instituted. this is two and a half hours. the committee will come to order. without objection, the chairman is authorized to declare a recess at any time. the chair asks that ms. debbie ms. scanlan,ultz, else mr. cooper, ms. debbie wasserman schultz, and representative mary gay scanlon, b waved onto the committee. without objection, it is so ordered. i now recognize myself for an opening statement, then i will record as the ranking member. i have agreed is the chairwoman on? chairwoman wish to have an opening statement? i will recognize her, with your after.ion, mr. hice, lawrence, i will recognize. if somebody else on your side wants to have additional. the postal service is the crown jewel of our federal government. it serves every household and business every day. 630,000 brief individuals who live in every congressional district. according to pew research, 91% of americans have a favorable view of the postal service. leaps and bounds above that of any other federal
mail, committee members asked witnesses about mr. dejoy s ownership of a company that contracted its services to the usps. the chair would ask without objection that ms. debbie wasserman-schultz i got it right here. ms. cooper and representative mary gay scanlon beor waived on the committee. without objection, it is so ordered. i want to welcome everyone to s our hearings on recent developments regarding the postal service and i now recognize myself for an opening statement and i will recognize the ranking member for his opening statement. i have agreed is the chairwoman on? does the chairwoman wish to have an opening statement? i ll recognize here with your permission after myself. o our colleague ms. lawrence is going to issue have an opening statement. i will recognize if somebodyv on your side wants to have additional okay. that would be fine.the cr you justow let me know. okay. theit s postal service is the crowned jewel of our federal government. it emplo se
recess at any time. the chair asks that ms. debbie ms. scanlan,ultz, else mr. cooper, ms. debbie wasserman schultz, and representative mary gay scanlon, b waved onto the committee. without objection, it is so ordered. i now recognize myself for an opening statement, then i will record as the ranking member. i have agreed is the chairwoman on? chairwoman wish to have an opening statement? i will recognize her, with your after.ion, mr. hice, lawrence, i will recognize. if somebody else on your side wants to have additional. the postal service is the crown jewel of our federal government. it serves every household and business every day. 630,000 brief individuals who live in every congressional district. according to pew research, 91% of americans have a favorable view of the postal service. leaps and bounds above that of any other federal entity. during the coronavirus pandemic, service s value to this nation is greater than ever, serving as a linchpin to our nation s respo
person. you will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you. when they are speaking in what is known in webex as active speaker view. a timer is visible in the room directly in front of. for members appearing remotely i know you re familiar with webex by now let me remind you of a few points. first, you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing, whether they are in person or remote. if you have your webex set to active speaker view. if you have any questions can about this pleas, contact committee staff. secondly, we have a timer that should be visible on the screen when you are in active speaker with thumbnail view. members who wish to pin the timetory their screens contact committee staff for assistance. third, i m not even sure what that means, but i said it. third, the house rules require that we see you so please always have your cameras turned on if you want to be an active participant in this hearing. fourth, memb
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