Flashback: Congress Says 2006 Postal Reform Bill Will Make USPS Viable for 21st Century

Are we in the 22nd Century yet? On December 20, 2006, the “Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006” was passed in both House and Senate (Darrell Issa was there at the time). This legislation was supposed to “modernize the United States Postal Service and make it  viable for the 21st century. The legislation, the […]

Letter Carriers Bring in Top Financial and Policy Experts to Advise upon Postal Reforms

Aim is to Continue High Quality Universal Postal Service and Middle-Class Jobs WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2011 – The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) today announced the retention of investment bank Lazard Group, LLC and former assistant to President Barack Obama for Manufacturing Policy, Ron Bloom, as financial advisors in connection with issues relating to […]

Burrus: What’s Next for the Issa-Ross Bill

The Issa/Ross Bill has now been voted out of Committee but it is a long way from finalization.  It is a disappointment that the progressive forces were unable to substitute HR 1351 for the regressive legislation intended to break postal unions and continue the long standing practice of using USPS’ revenues as the piggy bank of […]

NALC President Rolando’s seven-point proposal to the ‘super-committee’

President Rolando has written a letter to the members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, better known as the “super committee.” He outlines seven proposals the NALC urges the committee to consider. “Americans are begging you to act in a bipartisan manner to address the nation’s problems,” he wrote. “Bolstering the Postal Service, […]

Oversight Committee Approves Issa-Ross Postal Reform Bill

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued the following press release: WASHINGTON D.C. – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today approved H.R. 2309, the Oversight Committee Postal Reform Act of 2011 which will return the United States Postal Service (USPS) to sustainability and profitability without a taxpayer bailout. The Issa-Ross […]

House Committee Releases Very Misleading Video On Who Supports Issa-Ross Postal Reform Bill

This news release and video suggests that the entire House Committee On Oversight and Government Reform and all Senators support the Issa-Ross-McCain Postal Reform Bill as well as the views on the USPS overpayment. However, only one member of the Committee has signed on as a co-sponsor for HR 2309. Very misleading on all fronts.

Issa – Ross Postal Bill HR 2309 Scheduled For “Markup” October 13th

Senate version of postal bill scheduled for next week From NAPUS: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa has scheduled a Thursday morning (October 13) “markup” of HR 2309,  the Issa-Ross postal bill.  HR 2309 was placed on the committee calendar Friday afternoon. As referenced in previous posts and in past issues of […]

Opinion: Congressmen Issa-Ross Ignores 226 of their colleagues on Postal Reform legislation

Opinion by William Stevens: The United States Postal Service has been vilified by the private sector of our country. Deficit reduction is the order of the day and some politicians are misinforming the citizens of the country into thinking the Postal Service is bankrupt and contributing to our deficit. House Resolution 2309 “The Postal Reform […]

Sen. Scott Brown Encouraged By Common Ground Found From Bipartisan Group On Postal Reform

Press Release from Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown: Sen. Brown Update On Postal Service Reform WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) issued the following statement after holding a bipartisan, bicameral meeting on averting a shutdown of the Postal Service: “I was encouraged by a bicameral meeting that took place today with Congressman Lynch and […]