National Association of Postal  Supervisors Vice President Ivan Butts joins Bob Levi to promote the  2021 "Virtual" Legislative Training Seminar, to  be held on Sunday, April 18. Ivan and Bob encourage NAPS member to register online by early April and preview the LTS' confirmed speakers: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters, House Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly and Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Michael Kubayanda

Jay Hibbard, Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the Distilled Spirits Council of  the U.S. (DISCUS), and Bob discuss the emerging importance of the U.S. Postal Service to the alcoholic beverage industry. DISCUS is the national trade association representing leading producers and marketers of distilled spirits products in the U.S. Jay and Bob speak about the distilled spirits industry and the U.S. Postal Service Shipping Equity Act, legislation to enable the Postal Service to transport alcoholic beverages through the mail.

Art Sackler, the executive director of the Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service, and Bob discuss prospects for postal restoration legislation, and the mailers' coalition perspective on postal performance and rate-setting.

NAPS National President Brian  Wagner and Bob discuss President Biden's nomination of 3 individuals to fill current vacancies on the USPS Board of Governors, the February 24 House Oversight and Reform Committee postal hearing and the testimony NAPS submitted, and NAPS' new campaign to secure COVID-19 vaccines for postal employees.

National Association of Postal Supervisors Executive Vice President Ivan Butts and Bob discuss the increasingly aggressive congressional oversight of the U.S. Postal Service, a Presidents' Day NAPS Legislative Chairs Zoom meeting, new members of the House and Senate committees having jurisdiction over the agency, and the upcoming virtual Legislative Training Seminar.

Newly-elected  Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and Bob discuss the congressman's successful pre-election federal lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service that, in part, made possible successful absentee ballot operations in  fall 2020 and reversed a number of USPS' summertime operational changes. In addition, the court ruling (Jones, et.al. v. USPS) lifted a veil of secrecy surrounding postal performance. Also, Rep. Jones and Bob discuss the importance of the USPS to his congressional district and the congressman's legislative  priorities.

Rep. Jones represents New York's 17th congressional district and serves on the House Judiciary Committee, Education and Labor Committee, and Ethics Committee.

During this week's episode of  NAPS Chat, Greeting Card Association Vice President for Public Affairs  Rafe Morrissey and Bob discuss the challenges and opportunities confronting the greeting card industry, as it collaborates with other postal stakeholders in pursing postal legislation and dealing with the pandemic. Rafe also talks about the unique value that greeting cards bring to the American public. In addition, Bob provides the latest congressional news that matter to the postal community.

During  this week's episode of NAPS Chat, Jim Sauber discusses his experience  as a member of President Biden's Presidential Transition Team for  the U.S. Postal Service. Jim talks about the Transition Team's mission, as well as how the 4-member team approached their task and developed recommendations for the new president. Also, Jim references how the Postal Transition Team worked with senior administration officials and senior staff at USPS headquarters. 

Jim Sauber is the chief of staff of the National Association of Letter Carriers and has worked at the NALC for 36 years.

During  this week's episode of NAPS Chat, Representative Andy Levin (D-MI)  Bob talk about the presidential transition and his experience  during the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol. Also, the congressman discusses Michigan's experience with absentee balloting during the 2020 general election  and postal performance. Finally, Rep. Levin and Bob talk about the congressman's postal expectations in the new congress.

Rep. Andy Levin represents a suburban congressional district to the north of Detroit, Michigan. Levin serves on the House Committee on Education and Labor, and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

During this week's episode of  NAPS Chat, National Association of Postal Supervisors Executive Vice President Ivan Butts and Bob discuss the postal mention at President Trump's January 6 rally, recent court-ordered postal performance data, advice for President-elect Biden and congressional leaders, and expectations for a re-imagined NAPS Legislative Training Seminar.