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NALC FACT SHEET

HEADLINE JULY15,2010

Subcommittee Chairman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) offered a substitute amendment

This was a big week for letter carriers nationwide as the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia successfully marked up H.R. 5746, sending it to the full Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for further action.  

This legislation marks the first huge step toward financial solvency for the United States Postal Service and will help strengthen the case against eliminating a day of mail delivery. Subcommittee Chairman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) offered a substitute amendment which simply clarified a few areas of the bill, including a section that now clearly states that this legislation will have no impact on any individual's benefit. This change was made to satisfy the concerns of the other federal employee organizations. 

The bill was marked up by a voice vote and was passed 8 to 1 on a roll-call vote: 

• Chairman Lynch (D-MA) - Aye 
• Del. Holmes Norton (D-DC) - Aye 
• Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) - Aye 
• Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) - Aye 
• Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) - Aye 
• Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO) - Aye 
• Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) - Aye 
• Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) - Aye 
• Ranking Member Jason Chaffettz (R-UT) - No 
• Rep. Ahn "Joseph" Cao (R-LA) - Not present 
• Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) - Not present 

Now is the time for us to act quickly and gather co-sponsors for the bill. We want to get as many as we can before it goes to full committee, which will possibly be as early as next week. 

When asking your member of Congress to co-sponsor the legislation, please make sure to discuss the two main components of the bill and send or leave him or her copy of the click on this link to review the NALC FACT SHEET   NALC Fact Sheet on H.R. 5746. 

Thank you for your efforts in moving this legislation forward. 

In Solidarity, 

Fredric V. Rolando, President
National Association of Letter Carriers