Do you all have an initiative on that?

78 percent of postal costs are related to labor?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank you and Senator Coburn for your work on this.

I wish to thank my two colleagues from New Hampshire and Ohio and, of course, my colleagues from Alaska and Oregon as well for their leadership on this very important piece of legislation. I have four amendments that I would love to be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 18, 2013, at 10:30…

What is that, about a 35, 40 percent reduction?

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 17, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 17, 2013, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD- 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC…

I just think that it's important for all of us as Senators when we're thinking about confirming nominees to think about how they will conduct themselves as commissioners.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 17, 2013. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on homeland…

I ask unanimous consent that at 2:15 p.m. the Senate be in a period of morning business until 2:30 p.m., with the time controlled by Senator Udall of Colorado and Senator Bennet; further, that at 2:30 p.m. the Senate resume consideration…