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LATHAM URGES POSTMASTER GENERAL TO CONTINUE 6-DAY PRESCRIPTION DRUG DELIVERYWashington, D.C. — Following last week’s proposal by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to move to a new five-day delivery schedule for certain mail, Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in sending a letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe asking that prescription drugs continue to be delivered on a six-day-a-week basis. Under the USPS’ proposal, standard and first-class mail would no longer be delivered on Saturdays, while packages, express and Priority mail would retain a six-day delivery schedule. However, it is possible that certain methods by which prescription drugs are delivered may not be eligible for Saturday delivery. For instance, some medications are mailed in small plastic envelopes that do not fit the traditional definition of “package”, while others are mailed through first-class service and thus may be eliminated for Saturday delivery. “Whatever anyone thinks of the USPS’ decision to move to a five-day delivery schedule, w...
