Issa Announces USPS Hearing Next Week WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today announced that he would convene a full committee hearing next Wednesday to examine the future of the United States Postal Service. The hearing will explore a range of options to avoid a multi-billion dollar taxpayer funded […]
Issa Statement on USPS Reversal of Decision to Modify Six-Day Delivery WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., issued the following statement in response to the United States Postal Service announcement that it has reversed its decision to pursue modified Saturday delivery:
WASHINGTON- Senator Tom Coburn, M.D., R-Okla., and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., wrote a joint letter today to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors advising them to resist political lobbying and utilize their legal authority to move forward with the modified six-day delivery plan announced on February 6, 2013. “[T]he Board of Governors has […]
AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE, I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE AUTHORIZING LANGUAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH SIX-DAY DELIVERY PROVISION IN THE C.R. UNDER THIS SYSTEM ANNOUNCED BY THE POSTMASTER ON FEBRUARY 6.
Update: Senator Coburn attaches Amendment to Bill striking Requirement for 6-Day Delivery Amendment 68: “This amendment would strike the rider in the bill that requires 6-day mail delivery, thus allows the Postal Service to manage their own operation accordingly. February 6, 2013 WASHINGTON- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Senate […]
Postal Hunger Strikers Occupy Congressman Darrel Issa’s Washington DC Office Postal hunger strikers occupied Congressman Darrel Issa’s Washington DC office on December 20, 2012 resulting in the arrest of Former Carrier and Retired Staten Island Mailhandler John Dennie. The activists (including Dennie, Rockville MD NALC Branch 3825 President Ken Lerch, Retired Portland, OR Carrier Jaimie […]
We are bringing at least 56 people to Vista CA on Halloween to picket the office of Darrell Issa. His opponent Jerry Tetalman has expressed interest in attending. Issa is campaigning in his district and should be there. We are leaving on a bus from the SWCAL office at 1251 N Tustin Ave, Anaheim, CA […]
Darrell Issa on MSNBC With Andrea Mitchell discussing the future of USPS. Issa said Americans want to keep a 47 cents postage. Current postage is 44 cent. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
On his Twitter page, Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has captured USPS problems by using graphics. Also ,Issa says on his Facebook page: “The question at hand is whether or not the USPS can continue to operate with unsustainable pay and benefit growth. All signs (like rapidly declining mail […]
On March 23, 2011, Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-R), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced “a full committee hearing on United States Postal Service (USPS) pay and benefits on April 5th. The Committee expects to hear from the Postal Service on their tentative agreement offered to their largest union, the American Postal […]