Senator Gary Peters

Oct 13th

Peters Releases Investigative Update Showing USPS On-Time Delivery Remains a Concern Despite Improvements Following Congressional Oversight

Peters Continues Leading Charge to Press Postmaster General DeJoy to Restore On-Time Delivery DETROIT, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released an investigative update with new U.S. Postal Service data showing that on-time mail delivery continues to be inconsistent, despite some improvements made by the […]

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 […]

Jul 15th

Senators McCaskill, Tester back colleagues with Rural Postal Act of 2015

Postal Service in Small Towns, Rural Communities Would be Improved Under New McCaskill Bill Senator, colleagues tackle postal issues that disproportionately impact rural communities Friday, July 10, 2015 WASHINGTON – Postal service in small towns and rural communities would be maintained and improved under a new bill introduced by U.S. Senator McCaskill. McCaskill is backing […]

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 […]

Apr 23rd

Senators urge USPS to invest in cutting-edge improvements for fleet of vehicles

April 23, 2015 WASHINGTON –U.S. Sens. Cory A. Booker D-N.J., Brian Schatz D-HI., Gary Peters D-MI, all members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan urging the agency to take steps to modernize their 190,000-strong fleet of vehicles by […]