Including the Akron Processing and Distribution Center Letter to USPS Was Signed by 29 U.S. Senators; Urges More Thorough Review of Local Impact before Consolidation Moves Forward Monday, December 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 29 colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging the U.S. Postal […]
Senators demand Postal Service delay consolidation of mail processing facilities after Inspector General’s report indicates lack of transparency, inadequate impact studies, failure to properly inform public (December 1, 2014) WASHINGTON – Missouri U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt, along with a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues, today demanded a delay in the planned consolidation […]
The federal civil service was created to operate independently of the political class and smoothly in spite of the upheaval caused by elections. In practice, lawmakers control just about every aspect of federal employees’ jobs. The day-to-day functions of federal workers remain largely without political influence, but from pay to agency budgets, lawmakers impact the […]
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin With slightly more than a week before the November 4 Congressional elections, it is abundantly clear that political ground zero will be the fight to control the U.S. Senate. Democratic incumbents are being forced to defend a growing number of Senate seats that only a few months ago seemed to […]
The following is a press release from Senator Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Pryor today gave the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) a failing grade for its efforts to keep communities informed about potential post office closures. The USPS currently has an operating deficit of over $8 billion and may be […]