Senator Carper Statement on U.S. Court of Appeals Exigent Ruling Friday, June 5, 2015 WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following reaction to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit exigent ruling: “It’s no secret that the […]
June 5, 2015 The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision on “Petitions for Review of an Order of the Postal Regulatory Commission” Below are excerpts from the decision: The Postal Service filed its first request for an exigent rate increase in 2010. The Postal Service claimed that the […]
The Postal Service Governors have decided to maintain current product and service prices and not seek a market dominant price change at this time. Because the Postal Service has announced price change proposals in September and October for the past three years, mailing industry representatives and others have been waiting to hear whether a price […]
Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission issued Order No. 1926 in Docket R2013-11 partially approving a request by the Postal Service for an exigent rate increase to offset losses suffered as a result of the Great Recession of 2008-2009. In its majority decision, the Commission found that the Postal Service experienced financial harm […]
The United States Postal Service petitions this Court for review of Postal Regulatory Commission (“PRC”) Order Number 1890, Order on Price Adjustments for Market Dominant Products and Related Mail Classification Changes Copy of USPS Request
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and co-author of the 2006 Postal Reform legislation (PAEA) that unions and some postal pundits say is bankrupting the Postal Service. Collins submitted the following letter to the PRC to voice her opposition to USPS rate increase request: