TESTIMONY OF BRIAN C. DEESE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cummings, and members of the Committee, thank you for your invitation to discuss the President’s proposal for reform of the U.S. Postal Service. The Administration recognizes the value the Postal Service […]
King of hearings Rep. Darrell Issa continues his relentless attack against the United States Postal Service. Ed Schultz and Mark Dimondstein discuss.
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) has scheduled another hearing to examine the US Postal Service. Witnesses testifying at hearing: • Mr. Frank Todisco, Chief Actuary, U.S. Government Accountability Office • Mr. Jeffrey Williamson, Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President, U.S. Postal Service • Mr. Robert Moss, Chief, Budget and Resource Management, Defense Health Agency […]
APWU Web News Article #031-14, Feb. 19, 2014 More than 150 union members braved sub-zero degree winds on Feb. 17 to deliver an icy greeting to U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, the author of legislation (H.R. 2748) that would lead to the demise of the Postal Service. Issa (R-CA) was in New Hampshire to deliver the […]
Issa seeks to stamp out Postal Service’s move into finance Allowing the U.S. Postal Service to expand into the financial service industry would be “unacceptable” and a “massive expansion” of the government power, a key lawmaker said Friday. As an executive branch agency, Rep. Darryl Issa, R-Calif., said any expansion of the Postal Service’s ability […]
The Postal Service’s largest union has harsh words for Rep. Darrell Issa, and is raising alarm over a pilot partnership with Staples, which it warns is a stalking horse for privatization – a goal the union alleges draws support or indifference from key Democrats. “I think Congress and the White House are pretty much working […]
For the first time in history, most members of Congress are millionaires, according to a new analysis of personal financial disclosure data by the Center for Responsive Politics. Of 534 current members of Congress, at least 268 had an average net worth of $1 million or more in 2012, according to disclosures filed last year […]
Jan. 8, 2014—Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee of the House of Representatives (HOGR), has introduced new legislation to eliminate Saturday letter mail delivery right away and Saturday package delivery within five years. The new bill, H.R. 3801, offers these cuts as a means to pay for the repeal […]
Ed Schultz & NALC President Frederic Rolando discuss USPS- fast-forward to 1:35 thru 6:00. via: Issa continues crusade against USPS | MSNBC.
A bill introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) Thursday would restore military retiree benefits by cutting U.S. Postal Service delivery to a five-day work week. “From the companies perspective you take away Saturday delivery, you takeaway a service that they’re offering their customers,” said Bloomberg’s Megan Hughes. Megan Hughes reports on the impact to business […]