WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans would no longer get mail delivered to their door but would have to go to communal or curbside boxes instead under a proposal advancing through Congress. The Republican-controlled House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on an 18-13 party-line vote, approved a bill Wednesday to direct the U.S. Postal Service […]
Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee adopted bills to enhance postal delivery, improve the Government’s use of design-build contracts, and promote federal information transparency. H.R. 4670, Secure Delivery for America Act of 2014, was reported favorably to the House as amended on a vote of 18-13. Introduced by Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the […]
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has not been able to garner support for his extreme and anti-worker postal reform bill, H.R. 2748. As such, he has adopted a new strategy. He is now is attempting to move his dangerous postal reforms piece by piece. Issa’s first move […]
NAPS has issued a statement in opposition to Chairman Darrell Issa’s proposal to end door delivery of mail. NAPS opposes Mr. Issa’s proposal because it fails to attack the prefunding obligation that has drained the USPS of vital operating capital. In addition, the proposal also fails fund the purchase and installation of the necessary centralized […]
Act now! Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121, ask to be connected to your House member, and then let your representative know you oppose the “Secure Delivery for America Act.” May 20, 2014—Statement of Fredric V. Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee mark-up of the […]
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is floating a new postal proposal this week, and he intends to put before his committee on Wednesday morning, May 21. Unlike the previous Issa attempt, which replicated President Obama’s postal plan, the latest Issa draft bill would simply phase-out door delivery and replace it […]
The following are excerpts from a United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report requested by Chairman [Congressman] Darrell Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives on “U S Postal Service: Delivery Mode Conversions Could Yield Large Savings, but More Current Data Are Needed.” {note: some paragraphs may be out of sequence} The […]
As chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) has dogged the Obama administration since 2011. Issa has tried to tied Obama on reports of IRS bias in tax exemption forms, at the Benghazi attacks of 9/11/12, Healthcare.gov website fiasco, bring down the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and anything […]
House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) postponed a scheduled Wednesday, May 7, markup of a yet-to-be introduced postal bill. The chairman has not announced a new date for the markup. As outlined in last week’s Legislative Post, the new Issa bill was intended to mimic the postal plan proposed by President […]
May 7, 2014 -Consideration by a House Committee of a new postal bill sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) , which was scheduled for May 7, has been postponed indefinitely. “We must remain vigilant,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “The bill proposed by Rep. Issa is extremely detrimental to the Postal Service, to postal workers and to […]