Maine Sen. Susan Collins is taking the U.S. Postal Service to task for spending she says is unwarranted at a time when the service is seeking to raise rates. In a speech on the Senate floor, Collins cited an Inspector General’s report, which she says indicates that spending in some areas is out of line. “Its […]
Finds It Unbelievbable That USPS Covers 100 Percent Of Health Insurance For 835 Top Execs WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Postal Service pays 100 percent of health insurance premiums for 835 of its top employees, an expensive perk that occurs at no other federal agency, Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland […]
REPLY OF INTERVENOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS, AFL-CIO TO COMMENTS OF AFFORDABLE MAIL ALLIANCE AND SENATOR COLLINS The AMA argues that the price-cap regulatory system established by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (“PAEA”) will be “dead” if the Commission interprets the exigency clause in 39 U.S.C. §3622(d)(1)(E) to apply to the circumstances currently […]
In a letter filed with the PRC as part of the docket considering the rate proposal, Senator Susan Collins, co-author of the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA), wrote the following : As the author of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of2006 (PAEA), which grants the Postal Service the limited authority to file […]
Senator Susan Collins issued the following press release: SENATOR COLLINS AGREES WITH ARGUMENTS IN MOTION TO BLOCK PROPOSED POSTAL RATE HIKES Collins Backs Position taken by the Affordable Mail Alliance WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and author of the landmark postal reform […]
The U.S. Postal Service Tuesday announced plans to seek approval for a wide array of rate increases, filing its request with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). In response, Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the USPS proposal: “As the principal author of the 2006 postal reform act, I am disappointed that the Postal […]
Bill’s Author Can’t Change the Facts: Postal ‘Reform’ Created the USPS’ Financial Plight In a continuing effort to rewrite history, the author of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) has attempted to refute the Postal Service’s contention that the 2006 law is responsible for the Postal Service’s current financial difficulties. The law requires the […]
SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON PLAN TO REDUCE POSTAL DELIVERY SERVICE March 2, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Postal Service today announced that it will propose cutting Saturday mail delivery as a way to trim its large budget shortfalls. It also proposes to reduce overtime and to cut its workforce by about 30,000. Senator […]