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Wyden Joins Colleagues in Calling for Extension of Current Postal Closing Moratorium
Days after the Senate passed postal reform legislation that would have protected states that vote-by-mail or with large numbers of absentee balloting from the concern that postal closures too close to the election will disrupt their ability to vote, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (...…Read More
Posted on 05/03/12 | -
Wyden Statement on Proposed Closure of Mail Processing Facilities in Bend, Pendleton, Eugene and Salem
Portland, Or - Oregon Senator Ron Wyden issued the following statement today on the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement that it plans to close mail distribution centers in Bend, Pendleton, Eugene and Salem. “The closure of the mail processing facilitie...…Read More
Posted on 02/23/12 | -
Wyden Announces U.S. Postal Service Agreement to Delay Postal Facility Closures for Five Months
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Postal Service has voluntarily agreed to put in place a five-month moratorium on closing postal facilities, including 41 in Oregon, which would give Congress more time to enact postal reform legislation.&nbs...…Read More
Posted on 12/13/11 | -
MERKLEY, MORAN, TESTER INTRODUCE PROTECTING RURAL POST OFFICES BILL
A bipartisan coalition of Senators today introduced the Protecting Rural Post Offices Act, which would require that a post office closure cannot result in more than a ten mile distance between post offices, measured on roads with year-round access. The bill is sponsored by...…Read More
Posted on 10/06/11 | -
Merkley, Wyden, DeFazio, Blumenauer, Schrader Express Concerns Over Potential Oregon Post Office Closures
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-4), Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), and Representative Kurt Schrader (OR-5) sent a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe Monday expressing concern over the possibility that...…Read More
Posted on 08/08/11 |
