31.   Treasury officials say the Postal Service has no need to go to Wall Street for the money.

32.   Treasury officials say there is no threat to the dollar but Banking committee staffers point to reports by the congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare.

33.   Treasury officials say they are opposed to the provision.

34.   Treasury officials today criticized a debt-ceiling bill proposed by Republican leaders and expressed limited confidence that they will be able to make the payments due next Wednesday.

35.   Treasury officials were optimistic they could craft a bipartisan package of tax cuts and offsetting revenue increases this year.

36.   Treasury officials will also ask Congress to provide a more stable stream of federal funding.

37.   Treasury officials will also urge President Bill Clinton to Cmdty GIP.

38.   Treasury officials would not comment.

39.   Treasury officials, having scheduled a briefing on the rules for Tuesday, could not be reached for comment Monday.

40.   Treasury officials, who oversee the IRS, asked the committee to keep things in perspective.