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Worried about the Post Office and Vote by Mail? We are too but we hold Susan Collins responsible.
In 2003 Susan Collins chaired the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs that appointed James Miller to the USPS Board of Governors.
Who is James Miller? 1/
Worried about the Post Office and Vote by Mail? We are too but we hold Susan Collins responsible.
In 2003 Susan Collins chaired the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs that appointed James Miller to the USPS Board of Governors.
Who is James Miller? 1/
James Miller was the Director of OMB in the Reagan White House and wrote a pro-privatization paper “it’s time to free the mails.”
In 2001 he became the Director of Charles Koch’s Citizens for a Sound Economy and advanced the privatization of the USPS. 2/
In 2001 he became the Director of Charles Koch’s Citizens for a Sound Economy and advanced the privatization of the USPS. 2/
When he was appointed to the USPS Board of Governors Susan Collins asked him if he wanted to privatize the USPS.
He said YES. 3/
He said YES. 3/
But there is more:
In Collins 2002 campaign cycle one of her largest donors was UPS. They donated $22,168 to her campaign.
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In Collins 2002 campaign cycle one of her largest donors was UPS. They donated $22,168 to her campaign.
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UPS also donated to Susan Collins' leadership PAC: DIRIGO PAC
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Once Miller was appointed he began implementing his “Strategic Transformation Plan” to privatize the USPS.
In 2006 he and Susan Collins passed the PAEA (the woman who is trying to position herself as the savior of the USPS- don’t believe us just watch we know her game).
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In 2006 he and Susan Collins passed the PAEA (the woman who is trying to position herself as the savior of the USPS- don’t believe us just watch we know her game).
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What is PAEA? PAEA required the USPS to pay for retirement healthcare benefits 75 years into the future.
This is and was unprecedented. NO OTHE AGENCY or PRIVATE CORPORATION has been given a pre-funding mandate.
Read more here: mainebeacon.com/maine-letter-c…
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This is and was unprecedented. NO OTHE AGENCY or PRIVATE CORPORATION has been given a pre-funding mandate.
Read more here: mainebeacon.com/maine-letter-c…
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Susan Collins pushed that bill through and saddled the USPS with $119.3 billion in debt because of the mandate.
Susan Collins is directly responsible for the issues facing the USPS.
#StopSusan #DemcastME #mepolitics
Susan Collins is directly responsible for the issues facing the USPS.
#StopSusan #DemcastME #mepolitics
