April 2, 2015 – WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement in reaction to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s second financial analysis report of the U.S. Postal Service’s financial results and 10-K statement: “This report from the Postal Regulatory Commission confirms much […]
Yesterday the National Association of Letter Carriers wrote: The Postal Service financial turnaround is continuing into its third year of operating profitability, never more evident than in this quarter with its $1.1 billion operating profit and the increase to $7 billion in available cash. The CFO called it “a fantastic quarter.” But Senator Thomas Carper […]
12.16.14 Senator Carper’s office disputes story that he tried to attach U.S. Postal Service overhaul to budget bill But what is most interesting – from this account in GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE magazine on line – is for all Carper’s talk about the need to compromise, the senator resisted compromise on his own vision for USPS, and […]
National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) Legislative Update -12.12.14 NAPS: Congress Urges USPS to Complete AMP Study Before Starting Plant Consolidations The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill winding its way through Congress impacts the Postal Service in several ways: — It preserves the longstanding mandate that the USPS deliver mail six days a week. — […]
Does this postal chairman’s lobbying history pose a conflict of interest? The U.S. Postal Service has the potential to earn billions of dollars a year by entering the payday-loan business, but former banking lobbyist Mickey Barnett could block its path. Barnett now chairs the USPS Board of Governors. Previously, he represented the interests of payday lenders, who stand to lose out […]
One of the United States Postal Service’s strongest allies in the Senate is concerned about how the federal agency selected its postmaster general-designate. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has voiced concern that Megan Brennan may have been selected by the USPS board of governors without the “robust and thorough search” he believes the job of chief […]
In a statement lauding outgoing Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe for his service, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) at the same time questioned the choice of Postal Service COO Megan Brennan as Donahoe’s successor. ”At a time when the future of the Postal Service is unclear, largely because of Congress’s inability to agree on a comprehensive reform […]
(November 13, 2014) WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, spoke on the Senate floor urging his colleagues to support the critical nominations approved by the committee and waiting for consideration on the full Senate floor. His statement, as prepared for delivery, follows: “Mr. President— I […]
Carper: Postal Service will be forced to continue painful cuts if Congress doesn’t act WASHINGTON – Today, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that the Postal Service’s recent changes to its service standards have resulted in slower mail delivery across the country. Sen. Tom Carper, a co-requestor of the report and chairman of […]
On Thursday, September 18th, Senator Carper spoke to the Senate on the importance of the U.S. Postal Service and the potential economic benefits of USPS reform