WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management which oversees the U.S. Postal Service, issued the following statement regarding the official swearing in of Patrick R. Donahoe as the 73rd Postmaster General of the United States and the CEO of the U.S. Postal Service: “I’d like to […]
Here is a letter to the editor of the Washington Post from Senator Tom Carper, (D-Delaware) Postal Service’s problems are many, but there are solutions While I welcome The Post’s interest in the financial crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service, I was disappointed that the Dec. 7 editorial “Failure to deliver” did not mention the […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security which oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement in response to the Postal Service’s announcement earlier today that it lost $8.5 billion in the last fiscal year. Sen. Carper is a […]
Burrus Update Of significant concern to postal employees is a bill sponsored by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), which includes both positive and negative features for the Postal Service: The “Post Act” (S. 3831) would correct in part the colossal policy blunder of requiring the Postal Service to pre-fund future healthcare liabilities. But the Post Act […]
“Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE) will be holding a hearing on S. 3831, the “Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act of 2010″ on December 3. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is expected to introduce shortly a postal bill of her own.” source: Postcom.org
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement in response to Postmaster General John E. Potter’s announcement that he will retire on Dec. 3, 2010: “I was saddened to learn today of John E. Potter’s decision to retire as U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service after 32 years […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement in response to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) decision to reject the latest postal rate hike: “I’d like to thank the members of the Postal Regulatory Commission and their staff for their work. I know […]
From the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) e-Activist Network 9/24/10 Dear Supporter, Late Thursday afternoon, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced legislation to address the CSRS pension overcharge as well as the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefit Fund (PSRHBF). The bill-S. 3831, the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2010-addresses the financial reforms […]
“Roadmap to Recovery” for Postal Service Legislation introduced today by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) is a roadmap to recovery for the Postal Service. It incorporates many of the key elements we have identified as necessary and essential to allow the Postal Service to meet the changing needs of its customers. The Postal Operations Sustainment and […]
Bill to address current financial problems with long-term solutions WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduced the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2010. The POST Act addresses the current budget issues plaguing the U.S. Postal Service by proposing a series of provisions including: easing postal employee pension and retiree health costs; […]