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Why this hearing
On the record: 6 witnesses: 2 from advocacy groups and think tanks, 2 from business and trade groups, 1 academic, and 1 from a labor union.
Real oversight or theater?
Did this hearing get real answers, or was it mostly speeches?
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What each witness said
We haven’t summarized the witnesses’ statements yet.
Who asked what
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Question logs come from the committee’s official video.
The subcommittee
12 members · 7 Republicans, 5 Democrats
Witnesses
- Paul SteidlerSenior Fellow, Lexington InstituteTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Jim CochraneCEO, Package Shippers AssociationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Mike PlunkettCEO and President, Association for Postal CommerceTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Thomas SchatzPresident, Citizens Against Government WasteTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Elena Spatoulas PatelAssistant Professor / Marriner Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis, University of UtahTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Brian RenfroePresident, National Association of Letter CarriersTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
In the news
No news coverage of this hearing yet.
Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)JUN 24, 2025 · 1:00 PM – 4:20 PM
- Video posted (done)JUN 24, 2025 · 4:20 PM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (done)PUBLISHED DEC 16, 2025
- Written testimonyPENDING
- Questions for the recordPENDING
- Printed transcriptPDF (opens the committee’s file)
Written follow-up questions from members, answered after the hearing. aren’t posted yet. The printed transcript is out.
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