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Chairman Tiberi, Ranking Member Neal, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I would like to thank you for allowing me to submit comments on expiring tax provisions, and in particular, the importance of extending the employer provided mass transit benefit. As you know, in 2010, as part of ...

Chairman Baucus, Ranking Member Hatch and distinguished members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the Administration’s FY 2013 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the 2012 tax filing season. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over ...

Chairman Akaka, Ranking Member Johnson, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you so much for inviting NTEU to share our thoughts on the state of the federal workforce, pressing issues that need to be addressed and recent progress that has been made in addressing some of those issues. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union, I represent more than ...

Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn, Members of the Committee, on behalf of the 150,000 federal employees represented by NTEU in 31 different agencies, thank you for the opportunity to participate in today’s hearing on “The Costs and Impacts of Crisis Budgeting.” I think it is particularly important for the Committee to hear about the implications of ...

Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Jackson Lee, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 24,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and trade enforcement specialists who are ...

Chairman Landrieu, Ranking Member Coats, distinguished members of the Subcommittee; thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 24,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and trade enforcement specialists who are ...

As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 agencies, including the men and women at the IRS. Providing quality taxpayer service is a critical component of the IRS’ efforts to help the taxpaying public understand their tax obligations while making it easier to participate ...

Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn, and distinguished members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on federal employee workplace safety and security. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 federal agencies and ...

Chairman McCaul, Democratic Member Thompson, distinguished members of the Committee; thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on mission and morale issues at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 24,000 DHS Customs and ...

As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 agencies, including the men and women at the IRS. Providing quality taxpayer service is a critical component of the IRS’ efforts to help the taxpaying public understand their tax obligations while making it easier to participate ...

Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Jackson-Lee, distinguished members of the Subcommittee; thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 24,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and trade enforcement specialists stationed ...

Chairman Crenshaw, Ranking Member Serrano and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the IRS budget request for FY 2015. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 agencies, including the men and women at ...

Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Price, distinguished members of the Subcommittee; thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 24,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and trade enforcement specialists stationed at 329 ...

Chairman Tester and ranking Member Portman: Thank you for allowing me to provide NTEU’s views on this important topic. As National President of the National Treasury Employees Union, I represent over 150,000 employees in 31 agencies across government. Many of my members are in positions deemed “sensitive” by their agencies, and we are greatly concerned ...

Chairman Farenthold, Ranking Member Lynch, and other Committee Members, thank you for allowing me to share with you our thoughts and concerns on federal pension claims processing. NTEU represents over 150,000 employees and retirees from 31 different agencies. It is clear that there have been serious problems with OPM’s processing of federal retiree annuity ...

Chairman Lautenberg, Ranking Member Johanns and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the Administration’s FY 2014 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the impact that recent budget cuts and sequestration have had on the agency. As President of the National Treasury ...

Chairman Boustany, Ranking Member Lewis and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the Administration’s FY 2014 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the 2013 tax filing season. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing ...

Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Cummings, members of the Committee, thank you very much for holding this hearing today and allowing me to provide comments on the Government Transformation Initiative. Its purpose, according to its proponents, is to make the federal government more economical, efficient, effective and respected. NTEU has a long history of ...

Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn, Members of the Committee, on behalf of the 150,000 federal employees and retirees represented by the National Treasury Employees Union, I appreciate this opportunity to provide testimony on S.1486, the Postal Reform Act of 2013. For 2014, OPM has just announced that premiums for health insurance plans under the ...

Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Courtney and Members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) appreciates the opportunity to offer this statement to the Subcommittee as it considers the important matter of Workers’ Compensation in the federal sector. NTEU represents over 150,000 federal employees at 31 ...