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To: President Donald Trump, The Oregon State House, The Oregon State Senate, Governor Kate Brown, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Save the US Postal Service
To:
The President of the United States
The U.S. Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives
Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, USPS
Gerald J. McKiernan, Spokesperson, USPS
I am writing to ask for your support in declaring a moratorium on closing post offices.
The Postal Service is closing thousands of small rural post offices, and it's reviewing half of the country's 32,000 post offices for closure.
The post office is an American institution. Many communities faced with losing their post office have had one for over 150 years. When communities protest at public meetings, representatives of the Postal Service don’t seem to listen. It’s as if the decision has already been made—and it probably has been.
We need a much more thoughtful national discussion about the meaning of universal service and the financial issues facing the Postal Service. And while we’re having that conversation, the Postal Service should stop closing post offices and stop studying post offices for closure.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
The President of the United States
The U.S. Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives
Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, USPS
Gerald J. McKiernan, Spokesperson, USPS
I am writing to ask for your support in declaring a moratorium on closing post offices.
The Postal Service is closing thousands of small rural post offices, and it's reviewing half of the country's 32,000 post offices for closure.
The post office is an American institution. Many communities faced with losing their post office have had one for over 150 years. When communities protest at public meetings, representatives of the Postal Service don’t seem to listen. It’s as if the decision has already been made—and it probably has been.
We need a much more thoughtful national discussion about the meaning of universal service and the financial issues facing the Postal Service. And while we’re having that conversation, the Postal Service should stop closing post offices and stop studying post offices for closure.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
Why is this important?
The Postal Service has targeted 4,500 post offices for closure and 230 processing plants for consolidation. The Postmaster General says he plans to close half of the country's 32,000 post offices over the next few years.
The closings and consolidations won't save the Postal Service — they'll destroy it. Tell Congress and the President to extend the moratorium , while the country has a more thoughtful discussion about the future of the Postal Service.
The closings and consolidations won't save the Postal Service — they'll destroy it. Tell Congress and the President to extend the moratorium , while the country has a more thoughtful discussion about the future of the Postal Service.