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Time for H.R. 22
The House of Representatives is soon expected to take up H.R. 22, legislation to provide short term financial relief to the Postal Service by reducing the amount it must pay to pre-fund future retiree health benefits.
In order to expedite this passage, House leaders will seek to amend the bill to simply reduce the 2009 pre-funding payment from 5.4 B dollars to 1.4 B dollars. This would help the USPS avoid a cash short fall at the end of the fiscal year and give Congress more time to develop a long-term reform to the pre-funding provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006.
The goal is to accurately calculate the Post Office liability for future retiree health benefits and to pre-fund it on a more reasonable and sustainable schedule.
Your member of Congress has co-sponsored the legislation. We urge you to contact your member of Congress and ask him or her to support passage of the amended H.R. 22 when it comes to the floor for a vote as early as next Tuesday. To send an email to your representative, you can customize the email below and hit 'Send This Message.' If you'd prefer to call your representative, you can find your representative's phone number by going here and entering your zip code. Select 'View Info' to get the phone number.
Please emphasize the USPS needs this relief before September 30, 2009 and that the bill does not increase the deficit or reduce any retirees future health benefits.
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Subject: Please vote for H.R.22
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
I am a Letter Carrier who lives and works in your district. I have learned from my union, the National Association of Letter Carriers, that the House of Representatives is soon expected to take up H.R. 22, legislation to provide short term financial relief to the Postal Service by reducing the amount it must pay to pre-fund future retiree health benefits. This would help the USPS avoid a cash short fall at the end of the fiscal year and give Congress more time to develop a long-term reform to the pre-funding provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006.
I write to urge you to support passage of the amended H.R. 22 when it comes to the floor for a vote as early as next Tuesday.
The USPS needs this relief before September 30, 2009. Rest assured, this bill does not increase the deficit nor does it reduce any retirees future health benefits.
Sincerely,
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