The present Administration is cutting U.S. Postal Service funding, which threatens timely delivery of mail and creates havoc with absentee and mail-in ballots for the general election in November.
As a first step, the newly appointed Postmaster General is eliminating overtime pay.
Also, the Administration is shortening the deadline for receipt of the 2020 Census form, although the Covid-19 pandemic has already caused serious disruption of the form’s submission. The earlier deadline may lead to substantial undercounting of residents. The federal government provides support to states based on population size, and local, state and federal election districts are (re-)drawn every decade based on population increase or decrease.
Please do the following:
1) Fill out the 2020 Census form with your personal census ID number and return it to the Census Bureau as quickly as possible, if you haven’t done so yet. If you can’t find your form, call the Census Bureau at 844-330-2020 for assistance;
2) Send a letter to our Representative and two Senators urging them to demand that the budget cuts for the USPS be rescinded and the original Census period be restored:
The Hon. Nita Lowey 2365 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Tel: 202-225-6506 Fax: 202-225-0546
The Hon. Kirsten Gillibrand 478 Russell Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Tel: 202-224-4451 Fax: 202-228-4977
The Hon. Charles Schumer 322 Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Tel: 202-224-6542 Fax: 202-228-3027