Rounds, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Local News Overcome Persistent Postal Delays, Surging Rate Increases
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024:
U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act, legislation that would help rural newspaper delivery by incentivizing reliable postal service and limiting excessive rate increases.
In recent years, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has consistently raised rates for periodicals under the guise of inc . . .
U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act, legislation that would help rural newspaper delivery by incentivizing reliable postal service and limiting excessive rate increases.
In recent years, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has consistently raised rates for periodicals under the guise of inc . . .