Senator Claire McCaskill

Oct 5th

Senator Urges Postal Regulatory Commission Nominee to Prioritize Reliable Service for Rural Missourians

Senator highlights reliable mail service as key to keeping next generation in rural communities Wednesday, October 3, 2018 WASHINGTON – At a Senate hearing today to consider a nomination for the Postal Regulatory Commission, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill pressed the nominee to prioritize reliable mail delivery for Missourians living in rural communities. McCaskill serves as the […]

Sep 20th

28 Senators introduce measure in Bipartisan effort to oppose Trump’s Privatization of USPS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today introduced a bipartisan resolution that would make clear Congress’ opposition to privatizing the United States Postal Service (USPS). McCaskill’s effort was joined by 27 of her colleagues after a recent Administration proposal included postal privatization. “Local post offices are the backbones of our rural communities—even more so now as […]

Jul 19th

Senator McCaskill Stands up for Rural Postal Service in Face of Privatization Proposals

Senator: ‘There is no way a privatization model delivers the same level of service to rural America as they currently receive’ WASHINGTON – At a Senate hearing today focused on government reorganization, including the potential privatization of the United States Postal Service, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill highlighted the negative impact such a proposal would have on […]

Mar 22nd

Senators Carper, Moran, Heitkamp & McCaskill Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Stabilize & Improve Postal Service

3/22/18 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduced The Postal Service Reform Act of 2018: Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency to stabilize, preserve and improve the Postal Service – an essential part of our nation’s infrastructure and economy. The financial condition of the […]

Dec 24th

Senator McCaskill Seeks Answers on USPS Funded TV Crime Drama ‘The Inspectors’

Senator requests details from USPS about their sponsorship of the weekly Saturday morning TV show, ‘The Inspectors’ December 14, 2017 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is demanding to know how and why the United States Postal Service (USPS) sponsors a weekly TV show on CBS. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently spotlighted the […]

Nov 20th

Missouri Senator says USPS used ’emergency suspension’ to keep post offices closed indefinitely

McCaskill Demands Answers on Laurie, MO Postal Facility Closure USPS gave conflicting information to McCaskill’s office and Laurie residents after their postal facility was abruptly closed in January 11/16/17 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is demanding answers from the United States Postal Service (USPS) about the status of the Laurie, Missouri postal facility that […]

Sep 20th

Senators Urge PMG to Implement Formal Training Requirements for Postal Managers after reports of delayed mail

Heitkamp, McCaskill Call for Immediate Action Following Inaccurate Postal Service Reporting of an Estimated Two Billion Pieces of Delayed Mail 9/18/2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) called on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Megan Brennan to take immediate action to remedy a significant lack of training requirements […]

Jul 19th

Senator McCaskill: We’ve Got to Get Postal Reform Across the Finish Line

Senator discusses need to strengthen postal service with Postmaster General 7/19/17 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill discussed the status of efforts to strengthen and reform the United States Postal Service (USPS) during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today with the Postmaster General. McCaskill serves as the Committee’s top-ranking Democrat. “We’ve […]

Feb 5th

Senators Carper, McCaskill Requests GSA IG Review of Trump’s Old Post Office Building Lease

Carper, McCaskill Ask GSA Inspector General to Review Potential Missteps at GSA to Address Potentially Breached Lease Agreement WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ranking Member Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) sent a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Inspector General Carol Ochoa requesting […]

Nov 22nd

Senator McCaskill Urges Protections for Rural Delivery as Congress Considers Postal Reform

Senator supports bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve and protect mail delivery, service Monday, November 21, 2016 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill joined a bipartisan group of more than 80 lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to call for lasting solutions to improve and protect mail delivery and service in comprehensive […]