To also been subjected political assassination perpetrator to gain political advantage. I hope we can stick to the facts in this hearing today. One part of the false narrative is that the postmaster general is not appointed by president trump. The bipartisan postal board of governors engaged in a professional search for him, identified him as an outstanding candidate with the necessary background and skill set to tackle the enormous challenges facing the postal system. The bipartisan governors been to repeaty i want that, the unanimously approved his appointment as postmaster general. Mr. Dejoy reports to the board and not the president. Another false narrative is that a failure to provide funding to the Postal Service will undermine the election. The Postal Service currently has 15. 1 billion in cash on hand. Following a betterthanexpected Financial Performance during the pandemic. Delivery,urge in rather than being down, the Postal Service revenue is 1. 5 million higher this year tha
Testify today. Before the hearing we will discuss the Postal Service with kevin gosar. Washington journal is next. Former Vice President biden. I am proud to carry the banner of our party into the general election with great honor and humility paid i accept your nomination for president of the United States of america. That is joe biden from last night. Hey did not mention the president by name, but he criticize the president on several fronts. He expressed aspects of what he would like to accomplish if he becomes president. For is washington journal today, august 20 first. Today we will take you to the Senate Hearing featuring the post mentor postmaster general. Heres how you can call us and let us know your thoughts, 202 7488000 if you support joe biden, 202 7488001 if you support the president and if you are undecided give us a call at 202 7488002. You can text us if you wish at 202 7488003, and you can tweet cspanwj. One writer says he gave his remarks absent a crowd because of the
Politics is a business, whether people want to believe it. Our we leave this segment to go live to a Senate Hearing with postaster louis dejoy on Office Operations going into november. Mr. Dejoy, your decisions have cost americans their health, their time, their livelihoods, and their peace of mind. I believe you owe them an apology or the harm you have caused, and all of us some very clear answers today. Isuntry is anxious is anxious about whether the damage you have inflicted can be reversed and what other plans you have in store which could further disrupt liability and Timely Delivery of the Postal Service. If you plan to continue pursuing these changes, i think my colleagues and many of our constituents will continue to question whether you are the right person to lead this indispensable institution. Thank you. The tradition of this committee to swear in witnesses. Raise yourmr. Dejoy, right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help
Right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god . Postmaster dejoy i do. As postmastered general, and you spend more than 35 years developing and managing a successful nationwide Logistics Company as chairman and ceo of new breeze logistics. Beginning in 2014, mr. Dejoy served as the ceo of Xpo Logistics and after his retirement in 2015 he joined the companys board of directors where he served until 2018. Mr. Dejoy. Postmaster dejoy good morning chairman, Ranking Member pierce and members of the committee. Thank chairman johnson for calling this hearing. Proud to be with you on behalf of the women and men of the United States Postal Service the on june 15 i became 75th postmaster general. I did so because i believe the Postal Service placed plays a positive role in the lives of the American Public and lives of the nation. I also welcome the opportunity to lead this organization because i believe theres an opportunity for the Posta
Once it gets underway here on cspan. With the news that the briefing has been pushed back another 15 minutes, we will have it live here on cspan when it starts. We will show you some more from todays washington journal. Host he serves as president of the International Association of chiefs of police. When it comes to Law Enforcement in the age of coronavirus, how much has policing had to change . Guest thank you for having me. We have completely changed the way we do business on a daily basis. We have civilian personnel working remotely from home. We conduct our daily briefings either outside or we conduct a briefings electronically. We are taking more Police Reports over the phone. Stopped all of our classroom training. We are really changing the way we do business. Officersng a lot of back to uniform patrol to fill in for those positions who are being that are being vacated because officers are sick. Host how do you how to the officers keep safe themselves during the crisis . Guest i