Senator Claire McCaskill

Jul 14th

Sen. Peters Introduces Bill to place moratorium on USPS closures, ensure permanent 6-day delivery

Senator Peters Introduces Bill Supporting Rural Mail Delivery Service Legislation Issues Two-Year Moratorium on Mail Processing Facility Closures, Ensures Permanent Six-Day Delivery, improve postal employees morale Tuesday, July 14, 2015 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today joined his colleagues in introducing legislation to improve rural mail service and delivery and provide protections for […]

Jul 9th

Senator Heitkamp Introduces Bill to Improve Postal Employees Morale, Rural Mail Delivery

Senator’s Legislation is the First Bill to Specifically Address Growing Postal Challenges in Rural ND Communities Bill Builds on Heitkamp’s Fix My Mail Initiative that has Gathered 200 Stories from North Dakotans about Poor Mail Delivery WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today introduced legislation to improve rural mail service and delivery, increase protections […]

Jul 3rd

Senator McCaskill Seeks GAO Review of USPS Ability to Meet Delivery Standards

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Senator to top federal watchdog: ‘fixing these programs starts with a firm understanding of the facts’ WASHINGTON – In an effort to better understand the ability of the Postal Service to meet stated delivery times, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is requesting that the federal government’s top watchdog review the Postal Service’s […]

May 20th

Sens. Carper, McCaskill, Tester, Heitkamp hold roundtable on USPS challenges in rural America

Sens. Carper, McCaskill, Tester, Heitkamp hold roundtable on Postal Service challenges in rural communities across the country WASHINGTON – Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Committee Members Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) hosted a roundtable to examine, analyze, and discuss the various challenges […]

May 19th

Focusing on Rural Postal Issues, Senator McCaskill Co-Hosts Senate Roundtable

Senator to U.S. Postal Service, Congressional colleagues: post offices are ‘part of the identity of rural America Tuesday, May 19, 2015 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today co-hosted a bipartisan roundtable discussion on rural postal issues in the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to raise awareness about the numerous challenges facing rural […]

Jan 26th

Senator McCaskill: If USPS is privatized Rural America will pay a very heavy price

McCaskill: Postal Service ‘ essential to rural America’ Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill used a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting to discuss the urgent need for reforms to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to help protect delivery service for Missourians in rural communities. “Speaking on behalf of hundreds of thousands of […]

Dec 1st

Senator Calls on Postmaster General to Delay Consolidation of Four Ohio Mail Facilities

Including the Akron Processing and Distribution Center Letter to USPS Was Signed by 29 U.S. Senators; Urges More Thorough Review of Local Impact before Consolidation Moves Forward Monday, December 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 29 colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging the U.S. Postal […]

Dec 1st

Senators Send Bipartisan Letter Demanding USPS postpone planned plant closings

Senators demand Postal Service delay consolidation of mail processing facilities after Inspector General’s report indicates lack of transparency, inadequate impact studies, failure to properly inform public (December 1, 2014) WASHINGTON – Missouri U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt, along with a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues, today demanded a delay in the planned consolidation […]

May 22nd

Senator McCaskill Meets With Missouri Rural Letter Carriers Association

Senator discusses her fight to protect rural post offices WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today met with representatives from the Missouri Rural Letter Carriers Association to discuss their joint effort to fight for rural post offices and maintain postal delivery standards. “Rural postal service is the lifeblood for communities all across Missouri,” said McCaskill, […]

Feb 6th

Senator Claire McCaskill Scores Victory for Rural Missouri in Fight to Save Post Offices

Press Release from Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Senate committee approves McCaskill amendments increasing protections for rural post offices, delivery standards in postal reform bill WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Senate considers legislation reforming the Postal Service, Senator Claire McCaskill today won a victory for rural Missouri post offices after the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs […]