WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and senior member of the Finance Committee, joined Senate colleagues in a letter (https://www.merkley.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/USPS-Postmark-Letter-Final.pdf) to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General David Steiner raising concerns with recent developments affecting postmark practices.
Right before the holiday season, USPS clarified its recent practices in a rule stating, "the postmark date does not inherently or necessarily align with the date on which the Postal Service first accepted possession of the mailpiece." Due to re...