House Appropriations

Oversight hearing of the U.S. Postal Service – April 30, 2025

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Witnesses: Ms. Tammy L. Hull, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service

NAPS: 160 House Members Urge USPS Plant Closure Moratorium

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(September 12, 2014) A large body of Members of the House of Representatives — 160 strong — today called upon House appropriations leaders to include in the stopgap funding bill a one-year moratorium on the closure of the 82 mail processing facilities that are slated for consolidation by USPS, beginning January 2015. The 82 plants … Read more

Another fight in Congress looms over Saturday mail delivery

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(July 6, 2014) Congressional efforts to revamp the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service have run into a longtime roadblock – Saturday mail delivery. Top Republicans like House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and the Postal Service’s own executives say rolling back six-day letter delivery is crucial to the agency’s fiscal health – saving an average of … Read more