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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, For 250 years, the United States Postal Service 
3(USPS) has bound this nation together; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The USPS delivers prescriptions to seniors and 
5veterans, ballots to voters, and shipments for small 
6businesses and provides reliable service to rural and remote 
7areas, including many indigenous communities, where private 
8companies often refuse service because it is not profitable; 
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, Only the USPS serves every ZIP code and every 
11household, regardless of geography or income; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The USPS faces renewed threats of privatization, 
13which would mean jobs eliminated, closed post offices, and 
14higher rates, and the loss of universal service at affordable 
15rates to all ZIP codes would devastate families, local 
16economies, and entire communities; and
 
17    WHEREAS, People have demonstrated how strongly they oppose 
18privatization, including a grassroots effort that has sent 
19more than half a million letters to Congress demanding 
20protection of the USPS; therefore, be it
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
2HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
3we affirm that the United States Postal Service is a public 
4service that belongs to the people and oppose any effort to 
5dismantle, privatize, or weaken this vital institution; and be 
6it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8delivered to U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner.