Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.2309 CPR Act

Your View: Letters to the editor (May 21)

2012-05-21T02:57:34Z

The bill passed the Senate with a 62-37 vote. HR2309 would destroy the Postal Service as we know it. This is a terrible place from which the House would start consideration. Immediate action by the House is needed to help the Postal Service ...

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Op-Ed: USPS put in peril by GOP, future brighter with democratic reforms

2012-05-19T20:39:22Z

According to the bill summary, the last action on H.R. 2309 was its being "Placed on the Union Calendar" on March 29, 2012. According to the NALC, "Once that body [House] acts, the process will not be over. A conference committee would have to reconcile ..

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Postal reform must preserve rural mail service

2012-05-16T23:41:53Z

With these realities in mind, I proposed an amendment to the postal reform bill currently in the House of Representatives – H.R. 2309 – which would cap rural post office closures at no more than 5 percent of total closures in any given year ...

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Postal Service ends another quarter in the red

2012-05-06T19:57:31Z

Every day that the House delays, the Postal Service loses $25 million.” Sources on the House side have been unable to say when their bill (H.R. 2309), which passed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee headed by Rep. Darrell Issa ...

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South Florida's Pronto Post Comments on U.S. Postal Service Reform Legislation

2012-05-05T03:23:42Z

Legislation has been advanced by the House of Representatives aimed at resolving the Postal Service’s financial crisis. H.R. 2309, the Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act, would give the Postal Service the freedom to restructure its network. Taking into account

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Pension mandate behind woes

2012-05-03T14:24:38Z

In the opinion of letter carriers, neither one addresses the problems facing the Postal Service. Both S1789 and HR2309 continue the prefunding mandate. Both bills also provide a pathway to the elimination of Saturday delivery. This would put 80,000 postal

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Pension mandate behind woes

2012-05-02T19:55:06Z

Senators ask USPS to delay post office closings

2012-05-02T09:10:52Z

The House bill (H.R.2309) would allow USPS to use nearly $11 billion in surplus retirement contributions and increase employees' contributions for health and life insurance premiums. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and ...

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Greene discusses U.S. Postal System reform

2012-04-28T19:24:03Z

“I fully support a fiscally responsible post office. I’m more in line with the Issa-Ross plan. (H.R. 2309) That doesn’t have any bailouts. It allows more power to the post office to make the changes that they need to make. And it would put ...

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Owens discusses postal service

2012-04-28T12:28:53Z

Q: Where do you stand on what’s called the Issa-Ross plan? (H.R. 2309 -- a separate postal service reform plan that Republican congressional candidate Kellie Greene supports.) “We think that plan would damage rural post offices to an ...

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Playing Politics With The Postal Service

2012-04-26T09:25:08Z

Late Wednesday, April 25, by a vote of 62-37, the Senate passed SB1789, its version of Postal Service reform. The House has yet to take up HR2309, its competing Postal Service reform measure. As usual in the current Congress, these two bills from opposite

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Senate Passes Postal Reform

2012-04-26T07:01:58Z

H.R. 2309, the Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act, would defer decisions about realigning the postal service to keep up with America's changing use of mail. It also mandates that USPS cut costs while directing it to consolidate excess facilities ...

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Senate Passes Postal Reform

2012-04-25T19:13:18Z

H.R. 2309, the Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act, would defer decisions about realigning the postal service to keep up with America’s changing use of mail. It also mandates that USPS cut costs while directing it to consolidate excess facilities through a GAO

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Senate to Vote on U.S. Postal Service Financial Overhaul Bill

2012-04-25T17:11:36Z

The House hasn’t considered its main Postal Service overhaul bill, H.R. 2309, which would create a commission modeled on the Defense Department’s base-closing commissions to oversee closing postal facilities. The Senate legislation would ...

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Senate Approves U.S. Postal Service Financial Overhaul Bill

2012-04-25T17:04:27Z

Post Offices Tougher to Close Under U.S. Senate Overhaul

2012-04-24T19:28:48Z

The Senate plans a vote on final passage this week. The House hasn’t considered its main Postal Service overhaul bill, H.R. 2309, which would create a commission modeled on the Defense Department’s base-closing commissions to oversee closing ...

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Unions push case to reform, not dismantle Postal Service

2012-04-22T17:15:10Z

No other entity, private or government, must do that, Rolando says. But the House postal legislation, HR2309 pushed by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and introduced in the Senate by GOPer John McCain, is even worse, he told a Rutgers University seminar n Apr

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YOUR VIEW: Congress continues assault on Postal Service

2012-04-19T02:23:56Z

Or so it would seem based on two bills that are currently being discussed on Capitol Hill: H.R. 2309 and S. 1789. Although the proponents of both bills argue that these would save the Postal Service, both bills would actually accomplish just the opposite.

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A few steps toward Postal Service reform

2012-04-13T18:23:06Z

For people who have a mail slot in their front door or a mailbox affixed to their siding, the convenience of snatching mail without having to fully leave one’s abode or business would be on borrowed time if H.R. 2309 becomes law. As postal workers ...

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Postal workers protest USPS cost-cutting: What does postal reform mean? [VIDEO]

2012-04-13T14:55:31Z

The Senate bill, S. 1789, is called the “21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011.” The House of Representatives bill, H.R. 2309, is called the “Postal Reform Act of 2011.” Both aim to improve and restore the financial standing of the U.S ...

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Letter Carriers President Says S.1789 Lacks Vision, Won't Solve USPS Problems

2012-04-06T13:52:14Z

That may sound harsh, but he noted that, just last week, the postmaster general said he supports practically all of H.R. 2309, by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., which is a bill that "would effectively dismantle the Postal Service" and "is a recipe ...

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The secret truth behind performance ratings?

2012-04-03T00:12:35Z

The bill (H.R.2309) - introduced last summer by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) - would eliminate Saturday mail delivery, close mail processing facilities, increase postal employees' contributions to their health and life insurance premiums, and allow the ...

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The secret truth behind performance ratings?

2012-04-03T00:12:35Z

CBO: House postal reform bill to save $20B in decade

2012-04-02T23:58:16Z

The bill (H.R.2309) — introduced last summer by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) — would eliminate Saturday mail delivery, close mail processing facilities, increase postal employees' contributions to their health and life insurance premiums, and allow the

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Shrinking a Behemoth

2012-04-01T03:06:46Z

The bills are S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011, and H.R. 2309, the Postal Reform Act of 2011. Expected action March 26 by the U.S. Senate on S. 1789 did not materialize, as Sen. Joe Lieberman, Ind-Conn., a co-sponsor of the ...

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H.R. 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011

2012-03-30T05:03:40Z

H.R. 2309 would change the laws that govern the operation of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Major provisions of the bill would: In addition, other provisions of H.R. 2309 would aim to help the Postal Service reduce its costs and increase its inco

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House postal bill would save billions, CBO says

2012-03-26T19:56:02Z

The cost estimate CBO released Thursday is similar to the office’s December 2011 analysis of the bill (H.R. 2309); the latest version estimates the costs and savings through 2022. The legislation, shepherded by Oversight and Government Reform Committee .

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This Week in Congress: a burst of budget fever before (yet another) recess

2012-03-26T08:28:50Z

On H.R.3309 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012, and H.R. 2309 – Postal Reform Act of 2011. H-313 Capitol. You must add at least one tag to this diary before publishing it. Add keywords that describe this diary.

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Trim overhead and match postal reforms to financial reality

2012-02-19T18:48:37Z

At the core, however, are rural jobs and the cultural role of local post offices. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has HR 2309, which also promotes five-day delivery, and would gradually eliminate discounts for nonprofits and their direct-mail campaigns.

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Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery

2012-02-16T10:45:25Z

The House bill is H.R. 2309. The Senate bill is S. 1789. --Editors: Bernard Kohn, Daniel Enoch To contact the reporter on this story: Angela Greiling Keane in Washington at agreilingkea@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this ...

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Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery

2012-02-14T00:17:52Z

Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery

2012-02-14T00:17:52Z

The House bill is H.R. 2309. The Senate bill is S. 1789. To contact the reporter on this story: Angela Greiling Keane in Washington at agreilingkea@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Bernard Kohn at bkohn2@bloomberg.net

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Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery

2012-02-14T00:03:33Z

The U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Condition: Overview and Issues for Congress

2012-02-08T05:39:56Z

It also includes a side-by-side comparison of two of the postal reform bills, H.R. 2309 and S. 1789. Since 1971, the USPS has been a self-supporting government agency that covers its operating costs with revenues generated through the sales of ...

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Expect tighter regulation on flounder, scup

2012-01-08T02:20:29Z

Tackle and boating industry professionals around the country are being led to believe a new bill in the House and Senate called the Fishery Science Improvement Act of 2011 (HR2309/S1916) actually would improve science and help keep anglers on the water in

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Postal reform bills could see action early this year

2012-01-05T16:28:43Z

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which approved a postal reform bill in October 2011, plans to file its report on H.R. 2309 in a matter of days, Ann Fisher, director of public affairs and government relations at the Postal Regulatory ..

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Letters to the editor - Dec. 27

2011-12-26T20:36:48Z

Darrell Issa of California, the same man who introduced the anti-union legislation H.R. 2309, which passed through the committee a few weeks back. Isssa is blocking any attempts to have H.R. 1351 brought before the House for a vote. H.R. 1351 would return

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Does Congress really want to save USPS?

2011-12-19T18:07:37Z

On June 23, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, introduced his own bill, H.R. 2309. This bill would set up a Commission on Postal Reorganization – similar to a base closure commission – allow ..

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Letters: The U.S. Postal Service can still be first-class despite money problems

2011-12-16T11:58:57Z

However, the bill that was brought to a vote on the floor, HR 2309, had only two co-sponsors and it would destroy the Postal Service. This bill would result in what is stated in the article - privatization of the Postal Service, with these companies ...

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Letters: The U.S. Postal Service can still be first-class despite money problems

2011-12-16T03:02:04Z

Rally Against the Closing of the Harrison Processing Center

2011-12-14T14:45:57Z

I have launched a national petition to bring bill HR 1351 and s1688 to the floor for a vote and to oppose the current bill HR2309. Please join us in our efforts to save local jobs and make an impact on this national issue. Here is a link to the petition.

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Defending real reform in the U.S. Postal Service

2011-12-13T13:42:43Z

I want to set the record straight. I support H.R. 2309, the Postal Reform Act of 2011. This bill will allow for greater flexibility in terms of postal services, amend current rules and regulations, and generally place the postal service on a ...

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Letters: There are better ways to help the post office

2011-12-12T07:03:02Z

I received an email asking me to contact my congressman and ask him to vote against H.R. 2309, which would eliminate door to door mail delivery and require every American citizen to rent a Post Office box. Of course, not every person in America ...

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Letters to the editor: North East sewer costs outrageous

2011-12-09T21:04:07Z

Passing H.R. 2309 would certainly be a gross error and misjudgement. So, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-3rd Dist., should help pass H.R. 1351. Sometimes the only contact I have on a daily basis is with my letter carrier, and I appreciate that greatly.

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Letters to the Editor — 12/8

2011-12-08T02:57:15Z

As long as Democrats obstruct meaningful spending cuts, they’re just going to get worse. H.R. 2309, The Postal “Reform” Act of 2011 has been introduced by U.S. Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R- Calif. The Postal Service’s financial crisis has ...

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At Large with Tom Williams > The postal service still delivers

2011-12-07T18:57:38Z

There would be no talk of massive layoffs and closings. There is a bill before the house (HR 2309), introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), that would create a committee which would basically oversee the elimination of the United States Postal Service ...

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YOUR VIEW: We need to save our U.S. Postal Service

2011-12-07T03:27:04Z

Pass HR 2309, a bill that would make all of the above a reality. • Ignore HR 1351, a bill which would put the Postal Service back on sound financial footing. The Postal Service is poised to leap, hoping that you either aren’t noticing or that you don .

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Voice of the people

2011-12-06T00:36:27Z

Well, it's not the largest union. It happens to be four unions, and Congressman Darrell Issa's, R-Calif., postal reform bill, H.R. 2309 Postal Reform Act of 2011, is nothing more than a Republican trick to bust all the postal unions. Recently ...

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Funding future retirees is cause of fiscal woes

2011-12-04T06:51:03Z

In his column of Oct. 28, “Mail it in, privately,” George Will misleads readers about the real cause of the budgetary problems at the post office, even while pushing his ideological “fix” of privatization. This ideology effectively seeks ...

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The Postal Reform Act of 2011

2011-12-03T18:55:14Z

On September 23, 2011, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) introduced the Postal Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 2309), a bill Sen. McCain says represents a last, best chance to save the nearly insolvent U.S. Postal Service. "According to their own estimates ...

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H.R. 2309, The Postal Reform Act of 2011

2011-12-01T01:00:00Z

...the year. In order to avoid another massive taxpayer-funded bailout, the organization must be fundamentally restructured. H.R. 2309 would modernize the USPS and reform its outdated business model to cut costs and return the USPS to fiscal solvency. Thu

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Thanks, Palazzo, for your lack of support

2011-11-27T05:54:56Z

Mr. Palazzo responded recently that he would not support HR1351. He is supporting HR2309. So, thank you Rep. Palazzo for sticking to your conservative principles of small government and supporting a bill that creates a new government bureaucracy.

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Thanks, Palazzo, for your lack of support

2011-11-27T01:08:36Z

USPS may face major changes

2011-11-24T18:58:45Z

Other than House Bill 1351, another bill is being discussed in regards to these issues. The H.R. 2309: Postal Reform Act of 2011 will authorize the postal service to go to five days, will downsize the USPS by closing more post offices and will require ...

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Letter to the Editor ~Shumaker

2011-11-23T10:38:51Z

At present, there are several bills being pushed through Congress and I will touch on two of them — H.R. 2309 and H.R. 1351. H.R. 2309 is sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Ca) and is being quickly pushed through Congress. It would radically ...

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Letters to the editor: Kelly's post office position challenged

2011-11-22T20:27:01Z

I challenge him to walk with me for a day, see the volume of mail I deliver, and explain to our customers how H.R. 2309 benefits them. The bill is nothing but a postal destruction act and does not address the root problem; however, the bill will ...

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Letters to the editor: Don't fool with Mother Nature

2011-11-21T19:16:37Z

You do great work, but stick to helping people and organizations and please leave Mother Nature alone! The Postal reform Act (H.R. 2309) will destroy the United States Postal Service. It will cut thousands of jobs nationwide by eliminating mail ...

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USPS changes would make Frederick a second-class city

2011-11-20T01:52:42Z

H.R. 2309 will curtail six-day deliveries, slash discounts to non-profit mailers from 40 percent to 10 percent over six years, and set up a financial control board empowered to close postal facilities without considering the needs of local ...

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Bypass mail bill could violate U.S. Constitution

2011-11-17T13:37:46Z

according to the committee’s proposed legislation, H.R. 2309. Really? The U.S. Congress can simply order Alaska’s state government to pay the bill? The bypass system allows businesses to ship 1,000-pound pallets of food and other items from ...

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It isn’t a good time to be a postal employee

2011-11-17T01:41:56Z

The postmaster general was to be the manager, with Congress having overseer power. Here is what Rep. Darrell Issa is proposing in HR2309. No mail delivery to the house or business. Close 3,700 post offices, mail processing center. Cancel ...

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Thousands of veterans would lose jobs if Congress passes postal legislation

2011-11-10T22:14:18Z

H.R. 2309 would grant authority to a newly-established control board to carry out such layoffs, despite any provisions in union contracts that limit these actions. It also calls for $3 billion worth of cuts in post offices and mail processing facilities ..

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Local postal workers join nationwide rally to save their service

2011-10-21T01:00:00Z

Issa's proposal, HR 2309, calls for eliminating Saturday delivery, cutting employee wages, benefits and collective bargaining rights, and eliminating tens of thousands of positions within the postal service. Issa's bill would phase out special rat

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Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act: No Taxpayer Bailout

2011-10-20T01:00:00Z

Opening up a new source of revenue, HR 2309 would allow USPS to sell advertising space on vehicles and facilities. Given the USPS's fleet, post offices, and sorting facilities, this provision has the potential to bring in substantial revenue. ...

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Postal Service Legislation Clears Another Hurdle

2011-10-18T01:00:00Z

The bill, HR 2309, is sponsored by Representative Darrel Issa (R-CA) and is co-sponsored by Representative Dennis A. Ross (R-FL). The legislation, which is sponsored in the Senate by John McCain (R-AZ) is expected to see a full vote by the House of ...

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Rep. Mike Kelly Votes in Support of Postal Reform Legislation

2011-10-18T01:00:00Z

Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) voted today in support of HR 2309, the Oversight Committee Postal Reform Act of 2011, which was approved by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by a vote of 22-18. Rep. Kelly issued the following ...

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Cummings: Save the Postal Service Through Innovation

2011-10-12T01:00:00Z

Rather than working together on a consensus bill that could garner wide bipartisan and bicameral support, our committee will consider a bill (HR 2309) that was muscled out of subcommittee with no amendments from any other Members. ...

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Public Deeds: Gigs and Garlands

2011-10-09T01:00:00Z

The machete approach is championed by the sponsors of the Postal Reform Act of 2011, HR 2309. They are House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland. The bill calls for a special commission to itemize changes for the ..

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The American flag flies over the Postal Service

2011-10-08T01:00:00Z

These days, positives from government are few and far between. We can do something. Call or write your congressional representative to oppose HR 2309 and support HR 1351 to keep your post office and mailman. FILE / THE FREE LANCE - STAR.

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Rallies coast-to-coast: 'Save our post office'

2011-10-06T01:00:00Z

In addition, HR 2309 mandates layoffs of retirement-eligible employees with the longest service before ineligible employees. It would also empower a newly created “solvency authority” to unilaterally cut wages and abolish benefits. ...

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Congressman Issa Goes Postal

2011-10-06T01:00:00Z

As a result, Representative Darrell Issa introduced a bill, HR 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011, that begins to dismantle the Postal Service. It's true they had a healthcare funding obligation of $5.5 billion due September 30th, that they will not meet

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Postal Service is not bankrupt, and it is not funded with tax money

2011-10-06T01:00:00Z

That is correct, HR 1351, co-sponsored by 202 members of Congress, will stay in committee, while HR 2309 sponsored by one member of Congress is on a fast track to be presented on the floor of the House. Let us be clear about the actions being proposed ...

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Should Congress privatize the Postal Service?

2011-09-30T01:00:00Z

Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the committee that oversees the Postal Service, and Dennis Ross, R-Fla., have proposed a bill (HR 2309) that would lay off postal workers by seniority, close numerous post offices and eliminate Saturday delivery. ...

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Postal workers fight to keep delivering the mail

2011-09-30T01:00:00Z

Layoffs require Congress' approval, which is pending, in the form of HR-2309, which would allow the postal service to void its union contracts, fire people at will, close post offices and constrict delivery. “It would destroy the postal service,”

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Going postal: Mail worker unions overload tea party group with more than 100 ...

2011-09-30T01:00:00Z

In a Daily Caller op-ed, Ross said the bill, HR 2309 or the Postal Reform Act of 2011, “would allow the Postal Service to restructure itself and reduce costs by removing unfunded mandates and costly regulations.” “The cost-cutting structural reforms

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Send help, not pink slips

2011-09-30T01:00:00Z

Dennis Ross, R-Fla., have proposed a bill (HR 2309) that would lay off postal workers by seniority, close numerous post offices and eliminate Saturday delivery. Rep. Issa has said the Postal Service, which gets no taxpayer money, has too many "human

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TheDC Morning: Joe Biden tells the truth

2011-08-24T01:00:00Z

If HR 2309 passes, jobs will be lost and post offices will close. The bills will have an effect on every employee in the US Postal Service. An informational document from the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, which represents Clerk Craft workers ...

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Aronson LLC | Nonprofits Could Lose Discounted Postage

2011-08-23T01:00:00Z

Representative Darrell Issa has introduced bill HR 2309 into congress as a way to help the US Post Office reorganize and stop losing money. As part of this bill, he proposes a reduction of the discount received by non-profits. The discount is currently ..

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Measure to Wipe Out Nonprofit Mail Discounts Could Cripple Organizations

2011-08-17T01:00:00Z

“We do not disagree with most of HR 2309, as it proposes to rein in out of control Postal Service costs,” reads a boilerplate letter members are sending to Issa. “Phasing out the nonprofit rate discount, however, would punish nonprofit mailers and t

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