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Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to today's announcement from the U.S. Postal Service that the agency experienced a net loss of $1.3 billion in the first quarter:
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the United States Postal Service's announcement today that it intends to end Saturday mail delivery in August:
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to an announcement that the U.S. Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union have agreed to offer employees retirement incentives.
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement in support of a new alternative proposal by the Postmaster General to reduce window service times at rural post offices before moving to close or consolidate them.
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Postal Service's announcement that 223 postal process facilities had been selected for full or partial consolidation:
Washington, DC—In light of first quarter financial reports that the U.S. Postal Service would have generated $200 million in profits had it not been required to pre-fund its future retiree health benefits, Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called for the passage of legislation to reform this burdensome requirement, which no other federal agency or private sector company faces.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the announcement yesterday that the U.S. Postal Service will delay the closing or consolidation of mail facilities until May 15, 2012:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will deliver remarks at two community events tomorrow (TUESDAY) to encourage Congress to consider his comprehensive legislation, providing the U.S. Postal Service with the necessary latitude to make innovative structural changes to enable it to continue to deliver for decades to come.
Washington, DC -- Today, Ranking Members Elijah E. Cummings and Stephen Lynch introduced comprehensive legislation to address the Postal Service's current financial challenges and make innovative structural changes to enable it to continue to deliver for decades to come.