Postmaster General Urges Congress to Provide Delivery Schedule Flexibility

• The ability to develop and price products quickly.
• The ability to control healthcare and retirement costs.
• The ability to switch to a defined contribution retirement system for new employees.
• The ability to quickly realign mail processing, delivery and retail networks.
• A more streamlined governance model.
• More flexibility in the way the Postal Service leverages its workforce.

The following is the Postmaster General’s oral testimony before the committee. Please note that the remarks as delivered may vary from the prepared text. The full written testimony is available at: http://about.usps.com/news/testimony-speeches/welcome.htm.