SCHUMER: MAIL SERVICE ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK HAS BECOME ALL TOO FREQUENTLY VERY LATE, HURTING THOSE WHO RELY ON RX, ESSENTIAL GOODS, SMALL BIZ, VOTING & MORE; SENATOR ANNOUNCES A VOTE THIS WEEK ON $50 BILLION DOLLAR, MAJOR OVERHAUL OF USPS; PLAN ENSURES DELIVERY AT 6 DAYS A WEEK, SUPPORTS CARRIERS, WORKERS, NEW FLEET & MORE

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Standing with postal carriers and workers from New York, and also joined by an Etsy entrepreneur who depends on the USPS to run her business, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced, today, that he will push for a vote THIS WEEK on a $50 billion dollar overhaul of the USPS. Schumer said that the USPS must be saved and that waiting any longer could cripple the service beyond repair.

"The Post Office is quite simply one of the most important institutions of American life," said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. "Every day, tens of millions of Americans--veterans, small businesses, people living in rural communities, seniors--rely on the Postal Service for their medicines and prescriptions, for getting essential goods, for voting, for correspondence, for their livelihoods, and to get close to one another on special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries, and things like that."

"But nevertheless, our Postal Service has needed reform for over a decade. Its budgets are severely strained, its delivery services are overwhelmed, and the disruptions unleashed by the internet have made it harder for it to meet its obligations to the American people and to its own employees. Every one of us has heard objections about letters arriving far too late. In many instances, whether they be checks that people depend on for their livelihoods or prescription drugs or whatever, these complaints are growing and growing and growing, and it's not the fault of the workers; it's the fault of long delay that should end this week." Schumer added.

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