on your screen when youre in the active speaker with him know. Members who wish to pen the timer to the screen should Contact Committee staff for assistance. Third, thousand rules require that w
National copyright cable Satellite Corp 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] good morning. Good morning. In the best possible way what is facebook trying to do and why . Very interesting questions. The simple answer is that they are trying to create a digital that people can use cross borders, and a Digital Currency means not necessarily a government currency, but their own private currency that people can use and ship to one another in different parts of the world. Reasons why they are doing this is a little bit complex, because no one knows exactly they have certainly xplicitly said that they want to, and im reading this because think its useful for your listeners to hear, to enable a simple global currency and infrastructure that empowers billions of people. Ut there are some financial motives as well. And so, as far as the current system, what would facebooks others do not . S
New report. And a Health Policy reporter for Bloomberg News on rising levels of vaping and ecigarette use among teenagers. Host it is the washington journal for august second. We want to hear from those of whomurrently undecided on you will vote for in 2020. Specifically, we want to hear about what is the most important issue you will consider when choosing a candidate you will support. May be, perhaps immigration or another issue entirely that has you concerned when making the choice of who you will vote for. For undecided voters only, here is how you can let us know your most important issue. 2027488001 for republicans. 2027488000 for democrats. And independents, 2027488002. If you want to post on our twitter feed, you can do so at cspanwj and you can also do so on our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. It real clear politics through ir opinion did an opinion a poll looking at issues the topor those was Health Care Immigration at 11 and making a tie for education and the environme