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House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: December 18, 2012 12:01 PM
From: Representative Anthony M. DeLuca
To: All House members
Subject: Resolution Memorializing Congress regarding the U.S. Postal Service (HR 807 of 2012)
 
As we have all heard in the news over the last year, the Postal Service is trying to cut costs and realign their delivery in order to save money and reduce their debt. I certainly support cutting costs wherever possible but it needs to be done in a smart and equitable way. However, closing post offices and postal handling centers in a hurried or poorly planned manner could mean the loss of jobs for hard-working, dedicated postal workers.

I will be re-introducing a Resolution (HR 807 of 2012) calling on Congress to pass legislation to comprehensively review the funding and budget of the United States Postal Service without delay and exercise its’ powers and authorities to enact legislation creating an equitable and profitable budget solution and revenue model for the future stability of the U.S. Postal Service and for its’ valuable employees.

Citizens of localities across the nation are facing uncertainty surrounding the potential closing of their local post offices while employees of the U.S. Postal Service are suffering undue stress and hardship facing insecurity regarding possible future job loss. My resolution states that plans to close local post offices and mail processing centers shall cease and no further action be taken toward post office closings or relocations, or job elimination or re-classification until such time as Congress passes comprehensive and common sense legislation and calls on Congress to act quickly since the Postal Service is losing millions of dollars every day. There needs to be a solution crafted and it needs to be done quickly to protect our postal services and our postal workers and my Resolution calls on those in Washington to address this growing problem.