[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 71 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 71

 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to preserve six-
                           day mail delivery.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 6, 2001

 Mr. Harkin submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to preserve six-
                           day mail delivery.

Whereas the Postal Service has announced it may consider reducing its six-day 
        mail delivery service to five days, ending Saturday home delivery to 
        offset a projected budget shortfall;
Whereas the six-day mail delivery is an essential service that U.S. citizens 
        have relied on since 1912, particularly those working families who 
        depend on their paychecks to arrive in the mail on time;
Whereas many senior citizens only have one source of income through their Social 
        Security checks, which arrive in the mail and any delays would make it 
        difficult for them to purchase items such as food and medicine; and
Whereas ending Saturday home mail delivery will result in inevitable delays in 
        mail delivery and an increase in costs for employee overtime to control 
        the back-up of mail: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the Sense of the Senate that it is strongly 
opposed to the elimination of Saturday home and business mail delivery 
and calls on the United States Postal Service to take all of the 
necessary steps to assure that six-day home and business mail delivery 
not be reduced.
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