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THIRD READING
Bill No: AJR 28
Author: Cook (R), et al.
Amended: 7/2/12 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 72-1, 7/2/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : United States Postal Service
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution urges the United States Postal
Service to end its plan to reduce the frequency of mail
delivery from six days to five days a week, and to take all
appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of this
six-day mail delivery service.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. The United States Postal Service has proposed the
reduction of its mail delivery service from six days to
five days a week; and six-day mail delivery is an
essential service that the American people have relied
on since 1912, particularly those families that live in
rural communities and others that depend on the timely
delivery of essential items such as paychecks, food and
prescription drugs.
2. Reducing mail delivery service to five days a week would
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inevitably cause delays in delivery of mail and higher
postal costs due to the additional overtime that would
be required to handle the resulting backlog of mail.
3. Reducing the frequency of delivery service would
seriously reduce the ability of the United States Postal
Service to offer jobs and benefits to servicemen and
women when they return from their tour of duty.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/17/12)
California Labor Federation
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The California Labor Federation
writes, "Since 1912, Americans have counted on reliable
mail delivery service for a variety of needs. From
paychecks to prescriptions, many different time-sensitive
functions of mail delivery would suffer under this proposed
service cut, and rural Californians would be especially
affected given the pronounced reliance of these communities
on postal services. For example, many seniors would face
significantly delayed Social Security payments and struggle
to pay bills and meet other financial commitments in a
timely fashion. In addition, the USPS employs more
veterans than any public or private sector entity - the
Department of Defense excepted. That means USPS service
cuts uniquely diminish employment prospects for our
returning veterans and further limit career options for
anyone interested in a postal service career. These
proposed reductions would negatively impact all
Californians, but bring specific harm to certain vulnerable
communities."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 72-1, 7/2/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Campos, Carter, Cedillo,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer,
Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani,
Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi,
Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries,
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Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza,
Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen,
Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Portantino, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao,
Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NOES: Donnelly
NO VOTE RECORDED: Charles Calderon, Gorell, Grove,
Halderman, Jones, Mansoor, Norby
DLW:m 8/17/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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