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<\/a><\/p>\n7\/17\/25 – Today, the National Rural Letter Carriers\u2019 Association celebrates a critical milestone in our
\ncampaign to protect the United States Postal Service: a bipartisan majority of members in the
\nU.S. House of Representatives have now signed on to House Resolution 70, which affirms the
\nPostal Service must remain an independent, public institution\u2014not subject to privatization.<\/p>\n
This achievement sends an unmistakable and bipartisan message to the Administration: the will
\nof the House is clear. There is no political or public appetite for dismantling the Postal Service\u2019s
\nindependence or outsourcing its essential functions to private interests.<\/p>\n
We must remember why this matters. The Postal Service is self-funded through the sale of
\npostage, products, and services, not taxpayer dollars. It is a lifeline for all Americans, including
\n51 million rural homes, a source of good union jobs, and one of the most trusted government
\ninstitutions in the country. Rural carriers connect the nation, delivering essential goods,
\nprescriptions, and correspondence to every corner of America, regardless of profitability.<\/p>\n
Privatization would shatter this promise. It will mean service cuts, facility closures, and the
\nreplacement of stable union jobs with precarious contract work. The wealthiest won\u2019t bear the
\nbrunt\u2014customers will, especially those in rural areas where private carriers already impose
\nsurcharges. It will be the elderly widow in Denham Springs who depends on her rural carrier to
\ndeliver life-saving medication to her doorstep. It will be the Army veteran in rural Louisiana,
\nwhose mail carrier knows to leave his mail on his front porch because his service to this country
\nhas robbed him of mobility. It will be the families living miles from the nearest post office, the
\nones private companies won\u2019t bother serving because they aren\u2019t profitable enough. And it will
\nsilence the voice of the workforce that built the Postal Service into the essential institution it is
\ntoday.<\/p>\n
We are deeply proud of our members and allies who have tirelessly advocated for this
\nresolution. From our Capitol Hill rally in March to thousands of grassroots contacts with
\nlawmakers, our voices were heard. I want to thank the bipartisan coalition of representatives\u2014
\nled by longtime postal champions Representatives Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Nick LaLota (RNY),
\nAndrew Garbarino (R-NY), and the late Gerald Connolly (D-VA)\u2014who stood up for public
\nservice and the communities we serve.<\/p>\n
The leadership at USPS must honor our 250-year legacy by strengthening\u2014not weakening\u2014
\nour commitment to universal service, workforce investment, and public accountability. House
\nResolution 70 affirms that legacy, and I urge every member of the Senate to now follow suit.
\nWe will continue to defend the Postal Service against any efforts to politicize or privatize its
\nmission. Today\u2019s news is a major victory, but the fight is not over. Rural America is watching,
\nand we will not stand down.
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\nThe NRLCA, established in 1903, represents 130,000 career and non-career rural letter carriers
\nthat operate out of more than 10,000 rural and suburban postal delivery centers servicing
\n80,000 routes.<\/p>\n