GOP lawmaker clashes with US postmaster in tense hearing exchange

The Independent

GOP lawmaker Rich McCormick engaged in a heated debate with US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a hearing, which led DeJoy to cover his ears to tune out McCormick.Source: CSPAN

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00:00You, sir, do not get an A grade. You cannot give yourself that grade.

00:04I just did.

00:05You can't.

00:06I just did.

00:07You can't grade your own paper, sir. I've been to medical school. I got my MBA. You

00:12can't. I'm sorry. You were graded by the United States people, and they don't use your service

00:17anymore. You bankrupt.

00:18That is not true.

00:19You bankrupt this through your reputation only.

00:22This is growing.

00:23Through your reputation, you are responsible for the fall of the Postal Service and the

00:27lack of accountability.

00:28Congress is responsible for the fall of the Postal Service.

00:32I am trying to fix the Postal Service.

00:35With all the AI, with all the computer systems, you're worse than if I took a horse and picked

00:44up the mail and delivered it two miles down the road.

00:47That's you.

00:49I hope you got that on camera.

00:51This is the response that the Postmaster just gave Congress when he doesn't like what he

00:56hears.

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