In an effort to stem its massive losses, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has been pushing a bold move – cutting Saturday deliver permanently. “The key thing is this. The Postal Service needs to make serious change,” says Donahoe. “We need to address a number of issues, six to five days of letter mail to save […]
Washington, DC (July 17, 2013)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced legislation to return the U.S. Postal Service to long-term solvency and sustainability. The Innovate to Deliver (I2D) Act of 2013 (H.R. 2690) would address the agency’s financial challenges through innovative structural changes. “Our job […]
From Postcom.org: Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has provided a draft of his approach to postal legislative reform. Our very quick reading of the draft indicates the following key points: The USPS will appoint a Chief Innovation Officer Procedures will be put in place to ensure he does the job The costs and revenues from innovative […]
Washington, DC (Feb. 8, 2013) – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement from the U.S. Postal Service that the agency experienced a net loss of $1.3 billion in the first quarter: “The U.S. Postal Service has now […]
The following is a bill introduced by Congressmen Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) on April 4, 2011 Currently the bill has 8 sponsors: Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] – 4/5/2011 Rep Connolly, Gerald E. “Gerry” [VA-11] – 4/5/2011 Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] – 4/4/2011 Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] – 4/5/2011 Rep […]
The following is a bill introduced by Congressmen Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) on April 4, 2011 Currently the bill has 8 sponsors: Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] – 4/5/2011 Rep Connolly, Gerald E. “Gerry” [VA-11] – 4/5/2011 Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] – 4/4/2011 Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] – 4/5/2011 Rep […]