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Weekly Legislative Insights Podcast

NAPS Chat is a weekly podcast intended to inform NAPS members about the latest legislative and political goings-on within our nation’s capital. Hosted by NAPS Director of Legislative and Political Affairs, Bob Levi, naps.rl@naps.org. You can subscribe to NAPS Chat on iTunes and Spotify.

June 17, 2025 | Episode 227

"Hot Town, Summer in the City: Saving Postal Benefits, Protecting the Postal Health Benefits Program, Evaluating EAS Reclassifications and Assessing Incoming USPS Officials" with NAPS Executive VP Chuck Mulidore

NAPS Executive Vice President Chuck Mulidore joins Bob to discuss NAPS' successful efforts to defeat USPS employee cuts in the FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act. Chuck and Bob also talk a July 2 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Inspector General report, which warned of impending danger to the 2025 Postal Service Health Benefits Program open season. Chuck and Bob review NAPS' activities on Capitol Hill to ensure that OPM has the necessary resources to conduct the open season effectively. Finally, Chuck and Bob chat about potential EAS re-classifications due to plant changes, a July 24 Senate hearing on two nominees to the USPS Board of Governors, and the 2025 "Cure for the Summertime Blues" SPAC Raffle.