{"id":9710,"date":"2015-01-13T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=9710"},"modified":"2015-01-13T09:02:31","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:02:31","slug":"nalc-legislative-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2015\/01\/13\/nalc-legislative-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NALC Legislative Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NALC Legislative Update: Jan. 12, 2015<\/h2>\n

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114th Congress convenes<\/h3>\n

Last Tuesday, the 114th Congress convened and all 535 members of the House and Senate were sworn in. In the house, there are 247 Republicans and 188 Democrats; in the Senate, 54 Republicans and 44 Democrats, plus two Independents who will continue caucusing with the Democrats. \"3-NALC<\/a><\/p>\n

With 74 new members of Congress coming in, letter carriers have a lot of work to do as we prepare for this session and the proposals that are sure to come quickly. With regard to letter carrier issues, our continued emphasis will be on addressing the pre-funding burden, the importance of maintaining services such as six-day mail delivery and door delivery, and fighting against operational cuts while promoting initiatives that would allow the Postal Service to innovate to serve the needs of residential and business customers. If your member of Congress is new, we encourage you to make contact and apprise him or her about the importance of the U.S. Postal Service in your district.<\/p>\n

As you know, House and Senate recesses and district work periods provide an ideal opportunity for you to engage with members of Congress while they are at home, and we encourage all letter carriers to use those opportunities during these in-district dates.\u00a0<\/span>Click here\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong>to view the 114th congressional calendar<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for the House and Senate.<\/p>\n

Please contact the NALC Department of Government Affairs if you have any questions.<\/p>\n

More committee assignments announced<\/h3>\n

Oversight:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>As we previously reported, the House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee chairman is Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). Chaffetz takes over for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who is no longer a member of the OGR Committee. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) continues his service as ranking member. In the Senate, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) was elected chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC), while Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) stays on as ranking member.<\/p>\n

Additional assignments to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI)<\/td>\nRep. John Duncan (R-TN)<\/td>\nRep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA)<\/td>\nRep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX)<\/td>\nRep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA)<\/td>\nRep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)<\/td>\nRep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO)<\/td>\nRep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC)<\/td>\nRep. Pat Meehan (R-PA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA)<\/td>\nRep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)<\/td>\nRep. John Mica (R-FL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA)<\/td>\nRep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)<\/td>\nDel. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)<\/td>\nRep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)<\/td>\nRep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)<\/td>\nRep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)<\/td>\nRep. Michael Turner (R-OH)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)<\/td>\nRep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)<\/td>\nRep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Scott Desjarlais (R-TN)<\/td>\nRep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)<\/td>\nRep. Peter Welch (D-VT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)<\/td>\nRep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)<\/td>\nRep. Rob Woodall (R-GA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Appropriations:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>With regard to appropriations, the Senate Appropriations Committee is chaired by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) with Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) the ranking member. For a full list of assignments to the Senate Committee on Appropriations,\u00a0<\/span>refer to the Dec. 19 update<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the House, the Appropriations Committee is led by Chairman Hal Rodgers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY). Members include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)<\/td>\nRep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)<\/td>\nRep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV)<\/td>\nRep. Kay Granger (R-TX)<\/td>\nRep. Martha Roby (R-AL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA)<\/td>\nRep. Tom Graves (R-GA)<\/td>\nRep. Tom Rooney (R-FL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)<\/td>\nRep. Andy Harris (R-NC)<\/td>\nRep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. John Carter (R-TX)<\/td>\nRep. Jaime Herrera-Beutler (R-WA)<\/td>\nRep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)<\/td>\nRep. Mike Honda (D-CA)<\/td>\nRep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)<\/td>\nRep. Steve Israel (D-NY)<\/td>\nRep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Henry Cueller (D-TX)<\/td>\nRep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV)<\/td>\nRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)<\/td>\nRep. David Jolly (R-FL)<\/td>\nRep. Jos\u00e9 Serrano (D-NY)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Charles Dent (R-PA)<\/td>\nRep. David Joyce (R-OH)<\/td>\nRep. Michael Simpson (R-ID)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)<\/td>\nRep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)<\/td>\nRep. Chris Steward (R-UT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)<\/td>\nRep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/td>\nRep. David Valadao (R-CA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA)<\/td>\nRep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)<\/td>\nRep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)<\/td>\nRep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)<\/td>\nRep. Steve Womack (R-AR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)<\/td>\nRep. David Price (D-NC)<\/td>\nRep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)<\/td>\nRep. Scott Rigell (R-VA)<\/td>\nRep. David Young (R-IA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For the House and Senate subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), both chambers are still finalizing their rosters. On the House side, Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) remain as FSGG chairman with Rep. Jos\u00e9 Serrano (D-NY) staying as ranking member.<\/p>\n

We will keep you up-to-date on assignments as they are announced. Please continue to monitor the Government Affairs web page in the coming weeks for news and updates regarding the 114th Congress and NALC\u2019s legislative and political efforts.<\/p>\n

NALC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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