Congress

Apr 22nd

PCMA: Altering Mail Delivery Schedule Could Negatively Impact Consumers Relying on Home Delivery of Prescription Drugs

WASHINGTON -A United States Postal Service (USPS) proposal that would reduce delivery of mail to five days could negatively impact the millions of Americans with chronic conditions who rely on the convenience and value provided by mail-service pharmacies, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said in letters sent to U.S. House Committee on Oversight and […]

Apr 15th

Testimony of PRC Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway

Testimony of Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway, Postal Regulatory Commission Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia April 15, 2010 Chairman Towns, Chairman Lynch, Ranking Members Issa and Chaffetz and members of the Committee and Subcommittee, thank you […]

Apr 15th

Opening Statement of Chairman Edolphus Towns, House Oversight Committee

Good morning and thank you all for being here at this hearing, “Continuing to Deliver: An Examination of the Postal Service’s Current Financial Crisis and Its Future Viability.” We are here today to discuss the financial crisis facing the United States Postal Service and the unsustainable business model threatening its viability. For more than 200 […]

Apr 11th

House Oversight Committee Will Hold Hearing To Examine Financial Viability of the Postal Service

The following is a press release from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: GAO to release report at hearing on Postal Service business model WASHINGTON – Chairman Edolphus “Ed” Towns (D-NY) today announced that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing on Thursday, April 15, […]

Mar 26th

Lawmakers Join Forces to Propel Postal Service Issues to the Forefront

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 25, 2010, Reps. Lynch, Chaffetz, and Davis announced the reconvening of the Congressional Postal Caucus (CPC).  Recently, the United States Postal Service unveiled a new business model to address unprecedented challenges largely due to the current economic environment and the rise in alternative means of communication.  If nothing is done, […]

Mar 20th

Letter Carriers Union Urges House to Pass Health Care Bill

WASHINGTON—The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) union urged Congress today to approve health care reform legislation and send it to the White House for signature by President Obama. The action followed unanimous approval by the union’s 28-member Executive Council of a resolution to endorse the legislation. NALC President Fredric V. Rolando called on all […]

Mar 7th

Congresswoman Emerson: Five-Day Postal Delivery Hurts Rural Areas

Press Release from U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (Eighth Congressional District, Missouri) March 3, 2010 WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) responded to an announcement that the U.S. Postal Service will seek to drop one day of home delivery in an effort to offset budget shortfalls. Emerson, who represents the mostly-rural Eighth Congressional District […]

Jan 29th

The League takes Postmasters working condition issues to Congress

Issue:The Abusive Treatment Of Postmasters And The Inefficient And Ineffective Post Office Management Practices Of Upper Level USPS Managers Mr John Potter Postmaster General US Postal Service RM 10022 475 l’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20260 Dear Mr. Potter, This letter will serve to inform you of our intention to take our Postmaster issues to […]

Jan 22nd

Local APWU Calls For Congressional Investigation of Oakland, California Mail Center

Oakland APWU President Fred Jacobs urges other locals to follow suit in requesting an investigation. Dear Chairman, Representative and Senators: We, the undersigned Oakland Local 78 APWU members, Oakland Post Office P&DC bid cluster Postal Service employees, union officials, customers, concerned citizens, and constituents of the 9th Congressional District, over the years have stood by […]

Jan 21st

Congressional Research Service Overview of USPS Financial Condition 2010

This report provides an overview of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS’s) financial condition, recent legislation to alleviate the USPS’s financial challenges, and possible issues for the 111th Congress. Since 1971, the USPS has been a self-supporting government agency that covers its operating costs with revenues generated through the sales of postage and related products and […]