NRLCA: Republican Members of Senate USPS Oversight Committee Announced

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the Republican members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on January 3. After approval by the Senate, Rob Portman (R-OH), Rand Paul (R-KY), James Lankford (R-OK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) will sit on the GOP side…

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Editorial: Americans still need a Postal Service

(November 7, 2014) Republicans have won majorities in both houses of Congress, and both the leaders of that body and Democratic President Obama have made all the right noises about how they all want to work together to Get Things Done. As Utah’s Rep. Jason Chaffetz noted Thursday, Republicans now need to show some ability…

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Another fight in Congress looms over Saturday mail delivery

The Hill - Opinion

(July 6, 2014) Congressional efforts to revamp the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service have run into a longtime roadblock – Saturday mail delivery. Top Republicans like House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and the Postal Service’s own executives say rolling back six-day letter delivery is crucial to the agency’s fiscal health – saving an average of…

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