A range of Senate Democrats – many from red states – have serious concerns about the U.S. Chamber’s bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, adding a new impediment to Congress’s efforts to get legislation done. But in the latest setback for postal reform, Democrats like Sens. Jon Tester (Mont.) and Claire McCaskill (Mo.) say […]
APWU Web News Article 109-2013, Sept. 24, 2013 St. Louis Gateway Area Local President Fred Wolfmeyer (left) and Research and Education Director Gene Hollenbeck (right), with a staff member from Senator Blunt’s office. Members of the APWU Saint Louis Gateway Area Local visited with staff for U.S. senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) […]
Senator continues to prioritize access for rural Missourians, oppose efforts to balance books on backs of rural families and businesses WASHINGTON – More than one year after the U.S. Senate approved bipartisan legislation to address the finances of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and keep rural post offices open, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today reiterated […]
McCaskill: Postal Service Remains Vitally Important in Rural Missouri WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill expressed concerns that many rural Missourians have about proposed cutbacks in the United States Postal Service. McCaskill urged Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to take into consideration the effect […]