opiods

Dec 5th

Senators Peters, Romney Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fight Spread of Opioids through the Mail

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Mitt Romney (R-UT) introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the circulation of opioids, including fentanyl, through the mail. Illicit trafficking of drugs has fueled the deadly opioid epidemic, and many drug traffickers take […]

May 28th

Senator Portman Urges Senate to Pass the STOP Act to Help Combat Opioids Epidemic

5/24/2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor today discussing the opioid epidemic gripping Ohio—and our country—and his bipartisan bill that will give law enforcement the tools they need to help identify and stop synthetic opioids from being shipped into the U.S. The Synthetics Trafficking & Overdose Prevention (STOP) […]

Apr 30th

USPS: STOP Act does not recognize relevant distinctions between commercial and postal operators

USPS working aggressively to stem flow of illegal drugs entering United States 4/30/18 The U.S. Postal Service is deeply concerned about America’s opioid crisis and is working aggressively with law enforcement and key trading partners to stem the flow of illegal drugs entering the United States.  In collaboration with federal agencies and state and local […]

Jan 28th

USPS working aggressively to stem flow of illegal drugs entering United States

The U.S. Postal Service is deeply concerned about America’s opioid crisis and is working aggressively with law enforcement and key trading partners to stem the flow of illegal drugs entering the United States.  In collaboration with federal agencies and state and local law enforcement, improved investigative techniques have increased our ability to interdict opioids like […]

Jan 5th

Ohio Congressman: How USPS Is Inadvertently Making The Opioid Crisis Worse

Late last year Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) and Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) led 48 bipartisan lawmakers in asking the Trump administration for additional emergency funding to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan explains how the United States Postal Service must be closely monitored in order to prevent transport of opioids. Rep. Tim Ryan: It […]

Nov 15th

APWU: A reminder of dangers Postal Employees face working at USPS

A Growing Workplace Danger By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman  11/15/17 In 2001, Anthrax-laden letters were sent through the mail sickening 22 Americans, including nine postal workers. Five died, including two APWU brothers – Joseph P. Curseen Jr. and Thomas L. Morris – at the Brentwood Mail Processing Center in Washington, D.C., that would later […]

May 25th

OIG Testifies that USPS Should Require Advance Electronic Customs Data

USPS Office Inspector General Audit Finds Significant Failures in Postal Service Screening of Inbound International Mail WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, before a hearing of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) chaired by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Acting Postal Service Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb criticized the Postal Service for failing to request advance customs data […]