12/5/2019 Senate Introduces Companion Repeal Bill, House Bill Reaches Critical Mass note: USPS Fairness Act would eliminate financial requirement responsible for 90% of Postal Service’s losses. The USPS Fairness Act would eliminate the pre-funding requirement. Advocates claim that it could single-handedly put the Postal Service out of the red and into the black. The bill […]
9/20/18 Today, a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduced a Senate Resolution (S. Res. 633) calling on Congress to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the Postal Service remain an independent agency of the federal government and not be subject to privatization. The introduction of this bipartisan resolution follows […]
Guffey to Senate Subcommittee: Legislators Must Apply Pension Overpayments to Pre-Funding Bill APWU News Bulletin 09-2011, May 17, 2011 In testimony before a Senate Subcommittee on May 17, APWU President Cliff Guffey urged legislators to take immediate action to restore financial stability to the cash-strapped agency. “This is not a request for a subsidy or […]
Documents submitted by PostalReporter reader shows the Postal Service’s History of requesting 5-day delivery to relieve its financial woes. The 94th and 95th Congresses Representative Tom Corcoran stated at a congressional hearing that the Postal Service took its first formal step toward eliminating one delivery day per week in 1976 when it conducted a study […]
On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia and the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Management, Government Information, Federal Service, and International Security will hold a joint hearing entitled, “Having Their Say: Customer and […]
Washington, DC – Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway today cautioned against deciding on major cuts in universal mail service until Congress considers possible changes to Postal Service funding of employee pensions and future retiree health benefits. In remarks before the Senate postal oversight subcommittee, Goldway said, “These are two unresolved issues that could […]
STATEMENT OF JOHN E. POTTER POSTMASTER GENERAL/CEO BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE MARCH 18, 2010 Good afternoon, Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Collins, and members of the Subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the serious financial situation facing the United States Postal Service […]
The U.S. Senate Subcommittee On Appropriations (Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee) has scheduled a hearing today at 2:30 p.m. Agenda: Proposals for addressing the current financial situation facing the United States Postal Service. Witnesses: Panel 1: The Honorable John E. Potter Postmaster General, CEO United States Postal Service Panel 2: The Honorable Ruth Y. […]