{"id":9127,"date":"2014-11-19T16:47:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T21:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=9127"},"modified":"2014-11-19T16:47:10","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T21:47:10","slug":"rolando-congratulates-incoming-oversight-chairman-chaffetz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2014\/11\/19\/rolando-congratulates-incoming-oversight-chairman-chaffetz\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolando congratulates incoming Oversight Chairman Chaffetz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) was elected chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the committee that has jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service.<\/p>\n<p>Chaffetz will replace Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), whose term as chairman expires at the end of the year. Because Republicans held on to their majority in the House of Representatives following the Nov. 4 midterm elections, the members of that party get to choose the leaders of the various House committees. <a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1a-fredric-rolando.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7347\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1a-fredric-rolando.gif\" alt=\"1a-fredric-rolando\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NALC President Fredric V. Rolando released the following statement of congratulations following the announcement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On behalf of the 277,000 active and retired members of the National Association of Letter Carriers, I congratulate Congressman Chaffetz on his new role and look forward to working with him in the 114th Congress.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that this change in leadership of our oversight committee will help bring forward some fresh ideas for preserving a Postal Service that delivers for all Americans and will allow for increased collaboration with committee members on both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Our hope also is that the change in leadership will also do away with proposals to dismantle the Postal Service and attack workers in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Protecting six-day mail delivery, addressing the unfair and onerous pre-funding mandate, preserving existing mail standards and networks and allowing the Postal Service to keep innovating and growing\u2014all of these issues remain our top priorities.<\/p>\n<p>As we have stressed time and again, ensuring that the Postal Service remains healthy and vibrant is not a partisan issue. We will continue to press the letter carrier agenda with Chairman-elect Chaffetz and all of the men and women who represent us in the House and Senate.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage letter carriers to continue to educate all members of Congress about the invaluable services we provide and about our importance to every community in America.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) was elected chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the committee that has jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service. Chaffetz will replace Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), whose term as chairman expires at the end of the year. 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