The Postal Service has announced a five-month moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities, in response to a request from 22 senators. The delay until May 15, 2012, is intended to give Congress more time to adopt legislation that would address the USPS financial crisis without drastic cuts in service. “This […]
Postmaster General Cave-in on Postal Reform Paves Way for Taxpayer-Funded Bailout WASHINGTON- Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Oversight Postal Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Ross, R-Fla., issued the following statement on today’s announcement that USPS would be delaying necessary cost-cutting reforms: Statement of Chairman Issa and Subcommittee Chairman Ross “Once again, the […]
OIG also found: “The Postal Service provided information on the RAOI offices by the four groups on two public websites, USPS.com® and PRC.gov, on July 26 and 27, 2011, respectively. We noted that composition of the four groups differs between the two public postings.”‘ The USPS OIG issued audit report “Postal Service-Operated Retail Facilities Discontinuance […]
Senator joins bipartisan effort to delay closings and allow time for reforms WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is calling for a six month delay in U.S. Postal Service facility closures to allow time to implement cost-saving reforms. McCaskill has joined a request to Senate leaders to approve legislative language preventing the Postal Service […]
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.
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 […]
Lissie, Texas, is a cluster of ranch-style homes lined with tractors, one church, and a post office. Just 200 people live there. Joyce Hodde is one. She says the post office is much more than just a place to buy stamps. “This is kind of a community center for us,” Hodde said. “We get our […]
82% of Consumers Say Post Office Closings Would be inconvenient; 76% Say They Would Pay More to Prevent Planned Cuts WASHINGTON, DC (November 17, 2011) – A national consumer survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute (ACI) finds that the vast majority of consumers do not support the United States Post Office’s planned closing of […]
and Slashing hundreds of Thousands Of Jobs From the office of Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) POST OFFICE NEEDS OVERHAUL, NOT U-HAULS 11/18/11 Washington, DC — Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) issued the following statement condemning the U.S. Postal Service for singling out post offices for closure, and considering slashing hundreds of thousands of jobs, while failing […]
From the Office of Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO): Announcement Comes on Heels of Several Bennet Efforts to Ensure USPS Reform Recognizes Impact on Rural Communities November 16, 2011 Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that the USPS has issued a temporary “time-out” on post office closings that will provide more time for the […]