LTS Update #3
2013 NAPS LEGISLATIVE TRAINING SEMINAR
April 7 - 10, 2013
Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia
LTS Bulletin #3
Take the Survey Before It's Too Late!
Have you taken it? The window to take the NAPS Survey on Postal Issues will close tomorrow night, Friday, March 29, at midnight PST.
If you haven't yet taken the survey, please do it now. It only takes five minutes. Your opinion counts!
To take the survey, please click here or go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NAPS-2013Survey
NAPS will reveal the survey results at the upcoming Legislative Training Seminar in Washington, as well as in The Postal Supervisor magazine.
LTS 2013 -- More Timely Than Ever
As NAPS delegates descend on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, April 9, House Members and Senators will be returning from their two-week spring recess.
At the same time, the chairs of the House and Senate postal oversight committees will be working on the final details of the postal reform measures they plan to introduce. This means that NAPS will have the opportunity to impact these bills as they emerge in the House and the Senate.
NAPS already has endorsed several postal proposals and will be seeking additional support during meetings on the Hill. Those measures are:
S. 316, The Postal Service Protection Act of 2013
Primary Sponsor: Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
H.R. 630, The Postal Service Protection Act of 2013
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
H.R. 961, United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
H. Res. 30, endorsing the continuation of 6-day mail delivery service
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
A Great LTS Speaker Line-Up
A series of top officials from the postal community and Capitol Hill will address NAPS delegates during the LTS training session on Monday, April 8. They will include:
-- Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe
-- David Williams, Inspector General of the Postal Service
-- Ruth Goldway, Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission
-- Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), Chairman, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
-- Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
-- Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
-- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Member, House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census
Also You Might Want to Know ...
Sequester-triggered budget cuts have forced the suspension of White House tours. However, tours of the inspiring and historic Capitol remain available and can be booked through the offices of your House Member or Senator.
Also, unseasonably cool spring weather has delayed the appearance of Washington's famed cherry blossoms, causing experts to predict the height of this year's bloom just as NAPS delegates arrive in Washington. Speaking of great NAPS timing once again!