Opposing the elimination of six-day mail delivery by the United States Postal Service.

WHEREAS

, Millions of Americans depend on Saturday delivery to receive prescription drugs, checks, newspapers, magazines, greeting cards, and notices from churches and community organizations; and

WHEREAS

, Many U.S. businesses operate six or seven days a week and rely on a six-day mail delivery cycle; and

WHEREAS

, For retailers, magazine publishers and companies like Medco, Netflix, Caremark, and eBay, Saturday delivery is crucial; and

WHEREAS

, Ending Saturday delivery would weaken the United States Postal Service and could undermine the Postal Service's exclusive access to mailboxes; and

WHEREAS

, Eliminating Saturday delivery would encourage high-priced private couriers to try and fill the void; and

WHEREAS

, Allowing private companies to cherry-pick courier services where they could make the most profit, could jeopardize the Postal Service's ability to serve every American at an inexpensive, uniform rate; and

WHEREAS

, The United States Postal Service is a powerful engine in the nation's economy that operates a vast network, enabling citizens, businesses and government to communicate quickly and inexpensively; now therefore, be it,

RESOLVED,

That the City Council of Philadelphia, strongly opposes the elimination of six-day mail delivery; and

FURTHER RESOLVED,

That the City Council of Philadelphia Directs the Chief Clerk to forward a copy of this Resolution to the Office of the Postmaster General and to the Pennsylvania Delegations to the United States House of Representatives and Senate.

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