e-Team Report, Sept. 30, 2011
Postal Unions Rally All Across the Country for H.R. 1351
This week the APWU, NALC, NPMHU and the NRLCA came together for one cause, to urge legislators to Pass H.R. 1351. These rallies across the nation brought a great amount of local media attention to the bill. Thanks goes out to all those who came out to a rally this past Tuesday.
To read more about the coverage in your area click here.
McCain Introduces Version Of Issa’s Bill in the Senate
Senator John McCain has introduced his version of Congressman Issa’s H.R. 2309. Neither McCain’s Senate version or Issas’s bill address overpayments into federal employee retirement accounts that have been made by the Postal Service. Senator McCain’s bill closely resembles Issa’s bill in the house however, does vary in several ways. First, the Senate version does not increase the Postal Service’s Debt limit by $10 Billion as Issa’s bill does. Secondly, McCain’s bill does not move to phase out front door delivery. Finally, the Senate version does not require Alaska to pay the agency to deliver in rural areas.
To read more please click here.To get more information about Senator McCain’s bill S.1625 on Thomas click here.
What can you do to help? Contact your member of Congress today! Ask them to please cosponsor and support H.R. 1351 and oppose H.R. 2309. You can reach your member of Congress by calling the Capitol Hill switchboard today at (202) 224-3121 or to find your member of congress click here. After you call your member of Congress make sure to also send them a quick message asking them to oppose H.R. 2309 by clicking here! To send your member of congress a quick message asking them to cosponsor and support H.R. 1351 please click here.
Below you will find a list of those members of congress who have signed on in support of H.R. 1351 since 09/26/2011. If you see your member of Congress below please thank them for supporting H.R. 1351. There are currently 220 members signed on as a cosponsor.
Hoyer, Steny D-MD-05
Johnson, Timothy R-IL-15
Lewis, John D-GA-05
Renacci, James R-OH-16
Sablan, Gregorio D-MP-DL
Below you will find a list of those members of Congress who have not yet signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 1351. If you see your member of Congress listed below please reach out to them and ask that the cosponsor and support H.R. 1351.
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Adams, Sandy R-FL-24 |
Kingston, Jack R-GA-01 |
Multiple U. S. Reps. Introduce Postal Legislation
Recently, U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Marcia Fudge (D-OH) came together to introduce a piece of postal legislation. This legislation aims to take the needs of particular communities into account before closing or consolidating a facility. This legislation will require the Postal Service to consider several aspects before closing or consolidating a facility. Before to closing or consolidating a facility the Postal Service would need to determine if doing so would decrease postal access and service to elderly, those who are economically disadvantaged, those with mobility issues, and those who do not have access to reliable and affordable internet. This legislation would also require the Postal Service to address any impact a closing or consolidation would have on the above group of individuals. Finally, this legislation would prevent the Postal Service from closing or consolidating a facility if it was found to hold an unreasonable, unequal and undue burden on this section of a community.
To get more information about Congresswoman Moore’s H.R. 2956 on Thomas, including the full text click here.
Another member of the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced legislation looking to increase the Postal Service’s revenue. Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced a piece of legislation that would allow the Postal Service to look at selling other products apart from stamps. This legislation looks to prevent the closing of post offices in communities across the country along with preventing massive layoffs of Postal employees.
To read more please click here. To get more information about Congressman Cohen’s H.R. 3047 on Thomas, including the full text click here.
APWU President Guffey on MSNBC’s Ed Show and CSPAN
This week Ed Schultz of MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” looked into the real problem with the Postal Service’s finances and spoke with APWU President, Cliff Guffey.To watch the video from “The Ed Show” on MSNBC click here.
Also this week APWU President, Cliff Guffey appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to address the real cause of the financial hardship of the postal service.
H.R. 1351 Tops as Thomas’s Most Searched for Bill of the Week
Update- Last week’s E-team showed that H.R. 1351 was garnering attention on Capitol Hill by being the second most searched for piece of legislation on Capitol Hill according to the Thomas website. This week H.R. 1351 moved up a spot to grab the top slot. H.R. 1351 was the single most searched for piece of legislation last week on the Thomas website.