Lynch Watch, Part 2!

One of the best things about blogging is that if you toss a question or complaint out into the blogosphere, answers come back real fast.

A subcommittee spokesman for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, wanted me to let y'all know that Rep. Stephen Lynch will be holding his first hearing on March 25, on “Restoring the Financial Stability of the U.S. Postal Service: What Needs to be Done?” I tend to treat Postal Service and federal workforce business separately, but Lynch will also be holding a business meeting on the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act the same day. So business is under way.

That spokesman also noted that the committee isn't all the way staffed up yet, and won't be by the time that hearings start. But they're getting started anyway.

I know I pushed a little hard yesterday. But, like I said in my post on Tom's 40th anniversary column, I've come to believe this stuff is important. Working on leave law isn't as sexy as ending the war in Iraq, but federal employee issues are key foundational issues. It's good to see that the folks who work on those issues are treating them like priorities.