The ability to deliver the nations election relayed mail during the coronavirus pandemic. He testified before the House Oversight committee. The committee will come to order. Without objection the chairbj is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Without objection the gentlewoman from North Carolina ms. Adams as well as the tgentleman from illinois mr. Quigley will be permitted to join the committee and be recognized for questioning the witnesses. In addition, the gentleman from North Carolina mr. Walker will be recognized at there proper te to introduce his constituent. I now recognize myself for an openingg statement. Good morning. I would like to welcome postmaster general louis dejoy, and the chairman of the postal board of governors, Robert Duncan, too this oversigt hearing. And i thank you allll 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
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
More work to be done. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. Governor newsom says stage two could begin friday but its still unclear whether bay area counties will decide to take things slower. Abc 7 News Reporter liz kreutz is live with the latest on the restart plan. Liz . Reporter thats right. Were waiting to get more guidance from bay area counties to see if theyll decide to move forward with phase two this week. Some of you really want to. Others saying its too soon. Work is being done across the state to make sure when businesses can reopen, they are ready. As california prepares to enter phase two later this week, questions still about whether bay area counties will choose to be part of it. On midday live today, london breed said friday may be too soon for businesses in the city to reopen. It doesnt mean that we cant, you know, provide permission. Again, this is going to come from our county health officer. So were not going to just make this decisi
This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Next week americans will honor our nations veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. Today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. Im proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. The second highest percentage in our entire country. We owe them such a great debt. The gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. A truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. As we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. Often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandparent sca
This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Next week americans will honor our nations veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. Today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. Im proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. The second highest percentage in our entire country. We owe them such a great debt. The gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. A truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. As we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. Often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandparent sca