NAPS Chat Bob Levi
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NAPS Chat is a weekly podcast intended to inform NAPS members and others interested in the U.S. Postal Service about the latest legislative and political goings-on within our nation’s capital. Hosted by NAPS Director of Legislative and Political Affairs Bob Levi.
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A Timely Conversation with Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Michael Kubayanda
Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Chairman Michael Kubayanda joins Bob to discuss last month's Senate oversight hearing on the Postal Service, as well as the Commission's regulatory activities relating the Postal Service's "Delivering for America" plan. As part of their conversation, Mike and Bob talk about the PRC's insistence that the USPS request a PRC Advisory Opinion on the plan. On May 16, about 3 hours after the episode
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Episode 207 April 19, 2024 -- "Senate Review of the USPS Delivering for America Plan" with Federal News Network Reporter Jory Heckman
Federal News Network Reporter Jory Heckman joins Bob to discuss the April 16, 2024, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee postal oversight hearing, at which Postmaster General DeJoy, USPS Board of Governors Chair Martinez, PRC Chair Kubayanda and Postal IG Hull testified about the implementation of the "Delivering for America" plan. The committee focused on the impact that plan had on postal performance and
finances. Jory covers the "postal beat" for the Federal News Network, which is picked up nationwide.
On behalf of the approximately 47,000 postal supervisors,
supervisors and postmasters represented by NAPS, NAPS President Ivan Butts provided testimony that was included for the record. -
Episode 206 April 5, 2024 -- "Reflections on the 2024 NAPS Legislative Conference and Lobbying Days" with NAPS Executive Vice President Chuck Mulidore
NAPS Executive Vice President Chuck Mulidore joins Bob to talk about the recently concluded 2024 NAPS Legislative Training Seminar and Lobbying Days on Capitol Hill. Chuck and Bob discuss the new legislative tools deployed at the conference, issues that members of Congress brought to the attention of NAPS activists, and a critical Postal Inspector General Audit Report relating to the establishment of a new regional processing and distribution center in Richmond, VA.
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Episode 205 March 22, 2024 -- "The 2nd Anniversary of the Postal Reform Act and the State of the Postal Service" with Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, joins Bob to talk about the current state of the U.S. Postal Service, as we approach the second anniversary of the Postal Reform Act's enactment into law. At the time of the legislation's development and enactment, Rep. Connolly served as chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, the panel with jurisdiction over the Postal Service. The congressman and Bob discuss postal performance and accountability, and what's the next step to ensure the agency remains vital.
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Episode 204 March 7, 2024 -- "Live from the 2024 NAPS Legislative Conference" with Dr. Kevin Kosar of the American Enterprise Insitute
Dr. Kevin Kosar, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
(AEI), joins Bob at the 2024 NAPS Legislative Training Seminar. The chat, which was recorded live before approximately 500
NAPS legislative advocates attending the Washington legislative
conference, covered the importance of measuring postal performance, the necessity of constructive congressional oversight of the Postal Service, the Postal Service's transition to package delivery, and the new-reality of the Postal Service being "mostly" self-sustaining. Dr. Kosar, in addition to being a scholar at the AEI, was formerly the Congressional Research Service's
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Episode 203 February 16, 2024 -- "Postal Chat with Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), ranking member of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, joins Bob to discuss the role of Congressional oversight in USPS operations, his postal
priorities and how the Postal Service is viewed by his colleagues.