Senator Susan Collins

Jul 26th

Senator Collins Urges PRC to Consider Congress Intent In Postal Rate Increase Case

Press release from Susan Collins, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member , R-Maine: WASHINGTON, July 25 —U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today urged the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to consider Congressional intent as it determines how closely proposed rate hikes must be […]

Mar 25th

Senator Collins Issues Statement On PRC’s Five-Day Delivery Advisory Opinion

Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today released an Advisory Opinion on the U.S. Postal Service five-day delivery plan. The Postal Service must obtain a Commission Advisory Opinion on any change in nationwide service it proposes. The Opinion found annual net savings to be an estimate is $1.7 billion versus the Postal Service’s savings […]

Feb 18th

NALC: Collins’ bill is a good start, but it needs work

As the 112th Congress gets underway, the NALC’s legislative goals remain firm. We continue to seek legislation that allows the U.S. Postal Service to use the pension surpluses in both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to fully fund the Service’s retiree health benefit account. We are asking […]

Feb 15th

Senator Susan Collins Introduces Postal Reform Legislation

Senator Collins’ Bill Would Help USPS Adapt to Digital Age, regain financial footing Press Release from the Office Of Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) BROAD COALITION SUPPORTS SENATOR COLLINS’ POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION February 15, 2011 Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today introduced legislation to help the U.S. […]

Feb 4th

NALC: We Cannot Support Sen. Collins Federal Workers Comp Reform Bill

On Feb. 2, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to reform the federal government’s workers’ compensation program. Her bill, the Federal Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of 2011, would require a “transition” to regular Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Federal Employees Retirement System […]

Feb 2nd

Senator Collins Introduces Federal Workers’ Comp Reform

Sen. Collins’ Bill Would End Perverse Incentives Keeping People on a More Lucrative System into Retirement Years February 2, 2011 Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today introduced legislation to stop the costly and escalating abuses of the federal workers’ compensation system. The Federal Employment Compensation Act […]

Jan 19th

Senator Collins Files Brief Regarding USPS Requested Rate Increase

As the Author of Law, Senator Collins Says Postal Service Lacks Justification for Request WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today filed an amicus brief arguing that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit uphold the Postal Regulatory Commission’s […]

Jan 12th

Senator Susan Collins Seeks Reforms To Federal Workers Comp Program

Senator Susan Collins Calls For Review Of Federal Workers Comp Program Press Release January 11, 2011 SENATOR COLLINS SHINES LIGHT ON FEDERAL WORKERS COMP WASTE Senator Collins suspects some recipients gaming the system, seeks reforms to bring overly generous federal system in line with states WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of […]

Dec 2nd

Senator Susan Collins Introduces Postal Reform Bill

United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senator Susan M. Collins For Immediate Release December 2, 2010 BROAD COALITION SUPPORTS SENATOR COLLINS’ POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION Sen. Collins’ Bill Would Help USPS Adapt to Digital Age, regain better financial footing Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security […]

Sep 30th

Senator Collins Applauds PRC Unanimous Decision To Reject USPS’s Requested Rate Hikes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and author of the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, today applauded the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) unanimous decision to reject the U.S. Postal Service’s requested rate hikes. “American consumers and businesses that rely on the Postal […]