Reps. Michaud and Pingree Call on Speaker to Preserve Saturday Mail Delivery

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U.S. Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree are calling on Speaker John Boehner to abandon a proposal to temporarily address the impending shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund by eliminating Saturday mail delivery. In a letter to the Speaker, Michaud and Pingree say it is irresponsible to try to address one job crisis by creating another. Speaker Boehner is pushing the measure despite a majority of the House supporting H.Res. 30, which expresses the importance of continuing six-day mail delivery for working families, in particular.

Reps. Michaud and Pingree said of Speaker Boehner's proposal:

"A reliable, six-day mail delivery schedule is incredibly important to Maine residents, particularly those in rural areas. Businesses, senior citizens, and families all rely on six-day service for the timely delivery of paychecks, Social Security benefits, goods and other essential items. We all support taking immediate action to shore up the Highway Trust Fund, but we have a responsibility for Mainers and for the American people to work together and come up with a solution that doesn't harm people. Suspending mail delivery on Saturdays is not that solution."

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