12.16.14 Senator Carper’s office disputes story that he tried to attach U.S. Postal Service overhaul to budget bill But what is most interesting – from this account in GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE magazine on line – is for all Carper’s talk about the need to compromise, the senator resisted compromise on his own vision for USPS, and […]
“An enduring record ignored by The Post” — Letter to the editor by Ruth Y. Goldway, Postal Regulatory Commission to the Washington Post I cringed at the loaded and inflammatory language, but I was most concerned that there was no effort to hear my side of the story. Only my critics were quoted. No mention […]
National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) Legislative Update -12.12.14 NAPS: Congress Urges USPS to Complete AMP Study Before Starting Plant Consolidations The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill winding its way through Congress impacts the Postal Service in several ways: — It preserves the longstanding mandate that the USPS deliver mail six days a week. — […]
Sep 08 2014 – WASHINGTON – Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee late Friday to caution the Members about implementing a moratorium on postal facility closures and urge support for the bipartisan, comprehensive the Postal Reform […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released the following reactions to the announcement that the U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014: “Unfortunately, today’s announcement that the Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in the second […]
After a 35 minute delay due to late senator arrivals from the annual National Prayer Breakfast, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees amended it ways through S. 1486, culminating in approval by bipartisan 9-1 majority. (There were 6 proxies cast and proxies are only listed as part of the committee record.) On final […]
Feb. 6, 2014—The Senate committee with Postal Service oversight, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, finished on Feb. 6 its mark-up of the modified Carper-Coburn postal bill, S. 1486, and approved the measure by a vote of 9 to 1. As written, S. 1486 would facilitate the end of door delivery and the elimination of […]
Earlier today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee began its markup of S. 1486 – but recessed after about 2-and-a-half hours. The committee markup can be reconvened at the “call of the chair”. At the outset, the committee adopted the “Carper-Coburn Managers’ Amendment” in place of the original bill. Subsequently, the committee considered […]
NALC tweets on the Senate markup session for Carper-Coburn Postal Reform Bill S.1486 Noted! RT @SenateHSGAC @SenatorCarper recesses #postal mark up after consideration of 11 amendments. Date of part 2 TBD Two quick technical amendments from @SenatorBegich passed easily. The committee has recessed for a lunch break. #S1486Markup Sen @jontester’s amendment to strike FECA language […]
S.1486 Postal Reform Act of 2014 Amended “Carper/Coburn Bill” Late last Friday evening and just before the holiday weekend a summary of the amended version of the Carper-Coburn Bill was released. There are several items in this discussion draft that greatly impacts our current, future and retired members. While things are moving very fast the […]