H.R. 22, THE POSTAL MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1999 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE POSTAL SERVICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 22 TO MODERNIZE THE POSTAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES 57-558 FEBRUARY 11, AND MARCH 4, 1999 Serial No. 106-16 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.house.gov/reform U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1999 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 Page Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-Continued Davis, Hon. Danny K., a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, prepared statement of 239 Denton, Neal, executive director, Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, prepared statement of 384 Disbrow, William B., president and CEO, Cox Target Media, Inc., prepared statement of 539 Dzvonik, Michael, chairman, Mail Advertising Service Association International, prepared statement of 534 Estes, John T., executive director, Main Street Coalition for Postal Fair ness: Additional questions for the record 468 431 Fattah, Hon. Chaka, a Representative in Congress from the State of 59 Fennie, Charmaine, chairperson, Coalition Against Unfair USPS Competition, prepared statement of 445 Gilman, Hon. Benjamin A., a Representative in Congress from the State Goldway, Ruth Y., commissioner, prepared statement of Kamerschen, Robert "Kam", on behalf of the Saturation Mailers Coalition: Additional questions for the record 418 Prepared statement of 395 Kelly, James, chairman and chief executive officer, United Parcel Service, prepared statement of . 355 McFadden, Nancy E., U.S. Department of Transportation, prepared statement of 558 McHugh, Hon. John M., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York: Prepared statement of.. 47, 306 Prepared statement of Lewis Sachs 310 Palladino, Vince, president, National Association of Postal Supervisors, prepared statement of 228 Patterson, Donna E., Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Additional questions for the record 330 Prepared statement of 316 Quinn, William, president, National Postal Mail Handlers Union, AFL- 283 Smith, Fred, chairman and chief executive officer, FDX Corp.: Additional questions for the record 368 Prepared statement of.. 337 Smith, Steve, president, National Rural Letter Carriers Association: Additional questions and responses 295 Prepared statement of 289 Sombrotto, Vince, president, National Association of Letter Carriers, prepared statement of 269 Stover, David, the Greeting Card Association, prepared statement of Sturm, John F., Newspaper Association of America, prepared statement of 501 477 Wendler, Guy, American Business Press, prepared statement of Williamson, Robert C., president, Willmar Associates International Inc. prepared statement of 515 560 H.R. 22, THE POSTAL MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1999 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1999 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE POSTAL SERVICE, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John M. McHugh (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives McHugh, Gilman, LaTourette, Burton, Fattah, and Davis of Illinois. Staff present: Robert Taub, staff director; Heea Vazirani-Fales, counsel; Abigail Hurowitz, clerk; Jane Hatcherson, legislative assistant; Denise Wilson, minority professional staff member; and Jean Gosa, minority administrative staff assistant. Mr. MCHUGH. The Subcommittee on the Postal Service will come to order. I would tell you this is the answer of my dreams. Every night I wake up and dream I'm sitting here and Chairman Burton's down there. And it's finally come true. Let me welcome you here this morning to the first hearing of this subcommittee for the 106th Congress. I am happy to note that, with one exception, virtually all of the members of last year's Congress have remained on this subcommittee. Some cynics amongst you might suggest that's the legislative equivalent of life without parole. I would suggest, however, that it is a tribute to the work of this subcommittee and a tribute as well to the cooperative effort that we, in my opinion, have enjoyed now for some time. To say that the purpose of our meeting here this morning is well stated would be an overstatement. If nothing else, the bill we're considering this morning, H.R. 22, is mature. I will not bore all of you with a recitation once again of what I feel are its main provisions, if not its main attractions. [The text of H.R. 22 follows:] |