Senator Thomas Carper

Sep 8th

Carper, Coburn Call on Senate Appropriations Committee to Oppose Proposed Moratorium; Support Comprehensive Postal Reform

Sep 08 2014 – WASHINGTON – Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee late Friday to caution the Members about implementing a moratorium on postal facility closures and urge support for the bipartisan, comprehensive the Postal Reform […]

Sep 6th

More than Half of Senate Now Backs Call to Stop USPS Consolidations

09/06/2014 – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has added his high-profile support to calls for a one-year moratorium on USPS plans to close 82 mail processing plants and slow mail delivery. Reid has joined 50 other senators who signed a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee calling for a ban on USPS cuts to be […]

Aug 11th

Senator Carper Says USPS $2 billion lost shows its locked in ‘downward financial spiral’

WASHINGTON – Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following reaction to the announcement that the U.S. Postal Service lost $2 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014: “The U.S. Postal Service continues to suffer unsustainable losses that threaten its long-term viability. While the Postal Service showed […]

Jul 2nd

Senator Carper statement on USPS plan to consolidate up to 82 mail processing plants

Sen. Thomas Carper: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement reacting to the Postmaster General’s announcement that the Postal Service will consolidate up to 82 mail processing facilities: “Given the U.S. Postal Service’s ongoing financial difficulties, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Postmaster General is moving […]

Jun 8th

Heitkamp brings Carper to North Dakota to hear problems about Mail Service and Delivery

WILLISTON, N.D. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today brought U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) to Williston so he could hear firsthand about the challenges that North Dakota faces with mail delivery and service, and about efforts to improve it. Carper serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, of which […]

May 9th

Senators Carper, Coburn React to USPS Second Quarter Losses

WASHINGTON – Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released the following reactions to the announcement that the U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014: “Unfortunately, today’s announcement that the Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in the second […]

Mar 18th

Sen. Carper and PMG Donahoe Paint a Brighter Future for the Postal Service

Despite Monday’s snowstorm and the congressional recess, Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, traveled to Washington, DC, to update Postmasters on postal reform legislation at the NAPUS Leadership Conference. Both the House and Senate have reported postal reform bills, which are awaiting consideration by the full House and […]

Feb 6th

Senate Committee Approves S. 1486 for Floor Action

After a 35 minute delay due to late senator arrivals from the annual National Prayer Breakfast, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees amended it ways through S. 1486, culminating in approval by bipartisan 9-1 majority. (There were 6 proxies cast and proxies are only listed as part of the committee record.)  On final […]

Feb 6th

Senate committee reports out S. 1486, 9 to 1

Feb. 6, 2014—The Senate committee with Postal Service oversight, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, finished on Feb. 6 its mark-up of the modified Carper-Coburn postal bill, S. 1486, and approved the measure by a vote of 9 to 1. As written, S. 1486 would facilitate the end of door delivery and the elimination of […]

Feb 4th

Senate Committee set to continue mark-up of S. 1486

Feb. 4, 2014—On Jan. 29, the Senate committee with Postal Service oversight, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, spent nearly three hours in a mark-up meeting to debate a handful of proposed amendments to S. 1486. After that first session stalled, committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) announced that the mark-up would resume on Thursday, […]