Washington, DC – Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) released the following statement after supporting an amendment during today’s full committee markup of the Financial Services FY2016 Appropriations Bill that would restore Postal Service funding and prevent the closure of two South Mississippi postal facilities:
“Since the decision to close our Gulfport and Hattiesburg processing facilities was first announced several years ago, I have been demanding a justification for these actions and fighting their closure.
“The U.S. postal service is in desperate need of improvement; however, refusing to address its structural and management problems as jobs and businesses are ripped out from under our communities is not, and never will be an option.
“I’ll continue supporting efforts to protect and maintain our postal facilities on the Coast and in the Pine Belt, and I will work tirelessly to protect our jobs, our economy, and most importantly the good hard-working people of South Mississippi.”
The amendment passed today prevents the closure or consolidation of an 82 postal facilities nationwide. Two of the postal processing facilities in Palazzo’s district, Hattiesburg and Gulfport, are among the 82 facilities slated to close or consolidate.
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