We heard about that.

The elimination of 6-day delivery would hurt business and consumer interests while costing thousands of jobs.

So, that represents a little over 4 percent of your annual budget?

So, there's no uniformity----

we shut down one company--and the investigation was done out of our Chicago regional office--that alone placed more than 1 billion calls offering auto warranties.

Well, here's the way I'd see it, at this point.

I am not against the idea of a pilot project, if that appears to be feasible or necessary, to see what the actual reaction of postal consumers would be if you tried it in a given area, and to try to measure from that whether this makes…

Thanks a lot, Mr. Chairman. And there are so many questions to ask, and I know we will not likely have time to ask all of them today.

I'm pleased to welcome Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, the ninth Chairman of the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

I want to ask you about a couple of issues that raise a larger question: the relationship of the CPSC to some other agencies of the Federal Government, when it comes to particular hazards.

I've had personal experience with identity theft.

So, Ms. Goldway, as I understand it, the Postal Service asked the Postal Regulatory Commission to study the 5-day service model.

we obtained a temporary injunction--or a restraining order in this case, freezing the defendant's assets.

I agree with her completely.

Taking the downtown Chicago Post Office out of this conversation--the old one--do you have excess property and real estate that is in a valuable location that you could consider selling to try to come up with some of the revenue the Postal…

I don't think any of us could have predicted the depth and seriousness of the current recession.

Congress can ignore both of you.

The SEC never received any increased or dedicated funding to carry out these new responsibilities.

we expect to complete that rulemaking this summer.

But, I want to make sure I understand. When you use the word 'minimal,' do you have a number in mind, or a percentage in mind, when it comes to any of these employee groups?

He said, well, we have a plan. And our plan is called flooding and retention.

The FDA now says that recent research raises valid concerns about the possible health effects of this chemical.

And I assume you've taken a look at some other options to save money, other than cutting that 6-day service.

Consumers are affected every day by the Federal Trade Commission's work.

Compensation and benefits costs represent 80 percent of the Postal Service's costs, as Senator Durbin mentioned earlier.