William Clay is in his thirteenth term representing Missouri's District One. He lives in and represents his home town of St Louis, where he attended college. He sits on the House Committees of Education and Labor and House Administration and also serves as Post Office and Civil Service chairman.
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Lobbied by employee unions, the Post Office and Civil Service Committee is responsible for the hiring, firing and retirement policies of the federal bureaucracy. It handles policy issues regarding salaries and pensions for all employees and members of Congress. The Post Office Committee designates national holidays, runs the U.S. census, and oversees the U.S. mails, acting as a forum for complaints about rates and services.
