|
Unblock Postal Reform
Contact your Senators and Representatives now to remove the White House block on Postal Reform!
The Bush White House has told the key committee chairs in Congress not to schedule a vote on postal reform.
You probably know that in bipartisan, unanimous votes the House and Senate committees (40-0 and 17-0) have approved the Postal Reform legislation that the Postal Service needs.
Yet the White House has told Chairman Tom Davis of the House Government Reform Committee that now is not the time to move Postal Reform Legislation. Chairman Davis met with White House staffers to change their minds, but the White House has dug in its heels and refused to permit a vote.
So now is the time for e-Activists to step forward! Contact your Senators and Representatives immediately and urge them to remove the White House block! Support our Republican and Democratic members and ask them to schedule H.R. 4341 and S. 2468 for floor action now!
| Sample Letter for Campaign |
Subject: Schedule Action on Postal Reform
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
Please follow through on the unanimous, bipartisan committee votes in both Houses of Congress, and schedule a vote on Postal Reform legislation now! (H.R. 4341 and S. 2468)
The White House has blocked a vote on Postal Reform legislation, even though Chairman Tom Davis' House Government Reform Committee and Chairman Susan Collins' Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs have voted unanimously (40-0 and 17-0) in favor of Postal Reform.
Chairmen Tom Davis and Susan Collins and their committees have worked long and hard to craft solid, bipartisan legislation. Both bills aim to relieve the Postal Service of a $27 billion obligation for military retirement benefits earned by postal employees. The obligation was unjustifiably transferred from the Defense Department to the Postal Service last year. Both bills will also help the Postal Service change so it can survive and prosper in the new economy.
The White House staff has told Rep. Tom Davis that now is not the time to move Postal Reform Legislation. I strongly disagree!
A failure to act now on Postal Reform could result in a 6-cent increase in postage next year. This would amount to a new Stamp Tax that could drag down the economic recovery.
I urge you to push for H.R. 4341 and S. 2468 to be scheduled for floor action. As a USPS letter carrier and voter, I consider your support on this matter essential. Thank you.
Sincerely,
|
