Twenty-seven Senators from both sides of the aisle have joined together in writing a letter to Senator McConnell and Senator Reid the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate respectively, as well as Senator Johnson, Chairman and Senator Carper, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, which has jurisdiction over the US Postal Service.
The letter calls for postal reform legislation to include the following service protections:
Reliability – The Postal Service needs a performance target system to ensure the accurate measurement of mail delivery across the country in urban and rural communities through an in-depth classification system.
Accountability & Transparency – Performance information must be published online and operational plans developed when targets are not met.
Enforcement – The Postal Service must take action to meet their operational plans and not be able to lower service standards to come into compliance with performance targets.
Continual Review – Development and regular updates of a long-term solvency plan that would analyze the Postal Service’s finance and make recommendations regarding affordable service options.