HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — U.S. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued a statement Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, saying he’d vote for a bill that would, he wrote, “protect the USPS,” noting there’s little hope the U.S. Senate will bother advancing the measure.
“Over the past several weeks, folks from around southwest Michigan have called about noticeable slow downs with our mail. One individual was waiting on critical medical supplies that were not being delivered. News reports indicated mail sorters were being removed at facilities,” he wrote. “And after my visit on Thursday to one of the largest post offices in my district, it was clear that they needed more support.
Upton’s note to media said he’d been fighting for emergency USPS funding to ensure that seniors, veterans, and folks across Michigan receive their mail, prescription drugs, and a number of other materials seamlessly via the Postal Service.
“As the Congress, we need to do everything we can to ensure prompt, reliable, and efficient postal services during the COVID-19 health emergency and block actions that would impede those efforts,” he wrote. “My offices have received close to 1,000 emails and letters from folks across southwest Michigan recently urging such action. And that’s why tomorrow I intend to vote for and expect the House to pass this legislation with broad support to protect our postal services.”
However, he added, there’s little hope that the U.S. Senate, which is already holding back close to 300 House bills, will approve the USPS bill.
