FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact:
Abigail McDonough
April
17, 2012
202-224-6101
ROCKEFELLER
STATEMENT ON POSTAL REFORM VOTE
WASHINGTON,
D.C. — Senator Jay Rockefeller today issued the following statement on a
procedural vote on the Senate postal reform bill.
“The
Postal Service needs to get its financial house in order, and I’m glad that the
Senate agreed to start the debate on this issue. I believe that we ought
to have a thorough conversation about how to rein in the Postal Service’s
runaway costs,” said Rockefeller. “That said, I do not support this
current legislation. I’ve said time and time again that any legislation
must not disproportionately hurt West Virginia’s postal facilities, slash jobs,
unfairly cut employee and retiree benefits, and take services away from rural
communities. My hope is that we can work together to change this bill and
better protect West Virginia’s jobs and communities.”
On
March 20, Rockefeller and six other Senators sent a strongly worded letter to
U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe asking for details on how the Postal
Service is spending its money. They also identified ways to save billions
of dollars and raise new revenue before pushing ahead with drastic cuts to post
offices and other facilities. Click here
to view the letter.
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