via PostCom.org Action taken thus far in the Senate’s consideration of S. 1789, a postal reform bill. (Italicized items signify defeat.) The Senate will resume business on S. 1789 tomorrow at 2 p.m. Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Reid Substitute Amendment to S. 1789, the Postal Reform Bill. (Approved) Amendment […]
APWU Web News Article 44-2012, April 24 , 2012 The Senate will vote on the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) on Tuesday, April 24, with action expected to begin at approximately 2:15 p.m. Ask Your Senators to Support Sen. Casey’s Amendment #2042 Sen. Tester’s Amendment #2056 Sen. Akaka’s Amendment #2034 Call the Capitol […]
Senator Susan Collins released the following: April 23, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate is currently debating bipartisan postal reform legislation coauthored by Maine Senator Susan Collins that would reform the U.S. Postal Service. A key provision of the Collins’ postal reform bill would result in the continued operation of the Eastern Maine Processing […]
Please Contact Your Senators Now!! (Monday, April 23, 2012) — Debate continues today in the United States Senate on the substitute version of S. 1789 — the 21st Century Postal Service Act — which was introduced in that chamber last week. The Senate leadership has agreed to pare down scores of submitted amendments, and will […]
From the office of Congressman Nick Rahall: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Thursday called on the Congressional leadership to move as quickly as possible to address the fiscal insolvency of the Postal Service and expressed his hope that the Postmaster General will refrain from closing additional post offices until the Congress has […]
From the National Association of Letter Carriers: Emergency telephone town hall meeting set for Sunday night, April 22, at 8:30 p.m. ET April 20, 2012 — Late Thursday night, the leadership of the U.S. Senate announced an agreement to bring S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012, to the floor for debate […]
APWU Members Must Let Senators Know Where We Stand APWU News Bulletin 11-2012, April 20, 2012 The Senate will debate the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) beginning on Monday, April 23, with voting set to begin on Tuesday, April 24, as a result of an agreement by Senate leaders. Ask Your Senators to […]
Calls Again for Postal Service to Regain Financial Stability in Responsible Way Without Burdening Workers and Retirees WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Jay Rockefeller today announced he is pushing to amend the postal reform bill to prevent the closure of rural postal facilities in West Virginia and safeguard Postal Service workers’ and retirees’ health care benefits. […]
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), along with U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced a bipartisan amendment to the “21st Century Postal Service Act” today that would provide rural communities facing post office or postal processing facility closures with an advocate in the process. Senator Blunt released the following statement regarding his amendment […]
From NAPUS April 18, 2012 Today, the Senate continued to debate S. 1789, the Lieberman-Collins-Carper-Brown postal relief bill. There was considerable discussion underscoring the importance of post offices to communities they serve. However, the Senate could not take up the so-called managers’ amendment to the bill, because Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) raised an objection. He […]