‘Benjamin Franklin Award’ Presented to Congressional & Regulatory Leaders

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(WASHINGTON, D.C.— February 11, 2026) — Keep US Posted today proudly presented Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan), Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Postal Regulatory Commission Vice Chairman Robert Taub with the fourth annual “Benjamin Franklin Award for Distinguished Leadership on Postal Policy.” Named in honor of Franklin, our nation’s first postmaster general, the award is presented to policymakers who work to protect the U.S. Postal Service.

“We are grateful for the leadership of Sen. Peters and Congressman Sessions, and their concern for preserving USPS for future generations,” said former Congressman Kevin Yoder (R-Kans.). “And as the first regulatory leader to receive the award, PRC Vice Chairman Taub plays a critical role in exercising regulatory oversight over the Postal Service at a time when it has never been more crucial that it is held accountable to the public.”

Keep US Posted supports H.R.3004 — federal legislation called the “USPS Services Enhancement and Regulatory Viability Expansion and Sustainability for the U.S. Act” (USPS SERVES US Act). An alternative to a taxpayer bailout of USPS, the bill will limit the negative effects of DeJoy’s Delivering for America plan and restore reliability, consistent customer service, and rate certainty by empowering the Postal Regulatory Commission to course-correct past USPS decisions that are hurting its ability to serve the American people and driving it into financial ruin.

Key reforms contained in the USPS SERVES US Act will:

Limit Rate Hikes: Restricts USPS to one rate increase per year and prohibits price caps without limits.
Improve Productivity: Reduces USPS rate authority if it fails to improve productivity. Also creates an autonomous Office of the Customer Advocate to hear Americans’ concerns and protect the public.
Restore Service Quality: Holds USPS accountable for improving efficiency and ties rate authority to service performance. In addition, the legislation makes the PRC's service evaluations binding and requires the PRC to develop its own volume estimation model independent of USPS.