July 20, 2015 Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provided an estimate for how much it would cost the Postal Service to return to the service standards that were in effect on July 1, 2012. Going back to these standards for delivery times is one of the provisions in a proposed amendment attached to…
Published on Jun 17, 2015 Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) offered an amendment during the committee markup of the FY 2016 Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Bill. The amendment, which passed 26-23, will require the Postal Service to maintain and comply with more reliable mail service standards (specifically the service standards as they were on…
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 nation’s…
USPS Should Nix Mail Delays, Say Reps Web News Article #: 037-2015 02/23/2015 – The bipartisan coalition of lawmakers saying “No” 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…
