Oversight Leaders Release Bipartisan Postal Reform Discussion Draft
Washington, DC,
June 15, 2016
Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Stephen F. Lynch(D-MA) introduced a bipartisan discussion draft of postal reform legislation. Read more.
Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Stephen F. Lynch(D-MA) introduced a bipartisan discussion draft of postal reform legislation. In releasing the draft, the members issued the following statement: “The Postal Service is in dire financial shape. Without reform now, the problems will only worsen and reform will become far more difficult to accomplish. This bipartisan legislative solution provides the opportunity for the Postal Service to return to solvency and continue to provide universal service to all Americans.” For more information, click here to view discussion draft and here for a one-page summary. Background: The Oversight Committeeheld a hearing on May 11, 2016, that highlighted theneed for timely and comprehensive postal reform legislation. During today’s pressconference,members discussed key details of a comprehensivebill to reform the U.S. Postal Service. Key Highlights:
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