The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has posted most committee hearings since 1990 on YouTube.com. For your convenience the Postal Journal is providing links to those videos relevant to the postal industry.
U.S. Postal Service – 4/24/1997
The postmaster general reviewed the recent performance of the U.S. Postal Service, which showed a .6 billion profit last year. He said, however, that mail volume has not been growing as fast as predicted and that costs are rising. He also said that the postal board of governors may have a recommendation soon for an increase in postal rates next year. He also talked about an ongoing Justice Department investigation, saying that he had done nothing wrong in connection with a proposal to put Coca-Cola machines in post offices. Filmed by C-SPAN.
Postal Service Reform Act of 1996 – 7/10/1996
Subcommittee on the Postal Service. Committee members heard testimony concerning H.R. 3717, the Postal Reform Act of 1996. This legislation is designed to reform the U.S. Postal Service in various ways, including updating the organizational modus operandi, making the Postal Service more independent of the U.S. Treasury and increasing the powers and responsibilities of the Postal Rate Commission. Filmed by C-SPAN
Postal Service Operations – 2/23/1995
Subcommittee on the Postal Service. Committee members heard testimony from postal service and GAO officials concerning current postal service administrative and operational procedures and proposed improvements to the system. Filmed by C-SPAN.
First Class Mail Delivery Standards – 9/6/1990
Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture. The subcommittee examined a new postal service proposal for slower delivery standards for first class mail. Filmed by C-SPAN.
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