Major Mailing Organization Backs House Oversight Committee's New Postal Reform Bill; Urges Immediate Passage
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Catalog Mailers Association wholeheartedly endorses the just-released Postal Service Reform Act of 2017, a critical milestone toward resolving the health of our nation's Postal Service, which drives some 7.5 million jobs and $1.4 trillion in commerce. The bill was introduced by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on January 31st.
"We are delighted with the progress to resolve an enormous problem that only Congress can solve, and the House seems intent on doing just that," says Bob Runke, ACMA's Vice Chairman and CEO of Barco Products. "We commend Chairman Chaffetz, Ranking Member Cummings and the bipartisan co-sponsors for all their hard work in the past session and their leadership in the new Congress."
The ACMA believes that by gaining bipartisan support from Congress, as well as Postal Service management, its labor unions and the mailing community, this bill can truly make a difference to jobs in America while protecting critical infrastructure that all Americans rely on.
"Passage of this bill is vital for the future survival of our Postal Service," says the ACMA's President & Executive Director Hamilton Davison. "Absent Congressional action, users of the mail will face increasing uncertainty that will drive business out of the mail and effectively force unprecedented taxpayer support to keep the USPS afloat - and nobody wants that." Since 1971, the US Postal Service has been fully funded by postage. It receives no taxpayer funding.
"We sincerely hope the House of Representatives will quickly push this bill forward," Davison adds. "It has been studied, vetted, positively scored and is clearly good for all interests. Congress must demonstrate this is not business as usual and get this commonsense legislation passed into law."
About the American Catalog Mailers Association
ACMA is a Washington-based not-for-profit organization specifically created to advocate for the unique collective interests of catalog mailers in regulatory, public and administrative matters where the shared impact transcends individual company interests. ACMA participates in rulemaking and other proceedings of significance where a single collective voice increases influence and effectiveness. More information can be found at www.catalogmailers.org.
SOURCE American Catalog Mailers Association
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