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Postal rate hike possible.


The size of the next postal rate increase is wholly dependent on how quickly Congress passes postal reform legislation. This according to according to
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 Postmaster General POSTMASTER GENERAL. The chief officer of the post office department of the United States. Various duties are imposed upon this officer by the acts of congress of March 3, 1825, and July 2, 1836, which will be found under the articles Mail; Post Office and Postage.  Jack Potter speaking at the National Postal Forum in Washington, D.C., in September.

While postal officials have pledged to hold rates steady through 2005, rates may increase by as much as 15 percent in 2006, unless Congress acts. Postal reform legislation has passed at the committee level in both chambers, but it has yet to see a floor vote in this Congress.

The Alliance of Nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive.

Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law.
 Mailers, Washington, D.C., is urging Congress to shore up the U.S. Postal Service's short-term financial picture until more substantial postal reform legislation is passed. Specifically, the alliance is calling on Congress to grant the USPS (1) (Uninterruptible Switching Power Supply) A power supply for a computer that contains its own battery and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) circuitry. See power supply and UPS.  control over an escrow escrow

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 fund and more fairly resolve the assignment of military service time costs for USPS retirees. For more information, visit www.nonprofitmailers.org/septwish.htm.
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Title Annotation:HEADLINES
Publication:Association Management
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2004
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