Bush policy statement on HR 22
Veto threatened if bill returns CSRS overcharges to USPS, or reverses the USPS subsidy of military pensions.
White House web site
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Committee sets rules for consideration of HR 22
House Rules Committee web site
Postcom predicts consideration will take place late this afternoon or early this evening. Amendments have been narrowed to four. (Sadly, the Dean Martin amendment mentioned below didn't make the cut).
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White House floating compromise on postal overhaul bill
Government Executive and click here to view the laundry list of amendments to HR 22- our favorite? no contest: 'Strickland #1: Expresses the sense of Congress that a commemorative stamp should be issued by the Postal Service honoring Dean Martin, and that the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.'
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Letter Carrier Union Chiefs Back Reform Bill in Letter to Congress
via Postcom.org. Also on the Postcom site: 'The House bill is expected to go before the Rules Committee Monday night as the prelude to full House floor consideration. The odds-makers are betting that H.R. 22 will pass. This, then, would set the stage for consideration of a 'companion' bill, S. 662, in the U.S. Senate. Consideration on the Senate floor, however, is not expected before Congress leaves for its August recess.'
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