POST Act would restore boxes already removed, require DeJoy to explain reasoning behind removals (Big Sandy, Mont.) – After the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) removed potentially dozens of mail collection boxes across Montana without warning or explanation, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced his Post Office Security and Transparency (POST) Act to prevent the agency […]
8/13/2020 Following reports that U.S. Postal Service (USPS) collection boxes may have been removed in towns across Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is continuing his push to hold the USPS accountable by requesting Postmaster General Louis DeJoy provide transparency about whether any boxes have been eliminated, and if so, where and why. “I write today […]
10/5/2017 – Senator Defends Rural Montanans, Holds Postmaster Accountable (U.S. Senate)-Following reports that postal managers intentionally delayed mail in Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester met with Postmaster General Megan Brennan in his Washington office to ask her how she was addressing the situation. “The leadership at the Postal Service needs to understand that going back […]
Tester Demands Accountability After New Reports of Intentional Mail Delays 9/19/2017 (U.S. Senate)-Following reports that 2 billion pieces of mail were delayed in delivery, U.S. Senator Jon Tester has tough words for the U.S. Postal Service. Postal employees have reported that supervisors have been intentionally delaying mail in order to meet arbitrary quotas and goals. […]
Senator Tester Continues His Fight To Strengthen Montana’s Rural Post Offices 4/7/16 (U.S. Senate) – Senator Jon Tester is urging the Postmaster General to abandon the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) consolidation plan that would shutter mail processing facilities across the nation and likely cost the Postal Service millions of dollars. The USPS’s Mail Processing Network […]
Senator Jon Tester: “Montanans tell me that there are serious delays in mail delivery….” October 14, 2015 If you’ve ever thought that postal delivery service in Montana was slow, you’re not alone. Last week Montana State Senator Jon Tester said that he consistently hears complaints from residents throughout the state that they experience serious delays […]
(Fort Belknap Agency, Mont.) – Senator Jon Tester today responded to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is reporting incomplete data about its mail delivery times. Tester, a senior member of the Senate committee that oversees the Postal Service, requested the report to examine whether the USPS […]
Senators Respond to GAO Report on U.S. Postal Service Delivery Performance Measurement WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, responded to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found the on-time mail delivery performance results […]
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 […]
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 […]