1. United States
2. Pa.
3. Letter

I am asking you to take immediate action to address USPS shipping policies that continue to force American small businesses and taxpayers to subsidize our overseas competitors. USPS has announced that many lightweight packages shipped to rural ZIP codes will now be charged, at a minimum, the 15.99-ounce rate regardless of their actual weight. Once again, the financial burden is being placed on American small businesses. Meanwhile, foreign sellers continue to benefit from international shipping arrangements that allow them to send similar packages into the United States at costs that American businesses cannot match. American taxpayers and small businesses are effectively subsidizing the delivery of imported products while paying higher rates to ship products to our own customers. Small businesses create jobs, pay taxes, and support their local communities. Yet every increase in USPS rates makes it easier for overseas sellers to undercut American businesses. This is not a level playing field. It is government policy that rewards imports while penalizing American small businesses. I respectfully ask you to: - Investigate the impact of USPS's new rural shipping pricing on American small businesses. - Require international shippers to pay the full cost of delivering their packages within the United States. - End policies that shift the cost of international deliveries onto American businesses and taxpayers. American small businesses should not be financing the competitive advantage of overseas sellers. We should not be paying more to ship products across our own country than foreign companies pay to reach our customers. I urge you to make this issue a priority and work toward a fair postal system that supports American small businesses instead of subsidizing foreign competitors. Thank you for your time and consideration. I would appreciate knowing what actions you intend to take to address this issue.