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We're exploring ways to improve the Postal Service, which has been losing significant amounts of money. One option is a potential merger with the Commerce Department. The goal is to create a more efficient postal service. Whether it's a full merger or simply leveraging talented people from other departments, we aim to reduce the losses. The Postal Service will remain, but we believe we can significantly improve its operations and financial performance. We're considering all options to keep it very similar to what it is now, but in a way that prevents it from losing tremendous amounts of money.

You are bankrupting the postal service through reputation alone. You are responsible for the fall of the postal service and its lack of accountability. No, Congress is responsible for the fall of the postal service. With all the AI and computer systems, you are worse than someone hand-delivering the mail. This is the response that the postmaster gave Congress when he doesn't like what he hears. He literally covered his ears and gave himself a grade of A. With that, I rest.

The President told me to be more aggressive, so we sent out an email to all employees asking what they do. We got a partial response, so we're sending another email. Our goal isn't to be unfair. Employees can simply respond that their work is too sensitive to describe. We want to keep essential employees who do their jobs well. If a job isn't essential or done well, those people shouldn't be on the payroll. Those million employees who haven't responded are on the bubble. Maybe they don't exist, or we're paying people who don't exist. A lot could have happened. The prior administration wasted money.

A new government report reveals that thousands of postal workers are involved in mail theft. The inspector general reports a 47% increase in closed cases against employees last fiscal year compared to 2019, totaling nearly 6,000 cases. However, this figure may be an undercount due to insufficient mailroom supervisors and a lack of training to identify theft. The postal police union president highlights that these vulnerabilities are well-known, with criminals exploiting them to steal mail and then leave the job. Additionally, the postal service is unaware of the operational status of many of its over 18,000 surveillance cameras. The lack of transparency on this issue may stem from a desire to protect the postal service's reputation. For more details on the types of workers involved in mail theft, visit mbc7.com.

I'm demanding refunds for US taxpayers due to alarming financial mismanagement within our federal government. Information from the Department of Government Efficiency reveals that the number of federal employee millionaires has more than doubled since 2021, estimating around 60,000 currently. This is suspicious considering the average federal employee salary is $86,000 annually. Given this, plus a national debt exceeding $36 trillion and a deficit over $2 trillion, I question the trustworthiness of these agencies. With evidence of potential payroll fraud and a lack of oversight from elected officials, I believe taxpayers deserve a refund. Our money has been irresponsibly squandered. Since they have failed to act responsibly with our finances, we deserve our money back.

I strongly oppose this plan and will fight to protect mail delivery in rural Missouri. If I have to, I’ll go down with the ship to ensure rural and urban areas receive timely mail, which is currently failing. Taxpayers have supported the postal service, and despite past legislation reducing liabilities, we still see poor delivery. I've expressed concerns about the Kansas City area and the Bering post office, which has been delayed for two years. My patience is exhausted, and I expect improvements in service and the reopening of the Bering post office as promised. I hope we can work together moving forward.

You cannot give yourself an A grade. I just did. You can't grade your own paper. I've been to medical school. Congress is responsible for the postal service's issues, not me. I'm trying to fix it. With all the AI and technology available, your performance is worse than if I delivered mail on horseback. This is how the postmaster responds when faced with criticism—he covers his ears and gives himself an A grade. And with that, I rest.

The people want an active government that doesn't waste money. To deliver change, we're reorganizing the government to save taxpayer dollars. We're cutting the federal bureaucracy by 100,000 positions through attrition and reducing administrative costs by 12%. Unproductive advisory commissions will be eliminated, and agencies can't create new ones without approval. Government regulations and procurement rules hurt the system, so we will cut waste, streamline bureaucracy, and change these rules to make government work better. This includes downsizing the government, improving customer service, and overhauling federal procurement and personnel systems. The goal is to make government work for the people, eliminate unnecessary programs, and reduce the federal workforce. We're committed to cutting spending and reducing the deficit to ensure a stronger economy for the future.

Milton Friedman once noted that government management often leads to shortages. This applies to the U.S. Postal Service, which was promised a $107 billion bailout in 2020 to achieve financial stability by 2031. However, losses have increased, with $6.5 billion lost in 2023 and projected losses of $9.5 billion in 2024. Instead of cutting costs like a private business would, the USPS has converted over 190,000 workers into higher-paid career roles, worsening its financial situation. Despite spending billions on electric vehicles and facility upgrades, service has declined. Congress has provided $120 billion in funding over four years, but with national debt exceeding $36 trillion, it's time for meaningful reform at the Postal Service.

You bankrupted the postal service through your reputation alone. You are responsible for its fall and the lack of accountability. That is not true, the postal service is growing and Congress is responsible for the fall of the postal service. I am trying to fix it. On your watch, with all the AI and computer systems, the postal service has gotten worse. You're worse than if I took a horse and delivered it two miles down the road. This is the response that the Postmaster just gave Congress when he doesn't like what he hears. Literally covered his ears and gave himself the grade of A.

Our payments to NATO are disproportionate and ridiculous compared to others. Solving this issue is crucial because it will allow us to address important causes like homelessness, farmers, and healthcare. Unfortunately, we don't have the funds to support these priorities because our country is financially strained. If we had better business abilities, we could generate surplus profits that could be used to defend and support our homeless, poor, sick, and farmers. Instead, we are giving money to countries that don't care about us.

There's support for clearing government waste on both sides of the aisle, but also concern about the access Musk and Doge staffers have to sensitive data, especially given Musk's investments with China and billions from the government. When PayPal was owned by Elon Musk, there were no security breaches. The IRS is a nightmare, with folks not back to work years after COVID. As a Congressman, it takes me up to six months to get a response regarding constituent concerns. The IRS has hundreds of groups with access to sensitive data. People are only complaining now that Elon Musk is involved. The only reason to ask questions is if you're doing something crooked. Congressmen will have red faces when this paper trail leads back to them. People are pitching a fit because Musk is making needed changes.

The speakers discuss mules delivering mail to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and whether this system should be modernized. They then discuss the postal service, stating that many people don't realize there's a law requiring the post office to have a balanced budget. Since 2007, the postal service has reportedly lost money almost every year. According to the speakers, additional regulations put in place around that time crippled the postal service and put them on a bad path. They believe the postal service is stuck in the past and losing money. While they appreciate postal employees going to the hardest parts of the country, they think the postal service can be modernized and become profitable.

Postmaster DeJoy, while I appreciate your efforts to improve the Postal Service, my concern remains the financial losses. The public wants government efficiency, and while privatization is often suggested, no private company is willing to handle universal mail delivery. However, there are opportunities for partnerships in mail sorting. Your reorganization plan aims to streamline operations, but we need to ensure it effectively reduces costs and improves performance. The Postal Service has significant unfunded mandates and obligations that impact finances. We need to explore legislative changes to help the Postal Service break even. Additionally, the Office of Inspector General is researching costly obligations, including retirement funds, and will provide insights on potential solutions. It's crucial to address postal rates and staffing to enhance efficiency moving forward.

The American people want effective government without wasted money. To deliver this, we're overhauling how government operates, beginning with a 25% reduction in White House staff and $10 million in savings. These steps will save taxpayers $9 billion. We're reducing the federal bureaucracy by at least 100,000 positions through attrition and cutting administrative costs by 12%. We're also eliminating unproductive advisory commissions. We aim to cut inessential spending and tackle the growing deficit and debt. Government programs should be efficient, and overhead must be reduced. These changes are crucial because debt consumes tax dollars and hinders private sector growth. We're also working to cut waste, streamline processes, improve customer service, and reform procurement and personnel systems. We need a government that works better, costs less, and treats taxpayers like customers.

The Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing begins with an acknowledgment of Inspector General Tammy Hull. It has been over three years since Postmaster General DeJoy introduced the Delivering America plan and two and a half years since the Postal Service Reform Act was enacted. Despite challenges, including significant financial losses and past criticisms of the Postal Service's management, DeJoy has made efforts to modernize operations. However, ongoing issues such as delayed mail delivery and high personnel costs remain concerning. The committee emphasizes the need for efficiency and transparency, particularly regarding election mail, while urging DeJoy to provide answers and assurance for future improvements at the Postal Service. The session concludes with a call for bipartisan cooperation to address these challenges.

As taxpayers, we're footing a $271 billion bill annually. Is it really too much to ask for some accountability on where that money goes, especially when these individuals are earning an average salary of $106,000 a year? Think about the single mom juggling two jobs or the dental hygienist tracking patients. They can justify their work. So, why is it such a burden for government employees to do the same? It's this attitude, this perceived arrogance that the American people are fed up with. It's our money, and we have every right to know how it's being spent.

The American people are tired of their tax dollars being wasted. For the first time, this president is committed to restoring accountability at every level of the federal government. If you agree there is waste, abuse, and corruption, why are you not celebrating the cuts and reforms that are being instituted? We are saving Americans billions of dollars and ending the theft, waste, grift, and corruption. We are stopping American taxpayer dollars from subsidizing a rogue federal bureaucracy that has been relentlessly weaponized against the American people. We care about this issue. The American public overwhelmingly supports what President Trump is doing.

We need to reduce government size, particularly within the FBI, which has expanded unnecessarily. The FBI's intel operations have caused significant issues, and I would repurpose the Hoover building into a museum while reallocating its 7,000 employees to focus on law enforcement, tackling crime directly. Government reform is essential, and collaboration with Congress is necessary to eliminate redundant positions. During my time as deputy DNI, we identified and cut unnecessary roles, which Congress appreciated as it saved money. Agencies often request more positions without justification, leading to unfilled roles and wasted budgets. It's a misconception that agencies can't return unused funds; they often spend unnecessarily to avoid returning money to Congress.

We're streamlining the federal bureaucracy, aiming to reduce the workforce. We found a surprising bottleneck: the retirement process. Currently, the maximum number of retirements per month is capped at 10,000 due to a completely manual, paper-based system. The paperwork is stored in a 1950s-era limestone mine, and the speed of the mine shaft elevator limits processing. This antiquated system employs thousands of people whose efforts could be far better utilized elsewhere. The situation is absurd; we need to modernize this process immediately. Imagine the increased efficiency and contribution to the country's goods and services if these employees were redeployed.

The speakers discuss the government's outdated paper-based retirement process, which involves storing physical files in a mine. One speaker recounts visiting the mine filled with filing cabinets from the 1960s, emphasizing its security and climate control, but questioning the continued use of paper in 2025. The process requires compiling retirement papers by hand, moving them on carts, and can take over six months, with calculations also done manually. They are implementing a new online retirement process, with 25 retirees currently using it. They mention cases of single retirees having entire pallets or shopping carts of documents. They want to free up the thousands of people who are carrying paper into a mine. They compare the government's technology to the "Flintstones" era. The conversation shifts to the postal service, which is legally required to have a balanced budget but has been losing money since 2007 due to additional regulations. The postal service lost $9.5 billion last year. They believe they can modernize it and help them become profitable.

The post office operates differently from other government sectors, functioning like a private business. Despite a significant decline in first-class mail volume, employment has not decreased; in fact, there are 20,000 fewer employees than before. The focus has been on reducing costs, yet the number of government employees has increased, leading to higher labor costs, which account for 80% of expenses. Efforts to reform have not effectively addressed these costs, and the debt has risen significantly. While some cost savings have been achieved, the overall financial situation remains dire, highlighting the challenges of operating within government constraints. The need for a more efficient approach is evident, as the current model is not sustainable.

You keep asking about the post office's business model, but I didn't create the laws governing it; I'm just trying to fix the issues I inherited. You're exaggerating the hiring increases. No one in the private sector would advise increasing employee numbers with a declining business. Instead, we insourced 190,000 jobs by hiring contractors at lower wages and benefits, which is inexplicable. The reform of shifting costs isn't real reform; it's just moving debt to another account within the government. The main goal was to escape healthcare and pension costs. But government employees have dramatically higher healthcare and pension costs compared to contractors. By hiring more government employees instead of contractors, we're compounding the problem we were trying to solve three years ago.

We're exploring ways to improve the Postal Service, which has been losing significant amounts of money. One idea involves a merger, possibly with the Commerce Department, to enhance its efficiency. While it would remain the Postal Service, the aim is to make it function much better than it has in the past. Alternatively, we might leverage talented individuals from other departments to help reduce the financial losses. The goal is to find a solution that preserves the Postal Service's core functions while significantly improving its financial performance, whether through a merger or by utilizing existing expertise.

The federal government isn't a company to dismantle like on Shark Tank; it must be run constitutionally, and the current administration is restoring services and jobs that have been disrupted. The government is fat and hasn't been scrutinized for a century. Finally, someone is willing to address the waste. However, cuts aren't deep enough. In private equity, when fixing a bankrupt company, you must cut severely and quickly, even 20% more than initially planned, then rehire to minimize trauma. There's so much waste in the federal government that needs addressing. You can't be surgically precise when auditing the government. You have to cut more because you don't know where all the waste is. We've never audited the government before.