CUNA joined other trade association in sending a letter to House leaders urging the adoption of Rep. Patrick McHenry’s (R-N.C.) amendment to the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from providing banking services. Joining CUNA in the letter addressed to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Minority […]
7/16/2018 Today, a group of 10 bipartisan representatives introduced a House Resolution (H. Res. 993) calling on Congress to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the Postal Service remain an independent agency of the federal government and not be subject to privatization. The bipartisan resolution was introduced by Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Stephen […]
6/14/2018 The Postal Service shares the deep concern of the Congress and the Administration about America’s opioid crisis. As the legislation continues to make its way through the Congress, the Postal Service will continue to work collaboratively with other key stakeholders, and to offer helpful suggestions on the bill text. As we have done throughout […]
6/14/2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Synthetic Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 (H.R. 5788), sponsored by Congressmen Mike Bishop (MI-08) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), to prevent the shipment of synthetic opioids into the United States through the international mail system. Specifically, this bill would require the […]
Top Dems Correct the Record on President Trump’s Multiple Unsubstantiated Claims Against Amazon Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to President Donald Trump in response to troubling reports that […]
Congressman Joseph Crowley, Members of the New York City Congressional Delegation Meet with Deputy Postmaster General Ron Stroman (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, and Members of the New York City Congressional Delegation, led by Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), met with United States Postal Service […]
May 18, 2018 — Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. sent letters to Sen. Charles Schumer, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, Rep. Nita Lowey and Rep. Elliot Engel this week calling on them to pressure the U.S. Postal Service to focus its attention and manpower on ending the rash of mail theft in communities throughout […]
Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon wrote a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan late last week requesting a number of legislative changes that would cut retirement benefits for federal workers. The request, which Pon said would save taxpayers $143.5 billion over the next decade, comes on the eve of the White House’s planned […]
5/1/18 The famous mantra of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign was: “It’s the economy, stupid!” It was adopted to urge people to stay focused on the most important issue facing the country. We need that same kind of focus right now when it comes to the debate over the future of the U.S. Postal Service: It’s […]
USPS operations will not be interrupted due to the Gov’t shutdown, & all Post Offices will remain open for business as usual. Because we are an independent entity that is funded through the sale of our products & services, & not by tax dollars, USPS will not be impacted. pic.twitter.com/FS7kyvlONV — U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) […]