Legislative Update – April 26, 2019 Today, a bipartisan majority of support was reached for House Resolution 54 (H. Res. 54), which expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its six-day mail delivery service. Introduced by Reps. Gerry…
Washington, January 17, 2019 Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced a bipartisan House Resolution to preserve six-day mail delivery, including Saturday delivery, by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). H.Res. 54 expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the USPS should take all appropriate measures to preserve a vital component…
Speaker Boehner to Retire This week, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) announced that he will retire from Congress at the end of October. Boehnerâs retirement will mark the end of his 5-year tenure as Speaker and his 25-year career in Congress. Early predictions are that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Boehnerâs second-in-command,…
Itâs Time to Schedule a Meeting over August Recess e-Team News Update –Â July 31, 2015 A growing number of U.S. Representatives are expressing their opposition to the Postal Serviceâs mail slowdown by co-sponsoring H.Res.54 (House Resolution 54). This nonbinding resolution, introduced by Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY), calls on the Postal…
Web News Article #: 090-2015 05/01/2015 – The Senate approved a motion on S. Con. Res. 11 introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that instructs budget conferees to insist on a deficit-neutral fund to halt mail processing center closures, restore overnight mail delivery, and protect rural services. A deficit-neutral amendment may not increase the nationâs…
USPS Should Nix Mail Delays, Say Reps Web News Article #: 037-2015 02/23/2015 – The bipartisan coalition of lawmakers saying âNoâ to delayed mail is growing by the day. Since the end of January, 46 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of House Resolution 54 (H.Res.54). The resolution, introduced…
Web News Article #: 017-2015 01/28/2015 – Just weeks into the 114th Congress, a new bipartisan coalition of eight U.S. representatives is taking a stand for prompt, reliable mail service. On Jan. 27, Rep. Dave McKinley (R-WV) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced House Resolution 54, which expresses the sense of the House of Representatives…
