MPA NEWS & UPDATES

Good News on Two Postal Fronts As 2011 Draws to a Close

At the end of a year that saw postal concerns multiply and media coverage of the Postal Service’s financial woes reach a fevered pitch, publishers got much needed relief in two key areas – rates and service – at the year’s close.

Letter to the Honorable Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General and CEO, USPS

Today, MPA, in conjunction with the Direct Marketing Association, the Association for Postal Commerce and the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers sent an open letter to Postmaster General Pat Donahoe, urging the Postmaster General to once and for all withdraw its request for a $2.3 billion above inflation postage rate increase.

What You Should Know About Postal Reform Legislation

Today the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved S. 1789, bi-partisan postal reform legislation, by a vote of 9 to 1, thereby clearing the bill for Senate floor consideration.

Statement from MPA on Postal Reform Legislation

New York, NY  – Today’s bipartisan agreement by Senate leaders on postal reform legislation is a critically important step on the road to restoring the nation’s postal system.

MPA Comments on Proposed Changes to Service Standards

On October 21, 2011, MPA-The Association of Magazine Media submitted comments in response to the USPS Proposal to Revise Service Standards for First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail as published in the September 21, 2011 Federal Register.

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	Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security and member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
	Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
	Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) Ranking Democratic Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
	Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
	Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
	Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA) Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy and Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
	Senator John McCain (R-AZ) Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
	Representative Dennis Ross (R-FL) Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy and Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.