Issa Launches Postal Reform Website?

Actually, we (PEN) believe it was Issa and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – a taxpayer funded government website – that gave birth to their so-called “Saving The Postal Service” site. Their explanation of this new site goes like this…

Issa Launches Postal Reform Website SavingThePostalService.com

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today launched SavingThePostalService.com, an interactive portal filled with information, resources and videos on the United States Postal Service and its dire financial situation. The website also features the Postal Reform App, which offers visitors a chance to review the facts and indicate which solutions to address the Postal Service’s challenges they prefer.

“The USPS is fast-approaching default and without serious reforms it will collapse and be unable to meet payroll as early as next year,” Issa said. “The American people will not accept the bailout of yet another failing institution which is why Congress must act to put the Postal Service on a sustainable course. Go to SavingThePostalService.com to learn more about the Postal Service, see our reforms and get involved in crafting your own solutions.”

On June 23, 2011, Rep. Issa and Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy, introduced H.R. 2309, the Postal Reform Act of 2011, which would implement sweeping, structural reforms to the USPS in order to bring the institution back to fiscal solvency. Click here to get the facts on the Postal Reform Act of 2011.

The Postmaster General has announced that on September 30, 2011, he expects the United States Postal Service to default on a multi-billion dollar payment to the U.S. taxpayer. Last year, USPS lost $8.5 billion and it is projected to lose $9 billion in FY 2011. Find out what Postal Service default means to you here.

Visit SavingThePostalService.com for more information, including facts on the Issa-Ross Plan and the latest news on Postal Service reform.

 PEN Ed: Please note that ALL links lead you to a government website…namely, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Who is this committee? well, it is a mix of republicans and democrats. Here they are, republicans listed first:

Republicans

Rep. Darrell E. Issa (CA-49), Chairman
Rep. Dan Burton (IN-05)
Rep. John L. Mica (FL-07)
Rep. Todd Platts (PA-19)
Rep. Michael Turner (OH-03)
Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (NC-10)
Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04)
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT-03)
Rep. Connie Mack (FL-14)
Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-7)
Rep. James Lankford (OK-5)
Rep. Justin Amash (MI-3)
Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25)
Dr. Paul Gosar (AZ-1)
Rep. Raul Labrador (ID-1)
Rep. Pat Meehan (PA-7)
Dr. Scott DesJarlais (TN-4)
Rep. Joe Walsh (IL-8)
Rep. Trey Gowdy (SC-4)
Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-12)
Rep. Frank Guinta (NH-1)
Rep. Blake Farenthold (TX-27)
Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-3)

Democrats

Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-7), Ranking Member
Rep. Edolphus Towns (NY-10)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14)
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
Rep. John Tierney (MA-6)
Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-1)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-9)
Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5)
Rep. Gerald Connolly (VA-11)
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-5)
Rep. Danny Davis (IL-7)
Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-1)
Rep. Peter Welch (VT-At Large)
Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-3)
Rep. Christopher Murphy (CT-5)
Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-12)

2 Responses to "Issa Launches Postal Reform Website?"

  1. The USPS is a public service not a business service. We should not be expecting the First Class letter to bring in 3 times the amount, after expenses, as 1 piece of Std. mail.
    Additionly we should go to Congress, if neccessary, to ask for permission to advertise First Class mail; advertising builds sales volume.

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