politics

Dec 13th

Senator Carper Statement on USPS Decision to Delay Post Office Closures

WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement on the Postal Service’s decision to delay closing or consolidation of post offices and mail processing facilities: “Ensuring that the U.S. Postal Service has the tools and resources it needs to survive and thrive […]

Dec 10th

California Congressman Calls On PMG To Keep Mail Processing Facility Open In Stockton

From the office of Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-CA-11) December 8, 2011 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-11) wrote to the United States Postal Service, calling on Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to ensure that the processing and distribution center in Stockton which is being considered for closure remains open.  The closing of the facility […]

Dec 9th

Senators Seek to Stop USPS Cutbacks

Is Your Senator on Board? Twenty senators are asking Congress to impose a six-month moratorium on USPS plans to consolidate more than 250 mail processing plants, close thousands of post offices, and eliminate overnight mail delivery, in order to give lawmakers an opportunity to consider postal reform legislation.

Dec 6th

Kucinich: USPS Privatization Plan Will Hurt Business, Workers and the Economy

Today’s Announcement will Drive Customers to Private Competitors ( Dec. 5) Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), a long-time proponent of the United States Postal Service (USPS) and senior member of the Congressional committee that oversees the agency, today released the following statement after plans were announced to significantly degrade service and drive customers to private competitors. […]

Dec 5th

USPS Notice To PRC Requesting Changes To Service Standards

Excerpts from USPS filing to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) requesting an advisory opinion regarding service standards. USPS received 4,200 comments from  its Federal Register notice in September 2011. Based on an analysis of fiscal year 2010 costs, the Postal Service has determined that a combination of service changes centered on eliminating overnight service for […]

Dec 5th

Senator Carper Responds To USPS Proposal to Change Service Standards

“Today’s announcement is another grim reminder that we must act quickly if we want to save the Postal Service and the eight million jobs that rely on it. Although we’ve made some progress in moving postal reform bills forward in the House and Senate, we still have a lot of work that needs to be […]

Dec 4th

USPS Proposing to Close 3 Congressional Post Offices In Washington DC

News On The Capitol The United States Postal Service is proposing to close the post offices in the Capitol, Cannon House Office Building, and Rayburn House Office Building, and consolidate their operations into the Longworth Building (buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives ) and Ford Building (buildings containing U.S. House of Representatives […]

Dec 3rd

Alaska Delegation Refutes USPS Inspector General Bypass Mail Report

Nine Assertions “Either Inaccurate, Incomplete, or Are Not Well-Considered” Alaska’s Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to the United States Postal Service Inspector General, prodding the department for answers to nine questionable claims made in this week’s report “Bypass Mail: Beyond Its Original Purpose.”